One dead in officer-involved shooting
EVANSTON (WNE) — A man accused of failing to register as a sex offender died after he was shot while local deputies were assisting the U.S. Marshals Service to serve an arrest warrant near Evanston. The incident occurred on…
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…
Bridger Valley man gets life in prison for ‘half-baked, poorly executed’ murder-for-hire
By Hayden Godfrey Uinta County Herald Via- Wyoming News Exchange EVANSTON — A Bridger Valley man was sentenced to life in prison last Thursday after unsuccessfully orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot against his ex-wife. According to a sworn affidavit by Uinta…
Evanston man sent to prison for child porn
——————– EVANSTON (WNE) — A 51-year-old Evanston man has been sentenced to five to eight years in prison for sexual exploitation of a minor. Jesse E. Bott was sentenced in Third District Court on Friday, Aug. 7, following a plea…
Armed man arrested after crashing into sheriff’s vehicle
EVANSTON (WNE)— A tense and dangerous situation was resolved by Uinta County law enforcement without serious injury on Sunday, June 28, when an alleged intoxicated driver ran head-on into the vehicle of a Uinta County Sheriff’s Office deputy. According to…