Vernal City is excited to announce the successful acquisition of the Lamplighter Inn property at 120 E Main Street in downtown Vernal. The acquisition is a significant milestone in the ongoing efforts to implement the Downtown Plan, a community-driven vision. The...
A Colorado man has been charged in 8th District Court as a result of an interaction he had with an undercover law enforcement officer. According to the Probable Cause Statement, a law enforcement officer using an undercover profile online received messages from...
An officer patrolling Naples City was in the right place at the right time to make our roads safer this week. On January 27th just before midnight, an officer observed a white Jeep swaying within its lane of traffic and then cross the center line and back over to the...
A man is behind bars after brandishing a gun during a bar fight in Uintah County over the weekend. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers were dispatched to the Gateway Bar during the early morning hours of January 26th on a report that a man wearing a...
A Warrant of Arrest has been filed in 8th District Court for the mother of a 15-month-old baby who was found unresponsive from Fentanyl exposure. According to the Affidavit For Arrest Warrant, the baby was rushed to Uintah Basin Medical Center by his Uncle on January...
An individual has been charged after distributing drugs in Uintah County in late 2024. According to the Probable Cause Statement, 34-year-old Kaydee Meacham of Ballard did knowingly and intentionally sell two baggies of methamphetamine to a confidential informant. The...
A Uintah County man was arrested this month in a case involving alleged child rape and sexual abuse of multiple victims. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, child forensic interviews were conducted at the Vernal Children’s Justice Center of at least three...
A traffic stop for speeding resulted in arrest and multiple charges this week in Uintah County. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, neither the 18-year-old driver nor the 17-year-old passenger had driver’s licenses. In addition to nicotine vapes and an open...
Charges have been filed against a repeat DUI offender in Vernal. According to the Probable Cause Statement, an officer observed Wayne Ussery driving a vehicle and the officer knew that he had a suspended driver’s license. When asked by the officer, Ussery stated that...
A man arrested for DUI in Vernal City this week injured a police officer during the arrest. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, police were dispatched on a call that a vehicle had struck a fence on 600 North in Vernal and left the scene. Officers located the...