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Teen offers no clear reason for shooting, standoff in Ogden

OGDEN -- It's just what he does. That's what a 15-year-old is telling Ogden police his reason was for shooting into the air several times Tuesday afternoon from the rooftop of his home near Dee Elementary School.

(MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner) A patron walks into the Davis Conference Center in Layton in 2007. Utah remains the state with the lowest smoking rate, at 10 percent.

U.S. smoking rate still stable / Lowest rate in the country? Utah at 10 percent

LOS ANGELES -- After 40 years of continual declines, the smoking rate in the United States has stabilized for the past five years, with one in every five Americans still lighting up regularly, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.

Help prevent youth drug abuse: Prescription take back day will allow public to safely dispose of their old medications

LAYTON -- A first-time national effort to keep outdated and unused prescriptions out of the hands of youth by cleaning out medicine cabinets will take place in Davis and Weber counties this month.

(SKYLER RYAN/Ben Lomond High School/skyler_rrox@yahoo.com)

Mulan helps unite student body officers

Imagine yourself dressing up as the Disney character Mulan during an entire day of high school. Or perhaps having to do 10 jumping jacks during school whenever someone calls your name.

(ROBERT BARR/Fremont High School/thepah@yahoo.com)

It's a quest for fun

We all have a favorite vacation, a time and place that, if we could, we'd return to in a heartbeat. But what makes a vacation special? What distinguishes between a favorite vacation and just a boring overnighter at a hotel?

Summer lovin' all about the chemistry

Throughout the school year students are caught counting down to one thing: summer. It's a time of freedom. No homework, no teachers and virtually no stress. When school starts up in the fall the question asked isn't "What are you going to do with your school year?" but rather "What did you do with your summer?"

Latinos at risk? / Experts not sure national survey on drug, alcohol, tobacco use applies to youths living in Utah

A survey of students at 16 California middle schools shows Latino youngsters are more likely to smoke, drink or use marijuana than their peers in other ethnic or racial groups, but that may not be the case in Utah, experts say.

(RICK BOWMER/The Associated Press) Attorney Kelly Clark makes remarks during a news conference Wednesday in Portland, Ore. Six men who alleged they were sexually abused by an Oregon Boy Scouts leader in the 1980s have settled their lawsuits against the group’s national organization for undisclosed amounts, the plaintiffs’ attorney said Wednesday.

Boy Scouts, accusers settle sex abuse lawsuits

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Six men who were sexually abused three decades ago by a leader of their Boy Scouts troop have settled lawsuits against the national organization dedicated to building character among youngsters.

(MICHAEL FRIBERG/Standard-Examiner) Plush toys sit in a bin designated for the seventh-graders' donations during a stuffed-animal drive at North Davis Junior High School on Wednesday.

North Davis Junior High School students gathering stuffed toys for distressed children

CLEARFIELD -- Elmo peeked over the top, while a red bunny rabbit and a brown bear stared vacantly out of a barrel, as North Davis Junior High School students ate lunch in the commons area.

The junior high's Parent Teacher Student Association is starting the school year by gathering new or almost new stuffed animals to donate to local shelters, police agencies and fire agencies, said Stephanie Shelley, president of the school's PTSA.

(JESSICA MILLER/Standard-Examiner) Jani Ashbaker, an English teacher at DaVinci Academy, removes weeds during the academy's day of service in honor of Adrian Maxson, who was killed in 2007 when he was hit by a car near Weber State University.

DaVinci Academy serves community in remembrance

OGDEN -- If there was one thing Adrian Maxson was passionate about, it was helping people.

Little opposition to Ogden Trece injunction

OGDEN -- The ambitious stroke officials hope will push Ogden's oldest gang off the streets had its first day in court Tuesday, so far drawing little opposition.

(NICK SHORT/Standard-Examiner) (From left) Josh Jones, 
Kevin Dilley and Jeremy Little pose as Garrett Dilley flies over them on a bike Thursday in Ogden. Jones has begun developing the city’s first downhill freeride bike park in the area south of 9th Street, below the canal road on Ogden’s east side.

Come On, Take a Freeride / Wind around, soar over jumps, learn new skills at 46-acre bike park opening in October in Ogden

OGDEN -- Extreme mountain bikers will pedal along winding trails, soar over dirt jumps and learn new skills when the city's first-ever freeride park opens in October.

Some Davis schools miss AYP goals

FARMINGTON -- Ensuring that every student passes the end-of-year assessment testing may not be a realistic goal, Davis School District officials said.

(MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner) Teachers, students, parents, city residents and others see the new South Ogden Junior High for the first time Monday. School in Ogden School District starts Wednesday.

South Ogden, students dedicate new school

SOUTH OGDEN -- Back-to-school buzz was in heavy supply as South Ogden Junior High hosted a formal dedication of its new facilities Monday night.

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