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(SCOTT SCHWEBKE/Standard-Examiner) Ogden firefighters responded to a blaze Tuesday morning that caused heavy damage to a duplex at 146 30th St. No one was injured in the fire. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.

On his way to buy shirts, sheriff's deputy spots fire

Last updated Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - 10:53pm

OGDEN — A Morgan County sheriff’s deputy was in the right place at the right time when a fire broke out Tuesday morning at an Ogden duplex.

Deputy Rob Taylor dropped off a prisoner at Weber County Jail on 12th Street and went to A-1 Uniforms at 134 31st St. to pick up a couple of shirts

After leaving A-1 Uniforms around 10:45 a.m., Taylor noticed smoke billowing from a duplex at 146 E. 30th St.

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Officials: Husband shot wife and killed himself

Jesus Lopez Jr., Tim Gurrister Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, November 23, 2011 - 7:20am

PORTERVILLE -- Grant Wadman, 57, shot and killed his wife, Marilee, 41, before taking his own life, the Morgan County Sheriff's Office believes.

In a news release issued Tuesday, the sheriff's office said the state medical examiner determined the shootings occurred one week before family members and deputies found the bodies of the couple in their home at 390 W. Hardscrabble Road.

When they arrived Thursday, deputies found two bullet holes in the home's north- facing windows and discovered the bodies of the couple in the living room, protected by their two dogs.

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Report released on Morgan murder-suicide

Jesus Lopez Jr. Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, November 23, 2011 - 7:19am

PORTERVILLE — The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office believes they have identified the shooter in the murder-suicide of a Porterville couple.

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Morgan school employee placed on leave during criminal investigation

Standard-Examiner staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, November 22, 2011 - 9:23am

MORGAN — The school district here put a Morgan High School employee on administrative leave last week while the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office conducts a criminal investigation.

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Sheriff: Porterville couple died from murder-suicide

Michael McFall Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, November 19, 2011 - 7:24am

PORTERVILLE -- The Morgan County Sheriff's Office confirmed Friday that the deaths of a married couple in Porterville were a murder-suicide.

Family members and deputies found Grant Wadman, 57, and Marilee Wadman, 43, dead in their home at 390 W. Handscrabble Road on Thursday.

Deputies also found two bullet holes in the north-facing windows but could not confirm if they originated from inside or outside the home. They would not say if a weapon was found inside the home.

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Morgan County Sheriffs Deputies secure the driveway to the scene of a murder-suicide Thursday, November 17, 2011 in Porterville, Utah. (NICK SHORT/Standard-Examiner)

Morgan sheriff investigating possible murder-suicide in Porterville

Staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, November 17, 2011 - 9:59pm

PORTERVILLE -- The Morgan County Sheriff's Department is investigating a possible murder-suicide that was discovered Thursday by a family member.

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Children get off the bus in a subdivision on Trappers Loop in Mountain Green on Monday as an older sibling keeps watch. Residents of the area are keeping a sharp lookout after a girl reported a kidnapping attempt on Oct. 11. (KERA WILLIAMS/Standard-Examiner)

Morgan deputies, parents keeping eye out for child abduction suspect

Deanne Winterton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - 5:33am

MORGAN -- It has been a week since an attempted child abduction at a school bus stop, but investigating officers are no closer to uncovering any clues and the community is uneasy.

On Oct. 11, a man asked a 9-year-old girl to come talk with him soon after she got off the bus. He said he would hurt her if she didn't. The girl ran away.

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That's not your grandson: Phone scam costs elderly Morgan man 15K

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, July 18, 2011 - 8:02pm

MORGAN -- A phone call from a grandchild supposedly stuck in jail in Mexico has cost an elderly Morgan man $15,000, the Morgan County Sheriff's Office said Monday.

Detective Bill Wentland said he has little hope of ever recovering the man's money and declined to give the victim's name.

The scam, however, is a common one, and Wentland said he hopes the story of this incident will persuade other people to be more cautious.

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(ANTHONY SOUFFLE/Standard-Examiner) Rescuers armed with throw bags wait on the banks of the Weber River after two rafts flipped, dumping their passengers into the fast water Saturday near Taggart.

16 rafters rescued from Weber River

Standard-Examiner staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, July 2, 2011 - 10:19pm

TAGGART — River rafters who were dumped into the raging Weber River on Saturday are praising the swift response of emergency personnel.

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Ex-Morgan administrator admits stealing $1M, pleads guilty

Deanne Winterton Standard-Examiner correspondent Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, June 27, 2011 - 11:14pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Former Morgan County Council Administrator Garth B. Day entered six guilty pleas in federal court Monday and admitted he stole nearly $1 million from the county.

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Morgan County sheriff's deputy faces DUI charges

Jessica Miller, Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 11:21pm

MORGAN -- A Morgan County sheriff's deputy may face charges after police say a one-car accident she was involved in may have been the result of drunken driving.

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