The community is mourning the loss of a young man gone far too soon. Students and community members wore red on Tuesday in memory of Domanic Charles Cole on what would have been his 16th birthday. Dominic was riding his bike with a friend when he became the victim of...
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Woman Arrested After Hitting Boy On Bike In Uintah County; Boy Passes Away
A 14-year-old boy hit by a vehicle while riding his bike in Ballard on September 2nd suffered fatal injuries and the driver of the vehicle is now behind bars. According to court documents, 34-year-old Monie Rose Manning-Miller was arrested on the charges of...
UDOT Aims To Reopen US-6 At Reduced Speeds By Noon; US-191 Reopened
A plan to reopen Highway 6 with vehicles traveling on gravel at a reduced speed limit of 25mph is moving forward. UDOT representative John Gleason shared with Evans Family Media on Monday morning that crews laid down road base Sunday night to open it to emergency...
Mudslides Close Highway 6 and Highway 191; Flooding Damages Highway 6
Mudslides closed several roads on Sunday. At 3:30pm on Sunday afternoon, the Carbon County Sheriff’s Office announced that Highway 6 was closed in Price Canyon due to flooding. The Utah Department of Transportation released further information by 5:00pm that the road...
Smoke In Uintah Basin Coming From Wildfire In Desolation Canyon Wilderness
Smoke sticking around in the Uintah Basin is coming from a lightning caused fire that started in Emery County on August 16th. UtahFireInfo reports that smoke from the Lighthouse Fire is visible at times in parts of Carbon, Duchesne, Emery, Grand and Uintah Counties....
Come See New Football Complex At DHS Football Golden Anniversary Game
Calling all Duchesne High School football alumni! In celebration of DHS football’s Golden Anniversary, all former players and coaches will be invited onto the new Eagles football field during halftime of the September 8th game for a special recognition. Football team...
Uinta Basin Railway Team On What’s Next For Railway Project
Uinta Basin Railway project team members answered questions on Monday during an interview with Evans Family Media on Newstalk KVEL, sharing what is next since a federal appeals court overturned a 2021 project approval. In the studio were Mike Michel with Drexel...
Curious Bat Relocated After Showing Up For Kindergarten In Duchesne County
A curious and cute little bat in Duchesne County heard it was back to school time andarrived in time for kindergarten this week. The Division of Wildlife Resources shared thatit was a little long-legged myotis bat that was “determined to be healthy and was...
Tune In To Uinta Basin Railway Radio Interview Monday On Newstalk KVEL
Evans Family Media invites all to tune into Newstalk KVEL on Monday at 5:00pm for an interview on the status of the Uinta Basin Railway. The discussion will include consequences of the federal appeals court ruling, options available to project managers going forward,...
Future Of Water In Ashley Valley Discussed During City/County Meeting
Water was a hot topic at the City/County meeting on Wednesday in Vernal as the Ashley Valley Water and Sewer Improvement District presented their water study findings. In March, the District announced that all new connections were suspended for 6 months as the...