Rainstorms have significantly helped in reducing the intensity of the Speirs Fire in Daggett County this week. The fire’s operation has been taken over by Great Basin Incident Management Team 3. The Speirs Fire started on July 13th and is burning approximately 3 miles...
Pre-sale estimates were blown to bits by the final auction price of ‘Apex’, the most complete and best preserved Stegosaurus fossil of its size ever discovered. Sotheby’s New York Auction House announced Wednesday that while it was originally estimated that Apex would...
The Uintah County Library officially has a new Library Director, Karen England. The announcement states that “Karen is a passionate librarian with a lifelong love of learning. From a young age, Karen has been drawn to libraries, and she spent much of her childhood...
Starting in October, limits on lake trout under 28 inches in Flaming Gorge are expected to be eliminated. The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission voted to remove the limits on the Wyoming side of Flaming Gorge in an ongoing effort to save the kokanee salmon population....
Craig has made the list of ‘Towns in Colorado with the Best Downtown Areas in 2024’. The World Atlas publication selected the destinations based on a search for Colorado destinations far from the crowded streets of urban areas like Denver. The destinations are all...
The State of Utah has issued a Stage 1 Fire Restriction Order that will go into effect for Uintah and Duchesne Counties at 12:01am on Friday, July 19th. The order states that “due to current and forecasted weather conditions coupled with the extremely dry vegetation...
A temporary closure order has been issued for several campgrounds, roads, and trails in Daggett County. The closures include Firefighters Memorial Campground, Greendale Group Campsite, Forest Service Roads 610 and 689, and portions of Forest Service Trails 103, 003,...
A Colorado man was arrested on 4 counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child as the result of an investigation by ICAC which stands for Internet Crimes Against Children. 34-year-old Daniel Moffitt was booked into Garfield County Jail on July 15th. The Rifle Police...
TriCounty Health Department has reported exactly what sent multiple people at the Comfort Inn pool to the hospital last week in Vernal. During their investigation, TriCounty Health found that a broken chemical line resulted in a hydrogen chloride leak. “TriCounty...
Vernal Theater Live has enjoyed a fun summer of offering camps and classes and their community favorite Junior production is up next. This year’s show is ‘Honk Jr.’ with showtimes running July 31st through August 3rd. The cast is all youth performers ages 8 to 16....