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Uintah County Man Arrested For Failure To Register As Sex Offender

Uintah County Man Arrested For Failure To Register As Sex Offender

Mar 5, 2024 · Basin Now · News

A man was arrested in Uintah County on Sunday after it was found he was not currentwith requirements in registering as a sex offender. An officer conducted a records checkon Sunday on a vehicle parked at the 7-Eleven in Maeser and found that the vehicleshowed no insurance. The vehicle left and a traffic stop was […]

March Training Events By The Chamber Of Commerce Serving Duchesne County

March Training Events By The Chamber Of Commerce Serving Duchesne County

Mar 5, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

Local businesses and organizations, in case you haven’t heard, there are training eventsavailable to you. In the month of March alone, the Chamber of Commerce ServingDuchesne County along with other partners, are putting on three events. First is the EntryLevel To Success Customer Service Training on March 14th at 10am at the RooseveltBranch Library. Second […]

Woman Smashes Up Vehicle With Skateboard; Runs From Police

Woman Smashes Up Vehicle With Skateboard; Runs From Police

Mar 5, 2024 · Basin Now · News

A woman has been charged after smashing up a vehicle in Roosevelt and then runningfrom police. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 22-year-old Marley NicolettSauter used a long skateboard on February 27th to hit a vehicle multiple times and breakout the windshield and rear window near 650 North 450 East in Roosevelt. She alsoallegedly […]

DOWNED POWER LINE IN UINTAH COUNTY CAUSED BY WEATHER

DOWNED POWER LINE IN UINTAH COUNTY CAUSED BY WEATHER

Mar 4, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

 A downed power line in Uintah County left many without power over the weekend. A rumor online that a car had crashed into a power pole causing the accident proved to be false. Authorities shared that the outage was actually due to the weather. Equipment malfunctioned and blew and the power line fell down causing […]

Vernal Police Report Suspicious Incident At Park Was “Misinterpreted”

Vernal Police Report Suspicious Incident At Park Was “Misinterpreted”

Mar 4, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

A suspicious incident at the Vernal City Park had citizens on high alert on Thursday after witnesses reported that they had observed what appeared to be a child abduction attempt. Vernal Police immediately responded and began an investigation into the incident. Vernal PD announced the next day on March 1st: “After an extensive investigation it […]

Ashley National Forest Reports Snowpack Above Normal For Time Of Year

Ashley National Forest Reports Snowpack Above Normal For Time Of Year

Mar 4, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

While the valleys in eastern Utah have experienced a relatively mild winter, the mountains have experienced a healthy winter of gathering snowpack. Exploring this good news, Ashley National Forest shared on Friday that “despite springlike conditions in many places of the Uinta Basin, the mountains on the Ashley National Forest still have a lot of […]

Community Of Unity In Christ Interfaith Group Welcoming New Members

Community Of Unity In Christ Interfaith Group Welcoming New Members

Mar 4, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

A group that has organized many community service events is actively inviting new members to join their cause. The ‘Community of Unity in Christ Interfaith Group’ is “looking for individuals who share Christian values and are eager to make a positive impact in their community. We believe that by working together, we can improve the […]

Naples Woman Charged With Attempted Aggravated Murder

Naples Woman Charged With Attempted Aggravated Murder

Mar 4, 2024 · Basin Now · News

Charges of Attempted Aggravated Murder have been filed in the incident in which a 35-year-old male and 28-year-old female were shot in a Naples residence on February 28th. According to the probable cause statement, 28-year-old Mara Ashley Anderson attempted to kill her brother and an adult female with a handgun by shooting them multiple times. […]

Saratoga Springs Man Charged With Sexual Exploitation of Uintah County Minor

Saratoga Springs Man Charged With Sexual Exploitation of Uintah County Minor

Mar 1, 2024 · Basin Now · News

A Saratoga Springs man has been charged with two counts of felony Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and two counts of Dealing in Materials Harmful to a Minor in Uintah County’s 8th District Court. According to the probable cause statement, 23-year-old Zachary Scott McBride knowingly interacted with a minor in Uintah County, requesting nude photos […]

Violating Wildlife Law Carries Serious Consequences

Violating Wildlife Law Carries Serious Consequences

Mar 1, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

Wildlife laws in the state of Utah are taken seriously as demonstrated by a felony charge filed last week in Uintah County. Court documents state that in December, the Defendant was a guide on a hunt that resulted in a spike elk being shot and killed without the proper tag. The animal was then abandoned […]