A Duchesne man was arrested after assaulting a family member when confronted about drug use. The man pushed the family member backwards with force while yelling obscenities. Damien Victor White admitted to officers that he had put his hands on the family member to...
Month: July 2024
Demolition Planned For Dinosaur National Monument Facility In Dinosaur, CO
National Park Service has announced plans for demolition of the condemned Yampa District Multi-Operations building located in Dinosaur, Colorado that is part of the Dinosaur National Monument facilities. The nearly 11,000 square-foot building had to be condemned due...
Nominate Your Local Hero For Uintah County Fair
Summer may be moving along too fast but at least there are the county fairs to look forward to before the season ends. As that approaches, organizers of the Uintah County Fair are asking residents to submit names of local heroes to be honored during the fair. Submit...
DWR: Now Is The Time To Think About Hunter Education Requirements
July and August are popular times to take hunter education because it’s right before the fall general-season big game hunts and the Division of Wildlife Resources encourages all to work on requirements now. To hunt in Utah, everyone born after December 31st, 1965 must...
Man Booked On Felony Aggravated Assault In Uintah County
A man was booked into Uintah County Jail last week on a felony charge of Aggravated Assault. A woman requested that an officer go with her to pick up items from a residence in Uintah County and after she retrieved the items she told the officer that an altercation had...
Traffic Stop Leads To Passenger’s Arrest On Felony Charge
A traffic stop on July 5th ended in a felony arrest for the vehicle’s passenger in Duchesne County. A traffic stop was initiated on SR-87 on a vehicle with expired plates. The driver shared that she did not have a license and was known to be on probation. The officer...
Vehicle Crashes Into Green River, WY Convenience Store
Thankfully no one was hurt during a terrifying experience when a driver lost control of their vehicle in Green River, Wyoming. The Green River Police Department reported Tuesday that on July 8th at approximately 3:45pm, officers responded to the Alta Convenience Store...
Progress On Dinoland Adventure Project’s “Flag Crag”
The developing “Flag Crag” rock climbing area across from Remember the Maine Park continues to progress. The Dinoland Adventure Project (DAP) team kicked off the project with a route development training with the Salt Lake Climbers Alliance at the end of May. Four...
Rotary Club Of Vernal Members Participate In International Project
Members of the Rotary Club of Vernal were recently part of an amazing international project. In collaboration with other Rotary Clubs, they embarked on a mission to provide mobility and dignity to over 100 individuals through the gift of wheelchairs.“We are incredibly...
Public Comment Open On Chevron Pipeline’s Duchesne River Bank Stabilization
The public comment period is open on the Chevron Pipe Line Company’s Duchesne Riverbank stabilization project. “The proposed project involves bank stabilization on a section of the Duchesne River to prevent further erosion that could impact an existing crude oil...