Vernal News Archives

VERNAL, Utah a " A 21-year-old Utah man has been sentenced to up to five years in prison for beating a pregnant girl to try to cause a miscarriage, after authorities say she paid him to.Aaron Harrison of Naples had pleaded guilty to second-degree felony attempted murder, which is punishable by up to 15 years.

Up until he turned 18, Arron Nathaneal Harrison was "a really good kid" - the kind of kid who never gave his father any problems.

Cafe Rio no doubtly has good food and fast service with a great family atmosphere.

The Hurricane police officer who deployed a Taser on 32-year-old Brian Cardall before Cardall collapsed and died this summer aimed for the spot officers are instructed to target: the chest.

The resolutions seek to increase personal financial literacy and raise public awareness of the retirement-savings vehicles available to all workers, including public- and private-sector employees, employees of tax-exempt organizations, and self-employed individuals.

Utah State University and the Idaho National Laboratory are joining forces for a new research partnership in Utah's mineral-rich Uintah Basin.

A Colorado driver was killed and three others injured when an oncoming pickup truck swerved into her lane in eastern Utah's Uintah County, police said.

Audiences will be treated to an outstanding classical piano concert by international piano champion Kirill Gliadkovsky premiering our brand new Steinway Concert Grand Piano on Friday, October 16th, 7:30 PM at the Vernal Middle School Auditorium in Vernal, Utah.

Vernal City Council members unanimously agreed to hold off accepting Vernal City Police Chief Gary Jensena s resignation for two weeks, during the last weeka s city council meeting.

A 17-year-old Utah girl was released from jail after a judge ruled she had not attempted murder when she paid a man to beat her to kill her late-term fetus.

A judge has released a 17-year-old Vernal girl from jail after ruling she did not commit a crime when she allegedly paid a man to beat her in an attempt to miscarry her seven-month-old fetus.

A man wanted by Colorado police for allegedly stealing a truck and burglarizing a liquor store was arrested following a brief police chase.

Logan Mayor Randy Watts has postponed the swearing-in ceremony for the man appointed to become the city's police chief.

A temporary sign, on loan from the Uintah County Sheriffa s Department, warns drivers approaching Naples from the East on Hwy.

Patty and Preston Gannon, and Steven , Allison and baby Elise Gannon, have claimed top prize in the Uintah Basin Standard/Vernal Express 2009 See & Do Contest.

The Ashley National Forest has released the Motorized Travel Plan Final Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision that designates motorized routes and the distances from designated routes for motorized dispersed camping across the Ashley National Forest.

Vernal Police Chief Gary Jensen is stepping down to become the top cop in Logan's police department.

The name "Gary Jensen" separated itself from a stack of 50 applications for the job of Logan police chief over the past few weeks.