This month marks 13 years since a local hero was killed in action. On August 5th, 2011, Sgt. Daniel Gurr was fatally shot while on patrol in Afghanistan as a member of the United States Marine Corp. Daniel graduated from Uintah High School in 2008 where he was well...
A case of a workplace assault that took place in May has resulted in a charge filed this week in court. 43-year-old Debra-Ann Thames has been charged with one count of 3rd Degree Felony Aggravated Assault for events that allegedly took place on May 8th. According to...
Ready or not it is back to school time! Uintah School District’s first official day of school is on August 20th, as is Duchesne County School District, while Terra Academy starts on August 22nd. With the weather nice, it is a guarantee that kids Kindergarten through...
The local 116th Engineering Company of the Utah National Guard rendered service while gaining valuable training this summer in Hawaii. The company’s assistance was requested by the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum through the military’s Innovative Readiness Training...
Roosevelt City is ready to celebrate the Grand Opening of the new Roosevelt Sports Complex at Constitution Park and they have a special gift for the first 500 people! The groundbreaking for the sports complex was held about 1 year ago and the project cost has been...
The crowd loved Thursday night’s concert of ‘The Frontmen’ at the Uintah County Fair and the fair fun continues through Saturday. Today includes all the favorites, including the book fair, Scales N’ Tails show, Little Red Barn, hypnotist, magic show, Fireman...
Charges were filed this week in 8th District Court for Wanton Destruction in the illegal killing of bull elk on the Tabby Mountain Wildlife Management Area of Duchesne County over the last four years. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, a search warrant and...
The young woman who was hit and dragged for several city blocks in Vernal on Wednesday has a long recovery ahead. The most recent report from the family shares that 21-year-old Breanna Berry is hospitalized in a Wasatch Front area hospital as she is receiving...
An officer parked in the Vernal Middle School parking lot intervened in a disturbance on August 8th in the area of Independence Park which led to an arrest on a variety of charges. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 35-year-old Samuel Tony Mendelkow arrived...
A merger announced Monday means that a refinery asset located in Uintah County is set to relaunch operations, this time to refine Uinta waxy crude, possibly by next summer. Mark Michel, Chairman for Integrated Rail and Resources Acquisition Corporation(IRRX), spoke...