The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office is calling out their own for the great work in getting drugs off the streets of Duchesne County. On Wednesday, the Sheriff’s Office shared that Deputy Derrick Kearney made a drug arrest over the weekend and thanked him for his...
Uintah Basin Healthcare provided an update Wednesday on an incident that took place last year. As they previously reported, Uintah Basin Healthcare became aware of unusual activity on their network on November 7th, 2022. They immediately secured the environment and...
A double oversized load transport required extra help on Tuesday afternoon as it made its way across the Uintah Basin. Utah Highway Patrol was able to share some information about the transport. First, the cargo was a pair of generators thats height was taller than...
The Ute Indian Tribe filed a federal lawsuit on Friday against the Utah School and Institutional Trust Administration SITLA regarding a bid for land on Tabby Mountain. The Ute Tribe alleges they were the highest bidder on the land but that SITLA allowed the Utah...
How shocked would you be to see a black bear in your yard or on your street? Well a group of residents in Naples along 4500 South can tell you after a bear popped in for a stroll on Friday. The Division of Wildlife Resources responded and were able to tranquilize the...
The Ute Indian Tribe has again filed a federal lawsuit against a Tridell farmer over water rights. In 2015, the Ute Indian Tribe brought a suit before the Ute Tribal Court against Greg McKee, a non-tribal member who the Tribe alleged was unlawfully using water from...
Vernal City Council approved on Wednesday evening an Interlocal Agreement for Municipal Legal Services. City Manager Quinn Bennion shares that the concept is the sharing of a municipal attorney with other local entities to save on costs and to increase availability of...
The Department of Transportation has rejected an application from SkyWest Airlines to continue service at the Vernal Regional Airport which means a change in service will come later this year. A press release issued on Tuesday and shared on the Vernal City website...
USU Uintah Basin celebrated its second largest graduating class on Saturday with a ceremony at the Roosevelt Junior High School. The class of 2023 included 142 individuals with 73 Associate, 50 Bachelors, 20 Masters, 9 Undergraduate, and 1 Graduate Certificate. Senior...
Reckless driving and driving under the influence resulted in a serious two vehicle accident on Saturday morning around 9am in Vernal. Kevin Murray was arrested following the accident that took place on Highway 40 near the Taco Bell intersection for the offenses of...