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Vernal officer remains critical after weekend shooting
VERNAL, Utah (ABC4) — The Vernal police officer who was shot multiple times on Saturday night, April 27, remains in critical condition days later, according to the Utah Department of Public Safety. The officer has been identified as Sgt. Chad Watt, a 25-year veteran of the Vernal Police Department....
Man accused of shooting Vernal officer charged with attempted murder
VERNAL — A Vernal man is facing several felony charges accusing him of shooting a Vernal police officer multiple times over the weekend. Rookus Rosscol Curry, 27, was charged Sunday in Utah’s 8th District Court with two counts of attempted aggravated murder and discharge of a firearm causing serious injury, first-degree felonies; possession of a firearm by a restricted person, a second-degree felony; aggravated assault and illegal discharge of a gun, third-degree felonies; and threatening to use a weapon in a fight and failing to stop at the command of police, class A misdemeanors. The charges list a Roosevelt address for Curry.
Utah veteran finds a piece of ‘genuine American history’
VERNAL — Going out and hunting for buried treasure may seem like a simple hobby or a way to kill time for some, but for one veteran, taking on this activity as a new hobby turned out to be a call to complete a mission. On an empty lot...
Family sues Uintah School District, claims fall left 8-year-old with lifelong injuries
VERNAL, Utah (KUTV) — A schoolyard fall from the monkey bars turned into a life-changing injury for an 8-year-old Vernal boy, according to a federal lawsuit filed against the Uintah School District, the Utah State Board of Education, state superintendent and other defendants. Treyson Johnson, now 10, is still...
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