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Angel Flight pilots bring early Christmas to Vernal school
Mike Anderson, KSL-TV | Posted Dec. 12 - 2:24 p.m. | Save Story
A surprise arrived by helicopter Wednesday in Vernal, spreading holiday cheer to elementary students.
Man charged with attempted murder for allegedly trying to run over children at park
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Updated Dec. 9 - 9:10 a.m. | Save Story
A Utah man was charged Monday with three counts of attempted murder after police say he chased two groups of children through a park in Price, trying to run them over.
'Trying to run me over': Price teen gives play-by-play of being chased by a truck
Andrew Adams, KSL-TV | Posted Dec. 8 - 12:25 p.m. | Save Story
A man was booked for investigation of attempted murder after police said he threatened children and tried to run them over with his truck at a city park.
Rep. Celeste Maloy and Sen. Mike Lee work to hand control of federal lands back to Utah
Gitanjali Poonia, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 7 - 4:24 p.m. | Save Story
Earlier this week, the U.S. House passed a bill — the Utah State Parks Adjustment Act — that could revert ownership of three parcels of federal land to Utah.
Vernal woman charged with secretly drugging husband's drink
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 7 - 9:01 a.m. | Save Story
A Vernal woman has been charged with secretly putting blood pressure medication in her husband's drink and allegedly telling a friend, "Maybe (he) will die this time."
Supreme Court's Gorsuch steps away from Utah railway case after recusal request
John Kruzel and Andrew Chung, Reuters | Posted Dec. 4 - 7:37 p.m. | Save Story
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch will not participate in an environmental case to be argued next week involving a proposed railway in Utah, the court said Wednesday.
Groups pan planned railway in Utah's rural Uinta Basin
Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 4 - 6:16 a.m. | Save Story
Critics of a proposed 85-mile railway line in the Uinta Basin to ship waxy crude to the Gulf Coast detailed their opposition Tuesday in an advance of a U.S. Supreme Court hearing next week.
Cold case murder suspect arrested 52 years to the day after Utah soldier was killed
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 26 - 2:05 p.m. | Save Story
A 74-year-old man recently charged with murder in a 52-year-old killing of a Vernal Army soldier was booked into the Uintah County Jail on Tuesday.
Woman convicted of kidnapping says co-defendant planned it all
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 21 - 7:25 p.m. | Save Story
A woman convicted of kidnapping testified it was a co-defendant who manipulated and convinced her and others to try and kidnap a 3-year-old girl from the child's father in Vernal.
Judge dismisses Gabby Petito family's wrongful death suit against Moab police
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 20 - 12:08 p.m. | Save Story
A wrongful death lawsuit filed by Gabby Petito's family against the Moab Police Department was dismissed on Wednesday due to the governmental immunity statute.
Timed entry to return to Arches National Park in 2025 but with big change
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 8 - 6:22 a.m. | Save Story
Arches National Park will continue a timed entry pilot program for the fourth year, but it's testing a big mid-summer tweak while it also nears a permanent long-term solution.
'It's heartwarming and it's hard'; parents of man severely injured in ATV accident thank rescuers
Shelby Lofton, KSL-TV | Posted Nov. 6 - 11:08 a.m. | Save Story
The family of a 29-year-old man severely injured in an ATV accident on Oct. 26 is grateful for the group of strangers who carried their son to safety.
Vernal teen accidentally run over in school parking lot
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 4 - 7:36 p.m. | Save Story
A teenager is in intensive care after accidentally being run over in a school parking lot in Vernal.
Colorado residents face federal charges from incident at Canyonlands archeological site
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 4 - 5:03 p.m. | Save Story
A pair of Colorado residents are facing federal charges tied to theft and disruption at an archeological site at Canyonlands National Park.
New crisis receiving center in Price serving rural communities
Emma Benson, KSL-TV | Posted Nov. 3 - 8:20 p.m. | Save Story
When someone is experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis, a crisis-receiving center can serve as a safe alternative to a hospital. A new facility in Price is filling a critical need.
Police searching for Duchesne County inmate on the run
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 1 - 6:34 p.m. | Save Story
Police are searching for a Duchesne County inmate who ran away while being transferred to a rehabilitation facility.
Murder charge filed in 1972 cold case from Vernal
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 1 - 1:16 p.m. | Save Story
A murder charge was filed Friday against a Tooele man in connection with the 1972 killing of a 21-year-old Vernal man.
West Jordan woman killed in head-on crash is identified
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Updated Nov. 1 - 12:49 p.m. | Save Story
The passenger in a pickup truck was killed after the driver lost control on icy roads, veering in front of a semitruck headed the other direction Tuesday, closing state Route 96 near Scofield Reservoir for hours.
