Evans Family Media worked this week with project Communications Coordinator Melissa Cano for the following update on the Uintah Basin Railway: The Uinta Basin Railway provides new transportation infrastructure that will solve the long-standing freight transportation...
Highway 40 was temporarily closed for low visibility and slick conditions on Wednesday. According to UHP Sgt. Cameron Roden, the area between mile marker 130 and 140 had especially low visibility with a lot of vehicles sliding off the road. Highway Patrol closed...
A strong winter storm will continue to impact eastern Utah and western Colorado today. According to National Weather Service, in addition to the snow, widespread gusty winds are expected with gusts in excess of 45 mph for the valleys and close to 70 mph in the...
Two of Vernal’s best known and loved figures are under consideration for the National Historic Registry. Everyone knows the pink dinosaur, Dinah, famous for greeting visitors on the east end of Vernal, while T-Rex is a staple on Highway 40 near the post office. It’s...
Amazingly, there were only minor injuries from a crash Friday evening in Vernal at the 500 West intersection on Highway 40. According to Vernal PD, a commercial semi truck was traveling westbound on Highway 40 and a Ford F-350 was traveling southbound on 500 West. The...
Blizzard conditions in Moffat County on Wednesday stranded motorists and closed Highway 40 from the Utah border to Craig and Highway 318 from the Utah border to Maybell. These closures remained in place early Friday morning, with no promise at that time as to when...
Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office is looking for help from the public in identifying suspects believed to have burglarized the Gateway Gas Station in Duchesne on January 28th. What appeared to be a father and his children arrived in a light-colored Honda Odyssey...
A Vernal woman who entered the United States Capitol building during the events of January 6th, 2021, has been sentenced in a federal court. Susan Manwaring and her son Landon Manwaring traveled to Washington, D.C. to participate in rallies supporting Donald Trump and...
The community is mourning the loss of a local elementary teacher killed in a crash on Highway 40. Utah Highway Patrol reports that on Monday, February 13th, at approximately 6:44am, a 2022 grey Hyundai Kona was traveling east on Highway 40 at mile marker 103 near...
Real life superheroes gathered over the weekend for the annual Uintah Basin Emergency Care Conference held at the Uintah Conference Center. A wide variety of emergency response and care professionals were in attendance for the 2-day conference. In addition to the...