For many Americans, Medicare represents relief. After decades of employer premiums, payroll deductions and confusing plan options, retirement feels like the finish line. Finally, health care will be simpler. More affordable. Taken care of. That belief is understandable — but it’s ...

The Republican-controlled Utah Legislature launched its 2026 general session Tuesday with top House and Senate GOP leaders celebrating the state’s strengths while calling for lawmakers to focus on ways to help people in their day-to-day lives — specifically by reducing cost of living and ...

Weber County Sheriff Ryan Arbon recently felt compelled to write a statement related to ICE. He went through what he estimated to be about 10 to 20 drafts to make sure he could get it right and then he posted it on his Sheriff Facebook page. Arbon marveled at the response the 600-plus word ...

Editor's note: This is the third in a series of four stories following a Standard-Examiner editorial board interview with Ogden Mayor Ben Nadolski exploring his recently delivered 2026 State of the City address and the initiatives announced during the speech.  OGDEN — Ogden Mayor Ben ...

OGDEN — Marc Blanchard had not had a haircut in a decade. But that changed Friday for the Ogden School District Custodial Supervisor as he made his way to the barber shop at Ogden-Weber Technical College where his hair was cut and beard trimmed by O-TECH High School student Darien ...

Utah lawmakers will be returning to Capitol Hill on Tuesday for their 45-day 2026 legislative session — and already the list of issues they plan to tackle is long, with the number of bills filed growing by the day. Because the Utah Legislature is controlled by a Republican supermajority, the ...