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Motorcyclist dies in West Point crash

Last updated Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 12:00pm

WEST POINT -- A 61-year-old Syracuse man riding his motorcycle was killed Monday morning after he was struck by a pickup truck.

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(KERA WILLIAMS/ Standard-Examiner) On Monday, water rushes past large sandbags that were placed at a levee along the Weber River in Plain City at 5500 West and 400 North.

'We're not quitting yet:' Latest effort to repair levee fails

Jessica Miller Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Monday, June 13, 2011 - 9:34pm

The latest effort to help repair a broken levee may have failed, but Weber County emergency officials aren't giving up yet.

Weber County Sheriff's Lt. Mark Lowther said the river was eating its way around several of the one-ton sandbags that were dropped via helicopter Friday near 5900 West and 400 North.

Crews have been working around the clock since the break, Lowther said, but by Monday afternoon, the workers had left the site and emergency officials were trying to figure out a way to contain the uncontrolled water dumping into a small canal and into surrounding fields, dangerously close to homes.

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Motorcyclist dies in Davis County accident

Jessica Miller

Last updated Monday, June 13, 2011 - 11:37am

WEST POINT — A 61-year-old Syracuse man was killed this morning after he was struck by a pickup truck while he was riding his motorcycle.

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New camera makes it easier to ticket drivers for tailgating

Jessica Miller Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Saturday, June 11, 2011 - 8:48pm

OGDEN -- In the past, a traffic violation for following too close to the car in front was generally reserved for accidents where a driver was clearly too close to stop in time to avoid a collision.

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(ANTHONY SOUFFLE/Standard-Examiner)
Utah National Guardsmen, including Staff Sgt. Kristi Rivera (left) and Staff Sgt. Ryan Lewis, guide a Blackhawk helicopter as it lowers sandbags Friday into the breach in the Warren area.

One-ton sandbags placed

Jessica Miller Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Friday, June 10, 2011 - 10:47pm

The National Guard has come to help Weber County emergency officials fight off uncontrolled water flowing from a broken levee in the Warren area near 5900 West and 400 North.

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An aerial view of flood waters surrounding a home and filling fields near Plain City Friday, June 10, 2011. (Photo courtesy of Roland Brown/ Apex Aerial)

Aerial and ground photos of repair efforts of the levee in Plain City area

Contributed, Jessica Miller, Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Friday, June 10, 2011 - 3:22pm

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National Guard helping to battle levee break

Jessica Miller

Last updated Friday, June 10, 2011 - 3:25pm

The National Guard has come in to help Weber County emergency officials fight off uncontrolled water flowing from a broken levee located in the Warren area near 5900 West and 400 North.

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Planning in the works to repair broken levee in Weber County

Jessica Miller

Last updated Friday, June 10, 2011 - 8:41am

PLAIN CITY — Emergency officials are gathering this morning to try to establish a plan to repair a levee that broke yesterday on the Weber River.

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(NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner) The Weber River flows over 5500 W. 900 North near Plain City on Thursday. Crews had to cut the road to control the water flow westward. The levee where officials placed six diesel-powered pumps to try to alleviate pressure in the river gave way Thursday, so flooding has spread.

Weber River levee break flushes pumps

Michael McFall, Jessica Miller Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Friday, June 10, 2011 - 4:30pm

PLAIN CITY -- The area where Weber County emergency officials placed six diesel-powered pumps to try to alleviate pressure in the swollen Weber River gave way Thursday and officials are scrambling to figure out what comes next.

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The Weber River flows over 5500 W. 900 N., near Plain City on Thursday, June 9, 2011. Crews had to cut the road to control the water flow westward. NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner

Levee breach in Plain City area, threatening nearby homes

Jessica Miller

Last updated Thursday, June 9, 2011 - 3:58pm

The area where Weber County emergency officials had placed six diesel-engine pumps to try to alleviate pressure in the swollen Weber river has given way, and officials are scrambling to figure out what comes next.

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Photo courtesy of Sandy Ladd
An American flag hangs from a tree in Joplin, Mo. Sandy Ladd, crime scene investigation supervisor of the Weber County Sheriff’s Office, and Sheriff’s Lt. Mark Lowther traveled to tornado-ravaged Joplin to help identify bodies found in the wreckage.

Two from Weber sheriff's office help ID bodies in Joplin

Jessica Miller, Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Wednesday, June 8, 2011 - 11:29pm

OGDEN -- When Sandy Ladd stood above the city of Joplin, Mo., last week and viewed the damage caused by a May 22 tornado, the sight took her breath away.

"It was like an atomic bomb went off," said the supervisor of the crime scene investigation unit of the Weber County Sheriff's Office.

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Man injured in assault near the 'B'

Jessica Miller Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - 11:42pm

BOUNTIFUL -- A man is in the hospital after police say he was assaulted by his wife and her boyfriend early Tuesday on a Bountiful hillside.

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(MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner)
Workers get some diesel-powered pumps running along the banks of the Weber River in West Weber County on Tuesday. The pumps are moving water from the Weber River into a channel that will mover the water west into some pastures, easing pressure on levees.

Officials target Weber River

Jessica Miller Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Wednesday, June 8, 2011 - 6:08pm

Briefing on flooding from the National Weather Service

In ongoing efforts to minimize flood damage in western Weber County, emergency officials are installing pumps along the Weber River to try to divert more water from breaching levees and causing further damage.

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Man hospitalized; wife, her boyfriend arrested in Bountiful assault

Jessica Miller

Last updated Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - 9:36am

BOUNTIFUL — A man is in the hospital after police say he was assaulted by his wife and her boyfriend early this morning on a Bountiful hillside.

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Officials: Not all recreation areas are wet

Jessica Miller, Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Monday, June 6, 2011 - 10:44pm

OGDEN -- High water levels, rainy weather and a melted snowpack may have caused flooding along some pathways and parks, but there are still plenty of areas where residents can recreate in Weber County.