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Weather strands travelers on I-80 for several hours

  EVANSTON (WNE) — All traffic traveling westbound on Interstate 80 on Saturday afternoon was stopped and backed up for miles due to icy conditions and jackknifed semi-trucks.  Approximately 10 miles east of Evanston, one semi’s cab was totally destroyed…

Sweetwater County Bomb Squad Assists in Fort Bridger Dynamite Disposal

Bridger Valley Fire and EMS worked with the Sweetwater County Bomb Squad Tuesday morning to safely remove and dispose of a case of dynamite that was discovered on a ranch in the Fort Bridger area.   Uinta County Fire and Ambulance…

Chase ends in head-on collision, arrest

———————- EVANSTON (WNE) — Three people were hospitalized on Saturday, Aug. 1, and a Utah man was arrested following a head-on collision on Interstate 80 just east of Evanston. According to a Facebook post by Uinta County Fire and Ambulance,…

Progress being made on Stateline Fire

According to the Uinta County Fire and Ambulance Facebook page, Bridger Valley Fire Crews responded to the Uintas for a smoke report just before 2 p.m. on Tuesday August 21. A large smoke plume could be seen from the Bridger…

I-80 closed in both directions due to semi-truck pile-up

Slick conditions likely contributed to an accident that involved seven semi trucks and a pair of passenger cars that has Interstate 80 at a standstill. According to the Uinta County Fire and Ambulance Facebook page, the road is closed between…