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A traffic stop in Uintah County on October 20th ended in arrest after a K9 officer gave a positive indication of the presence of illegal narcotics, particularly on the passenger side of the vehicle. The passenger, 42-year-old Scott Allen Able, denied having any...

It’s a positive ending for a case of a missing juvenile in Uintah County this week.  Uintah County Sheriff’s Office issued the call on Wednesday morning of the missing juvenile. The family expressed their appreciation for the public spreading the word and...

Paleontologists from Dinosaur National Monument and Utah State Parks were part of the research team to share the news of a new gigantic mammal fossil that dwarfs other mammals of its time. A press release from Utah State Parks describes the teeth and jaw found near...

Uintah School District shared on Wednesday some highlights from the latest RISE assessment data for the District. The percentage of District grade-level teams in grades 3 through 8 that scored at or above the state average on the RISE assessment increased from 22% in...

Saturday is National Drug Take Back Day which is a time to safely dispose of unused medications. As prescription drug abuse is on the rise, one of the simplest ways to be safe is to turn in expired, unused, and unwanted prescription pills. The Drug Enforcement...

A woman released from Duchesne County Jail late last week was arrested shortly after for stealing a truck from students in Provo Canyon and driving it into the Provo River. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 35-year-old Heather Leann Murray was arrested on...

Officials have confirmed that the Summit County man reported missing in September and believed to be in the Uinta Mountains was found dead earlier this month. KPCW reported this week that the Summit County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the body found off the Mirror...

USU’s Bingham Research Center in Vernal has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for a $480,000 dollar project. A press release from Utah State Today shares that USU researchers will work to assess the air quality impacts of a carbon capture and...

Pictures are being gathered for a very special project happening throughout the Uintah School District. The School Foods Department will be setting up a “Veterans Wall” in each school in the month of November. Veterans Day is a federal holiday and will be observed on...

Duchesne County School District has several offerings coming up that the public needs to know about. First, English classes are being taught for Spanish speaking adults and teens 16 and older every Wednesday and Thursday evening. For more information, call...