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High avalanche danger was reported across Utah over the weekend with warnings in effect on most Utah mountain ranges. Heavy snow and wind drifting were listed as having created instability across all elevations and those in the backcountry were instructed to avoid terrain on or under slopes greater than 30 degrees. The warning from the […]
A DUI crash could have been much worse for a local celebrity if it weren’t for a concrete sign taking the damage. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers responded to the area of 800 West Main Street in Vernal near the T-Rex dinosaur statue where the crash occurred. A passenger in the vehicle […]
A repeat DUI offender was booked into Uintah County Jail after police responded to a rollover accident on Thursday. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, the GMC pickup truck was on its side when authorities arrived and the vehicle’s occupants enlisted the help of a passerby to pull the vehicle back onto its wheels. […]
A delivery driver is charged in 8th District Court for allegedly stealing tools from a work site he delivered to in Duchesne County. According to the Affidavit for Arrest Warrant, the driver for Yuma Express Services made a delivery to a work site in Arcadia on December 6th. On December 10th, it was noticed that […]
The Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce Legislative Committee made the most of attending Utah Chamber Day on the Hill last week, taking time to meet in person with legislators to support or advocate legislative items important to the businesses or citizens in Uintah County. The following are among the bills the Committee put time into: […]
The Utes Girls Wrestling Team battled hard and finished 3rd in the 4A State Tournament at UVU in Orem this weekend. Uintah earned 189.5 team points while Mountain Crest in 2nd had 225.5 points, and 1st place Bear River had 303 team points. Uintah’s Sadie Rhoades and Leena Sharp each won individual state titles. Sharp […]
A tragic event with multiple fatalities took place on Interstate-80 just after 11:37am on Friday at milepost 90.2 inside the westbound Green River Tunnel in southwestern Wyoming. As the emergency response effort got underway, traffic in both directions was routed away from the tunnels. After a long 2 days of fighting the fire and accounting […]
Colorado Parks and Wildlife issued a 2025 wolf update on Thursday and among the information provided, CPW stated that wolf DNA was confirmed in Moffat County near the Utah border. “CPW relies on sightings from the public to let us know if other wolves are being seen on the landscape that have migrated in from […]
Ashley Regional Medical Center announced this week that it has been named among the 2025 Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. “It is an honor to be named a top rural and community hospital in the nation,” shares Alan Olive, CEO of Ashley Regional Medical Center. “This is […]
Growth has slowed down in Utah as a whole but what about Uintah Basin Counties specifically? New state population data compiled by the University of Utah Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute reports that in 2024 Utah grew by 1.5 percent while growth in 2023 was 1.6 percent. Breaking it down by County, Duchesne County had […]
The logging company responsible for starting the Yellow Lake Fire is set to pay a fine. Late last year, the U.S. Forest Service released the results of the investigation of the Yellow Lake Fire that started September 28th and burned 33,173 acres. The conclusion was that the fire was accidentally caused by equipment use associated […]
Enthusiastic hunters in Utah, pay attention. The Division of Wildlife Resources has released a list of important dates to get on the calendar. February 18th is the last day to apply for limited-entry bear hunts. March 20th through April 24th is the window to apply for Utah’s big game hunts. May 15th the big game […]