Patience may be a virtue, but in the case of the housing market it may not pay to wait. That’s because would-be homebuyers will likely face rising home prices and interest rates in 2019.
Last night I ventured out to my mailbox to collect the mail. There is little motivation to get the mail since I haven’t ordered anything from Amazon and it’s about 17 degrees outside by the time I get home at night. I’m reluctant to take the frigid 250 steps from the garage to my mailbox ver…
Being January, the need to ride pushed us south to get out of the cold and snow. It worked last year when we rode south from St. George to the rim of the Grand Canyon.
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SOUTH OGDEN — South Ogden City and a substance abuse treatment center are jousting in federal court over the legality of the city's refusal to allow the site to expand to 32 beds.
Finding good seafood, especially here in landlocked Utah, isn’t all that easy.
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Women have been elected heads of national governments on six continents. They have flown into space, served in elite combat units and won every category of Nobel Prize. The global #MeToo movement, in 15 months, has toppled a multitude of powerful men linked to sexual misconduct.
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OGDEN — How about the Italian chef’s salad, or the meatball sandwich?
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Another member of the Navajo Nation is suing the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, saying he was abused in a now-defunct program that sent children into foster care for the school year.
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When members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints go to church this Sunday they may find an extra flurry of activity and most likely some brief confusion.
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Rising suicide rates and depression in U.S. teens and young adults have prompted researchers to ask a provocative question: Could the same devices that some people blame for contributing to tech-age angst also be used to detect it?
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After a morning on the slopes in Eden, and having worked up an appetite, we found Sunday to be a perfect blizzardy afternoon to stop by one of Layton’s newest restaurants: HuHot Mongolian Grill.
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who are eligible to attend its temples may notice new adjustments to the temple endowment ceremony.
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OGDEN — Little Evolet Figueroa provided a midnight surprise as the year’s first baby in Northern Utah.
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OGDEN — If you’re looking for a family atmosphere with plenty of quality Italian food, look no further than Rovali’s Ristorante Italiano on Ogden’s Historic 25th Street.
A big part of the annual Christmas tradition is the feasting.
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EAGLE MOUNTAIN, Utah (AP) — Maria Behrmann begins missing her family in September, when she and her mother have birthdays.
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All female missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are now allowed to wear dress slacks, the church announced Thursday.
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OGDEN — The new Roosters Brewing Co. location in west Ogden, recently opened after about a year of construction, offers food and beer, like the other two Roosters locales.
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SALT LAKE CITY — The Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City released a list Monday of priests with credible sexual abuse allegations against them dating back to 1950.
Music director Mack Wilberg looked around with a puzzled expression when Lloyd Newell announced guest artist Kristin Chenoweth’s entrance at the Tabernacle at Temple Square’s Christmas concert Thursday night, but she was nowhere to be seen onstage.
Eleven years ago, Raphassa “Wan” Somcharee moved to Ogden from Thailand with her teenage daughter, Palita Sriphom, to be with her husband, who lived here.
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FARR WEST — In her work as a driver license examiner, Megan Shimizu has learned a lot about organ donation.
An October announcement that pageants produced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints would be scaled back was updated Wednesday, with the final production year and plans for each of these traditional events.
Another Christmas miracle. I just received word that an appraisal is not needed on my listing that we have under contract. It seems the lender is going to go ahead and forgo the appraisal and write the check anyway.
Even though real estate sales have slowed slightly in recent months, the housing market should remain healthy. That’s according to Lawrence Yun, chief economist of the National Association of Realtors, who presented his 2019 housing forecast earlier this month at the association’s annual con…
Participating in any sport requires a measure of responsibility as a role model. When riding in the backcountry in any kind of Off Highway Vehicle (OHV), people you encounter will form an opinion of you. It is a natural reaction to just your being there.
Investigators are searching for a dealer of Latter-day Saint antiquities charged with stealing rare photos from two universities and failing to pay another dealer for nearly $700,000 worth of antiques.
OGDEN — We may not know our mincemeats from our mistletoes, or our sugar plums from our figgy puddings, but we do know where to go to score some of the best holiday treats this side of the Arctic Circle.
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OGDEN — It’s Christmas for the bakery business.
Cottontail rabbits have done really well in Utah over the past few years. It was only a matter of time, though, before the ups and downs of a 10-year population cycle caught up to them.
The holiday season is nearly upon us.
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In 2016, the number of Davis County youth ages 0 to 17 in need of mental health treatment was 11,363. The number who received treatment? A mere 2,154.
HUNTSVILLE — It's finally here, everyone.
OGDEN — The owner of one of Historic 25th Street’s most recognizable businesses died late last week.
A couple of nights ago, as I was pulling into my driveway after work, I noticed a package on my doorstep. I made a mental note to make my way to the front door at some point to grab it. However, after closing the garage, coming in and taking off my shoes, letting the dog out, letting the dog…
My interest in the Polaris General was piqued when it was introduced in 2016. Not having as much utility as the Ranger nor being as sporty as the RZR, the General had a nice mix of utility and sport.
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OGDEN — Winter is almost upon us.
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OGDEN — A local Jewish congregation will host a special service on Saturday in remembrance of the 11 people killed at a Pittsburgh synagogue last week.
OGDEN — Javier Chavez Jr. has started offering up his beer, inspired by the flavors of Mexico, at the “mini-microbrewery” he operates at the rear of his father’s Mexican restaurant.
It’s that time of year again: the advent of my second favorite holiday, next to my birthday ... Halloween. Coincidently, this month has proven to be one of the eeriest, spine-chilling, horrific October months of my career. It wasn’t due to a cool haunted house though, or even dead people wal…
Nine years ago, I rode the Hog Canyon trails on an ATV and had determined never to go back — especially after surviving some harrowing sections of the trail that still bring back memories. I have said it before and I’ll say it again, “There is no use crying — it will just fog up your goggles.”
SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced that Kristin Chenoweth will headline this year’s Christmas concerts by the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, Orchestra at Temple Square and Bells on Temple Square as the featured guest artist and narrator.
Is it just me or have you noticed it too? Storage units. They are popping up like worms on a driveway after a rain storm. Any available vacant plot of commercial land has been plucked up and, within a matter of a few short weeks of construction, offers another 80,000 square feet of space for…
Imagine you’re a homebuyer who has just wired tens of thousands of dollars for the down payment on a home. You think everything is OK until the title company tells you they never received your money and you discover the wiring instructions you received were fraudulent. You’ve likely sent you…
Seeing the snow on the mountains and experiencing the first hard freeze of fall, some may be thinking that the riding season is over. Before you think about pickling your pride and joy for the winter, there is one more jamboree that is worth your attention.
It’s 10:30 p.m., do you know where your realtor is? I don’t either. In fact, I haven’t seen this dude, or heard from him for that matter, in over 24 hours. Normally, this would not be an issue. I clearly cannot keep tabs on everyone’s realtor. I would, however, like to get ahold of this part…
OGDEN — If a pet or other animal in your life needs a little divine intervention, the local Episcopal Church has got you covered.
As a person who loves to spend time in the back country, I am increasingly aware of the responsibility that goes with forays into the forests and canyons of Utah. The potential I have as an individual to impact areas I enjoy has made me more sensitive to principles of responsible and ethical…
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OGDEN — Mexican food isn’t just about tacos, burritos, beans and rice.
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