On Thursday, Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson denied S.B. 31, the State Flag Amendments Referendum, after the sponsors failed to meet the signature requirements by the April 12th deadline. This means the referendum won't appear on the November ballot and the new design of...
A Sweetwater County man has been sentenced to prison for creating and distributing child pornography. 28-year-old Carl J. Picanco of Green River, Wyoming, pleaded guilty on Monday to felony sexual exploitation of children as well as other charges. SweetwaterNow...
The streets are safer thanks to public tips! On April 11th, at approximately 9:45pm, Rifle Police Officers arrested escaped bank robber Jewel W. Gist. Gist had escaped from the Rifle Correctional Center on Monday morning, on Tuesday evening Garfield County...
A traveler seen lying on the side of Highway 40 in Ballard on Saturday alarmed drivers and many concerned individuals turned to social media with hopes to find out if the person was okay. Unfortunately, the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office reports that the individual...
Three people are in jail following a drug investigation in Craig. The Moffat County Sheriff’s Office shares that the All Crimes Enforcement Team investigation led to the arrest of three subjects on April 5th. 40-year-old Johnathan Cline, 36-year-old Morgan IIams, and...
Tributes continue to be shared on social media and in news stories nationally to remember the life of the ice climber who was killed in a tragic accident in Duchesne County on Sunday. While the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office did not release the name of the victim,...
While snow in the valleys has melted significantly, Uintah Water Conservancy District General Manager William Merkley shared with Evans Family Media this week that temperatures haven’t warmed enough to have any significant runoff yet from the mountains. Still, he is...
The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office released further details on the fatal ice climbing accident in Duchesne County over the weekend. Three climbers were attempting to climb Raven Falls near Indian Canyon on Sunday when a massive ice column fell. The Sheriff’s Office...
Names have not been released in an incident that took place on April 2nd. The Duchesne County Sheriff's Office reports that they received information of an ice column falling while a group of three climbers were attempting to climb ice falls in Duchesne County near...
The 14th Judicial Critical Incident Response Team, assisted by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting that took place in Craig on Friday. According to a press release from the Craig Police Department, at approximately...