This seems to be the year of the new three-row SUV. Many auto manufacturers have come out with a new design or completely added one to their line, as Subaru has done with the all new Ascent.
Have you ever sworn that you remembered something happening only to find that it never did?
Stretching for about 4,300 miles, the Andes Mountains in South America are the world’s longest continental mountain range.
1. David from “Steelheart.” I love him; he’s so hilarious and awkward!
When school started this year, I decided to take a class that would require me to do 12 hours of community service. I wasn’t thrilled about it, but I was happy to do it to avoid taking extra classes.
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OGDEN — The First Baptist Church’s century-old front steps had crumbled so badly by last year that attendees quit using them because of the danger.
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NEW YORK — A high-ranking leader with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said Friday the church severed its century-long tie with the Boy Scouts of America because the organization made changes that pushed it away from the church.
Around 411 B.C., the playwright Aristophanes penned the words, “In craftiness we take the cake.” Apparently, in ancient Greece, whoever stayed awake throughout the entire all-night party, was a awarded a cake. Frankly, a cake would hardly be worth sacrificing sleep over, even if it were a de…
Learning to plan a ride to fit the riders has been a challenge. Having ridden with families with young children, people who have never ridden before, and guys who you have trouble keeping up with, it is important to know what will make everyone happy by the end of the ride.
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Sheree Yu is poised to bring back Maple Garden — one of Ogden’s most popular Chinese restaurants — and the buzz in the city is palpable.
After having driven the all new Hyundai Palisade along with the new Kia Telluride last August at the Rocky Mountain Driving Experience out in Colorado Springs, we finally got to have an entire week with the new family adventure eight-passenger Palisade SUV.
1. "Nacho Libre" — Jack Black is absolutely hilarious!
Recently, I had the opportunity to attend the Utah Wonder Women fall conference.
This fall, Vanguard Theatre Company presents the Pulitzer Prize-winning play “You Can’t Take It With You,” written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman.
Water flows out of a faucet at about 2 gallons per minute.
If only novels could write themselves.
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OGDEN — The ice cream bulges above the rim of your shake cup, unmistakable proof that the sign out front means what it says.
This week, I decided to take advantage of the last of the nice weather and go on a little hike. After roping a couple of friends into going with me, which is no small task, since I am notorious among my friends and family for having a tendency to underestimate the length and elevation gain o…
Riding with a GPS and the reasons I like to ride with one were expressed in an article I wrote last July. I ride with a Garmin Montana 600. It is outdated, but it does everything I need it to do.
WEST VALLEY CITY — The thousands of Utahns who cut down their own Christmas trees every year can get an early start on the project by purchasing their permits in November.
We always enjoy time with the small SUV that came to the market a few years ago for Fiat, and now provided by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. The 500X is a larger four-door version of the small Luigi-like vehicle that originally came to the states back in 2012, and with the help of some innovativ…
There is enough wood in the average tree to make more than 170,000 pencils.
I’m sure we’ve all taken personality tests. There are those Buzzfeed quizzes that tell us what breakfast food we are, or what color represents our aura. These tests are lots of fun to take, even if they aren’t the most accurate or reliable.
1. "Wake Me Up When September Ends" — Green Day
The bison roundup is something that happens annually on Antelope Island. It is often called a “step back in time” by those who participate in the event, and this year’s roundup on Oct. 26 was no different.
HUNTSVILLE — Families can explore the new children’s space during an event Saturday afternoon at the Ogden Valley Branch of the Weber County Library System.
What is your status? It is such an elusive question. Obviously, the answer would depend on the context in which this question is asked. If I were wanting to fly to Jamaica today, for example, I would want to know the status of my flight. Is it delayed or on time? If I had VIP “status” I woul…
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LOGAN — When Matthew Havertz set out to make a documentary about the legend of a Bear Lake Monster, he didn’t know there was a member of his family who saw something strange in Bear Lake back in 1977.
We had arrived at Coyote Hollow in the area of Bryce Canyon after riding 90 miles from Kanab. Our little band of 14 had reservations at a variety of motels so we split up and planned to meet back at the hollow for the ride back in the morning.
RIVERDALE — Another restaurant is opening this week in Riverdale’s Town Square.
A group of teens slide on a makeshift rail feature on freshly made artificial snow for some pre season fun on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, at the bottom of Snowbasin. The resort has turned on their snowmaking machines and opening day is scheduled for Nov. 27.
Donald S. Child, of Riverdale, painted Ogden's iconic Swift Building sign in 1950. His daughter, Ranae Porter, has shared selections from his portfolio. Child painted business logos and signs all over the Ogden area in the 1950s through the '70s.
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OGDEN — The weathered but still striking white-on-red sign covering the wall will soon crumble to rubble along with the rest of Ogden’s historic Swift Building.
Sure, things get a little scary around Halloween — but they can also turn pretty corny.
A horse’s hoof is made up of the same protein found in human fingernails and hair.
Amid the hubbub of this Halloween season, some people are preparing to celebrate a very different holiday: el Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead.
1. “Provo’s Most Eligible” — Like “The Bachelor/Bachelorette,” but the Provo version!
There is just always something a little different about having a Mazda around for a week. This is a company that is a little different form all the other auto manufactures, and they continue to improve their offerings. We always find that little something we really enjoy when we have a Mazda.
Kelli O’Hara, a Broadway singer, will join the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square in December for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ annual Christmas concert.
Meeting heads of state is becoming a natural part of the job for the First Presidency and members of the Quorum of the Twelve of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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OGDEN — If you’re looking for a little taste of Danish Hygge this winter without dropping a pretty penny on an international flight, then Cuppa on 25th Street will be just your cup o’ tea ... or coffee, or golden latte.
We have, once again, happened upon my favorite holiday of the year (second only to my birthday, of course) — Halloween. The air is crisp, the autumn foliage displays in various shades of gamboge, smaragdite, and fulvous (look it up, they are real fall colors), a riot of carved pumpkins illum…
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Liquor store owners in Utah have announced plans to pour any beer 5% alcohol by volume or less down the drain if it remains on store shelves at midnight Oct. 31.
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Take 300 cowboys and cowgirls, add another 300 horses, then throw in roughly 775 head of thundering bison, and what have you got?
In planning for an ATV ride next summer from Kanab to Bear Lake, we needed to plan an exact route. We have planned five days to do it and shooting from the hip would leave us somewhere between nowhere and where we want to be. Knowing the rest of the route from Bryce Canyon to Bear Lake, we n…
The light geese general hunting season will open Friday.
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Yes, yes. We all know that trunk-or-treat events — those unholy community celebrations where people pull their vehicles into a parking lot and costume-wearing children go trick-or-treating from one trunk or tailgate to another — are destroying the very fabric of the doorbell-dinging traditio…
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This week was our first time with the new Lexus ultra-urban UX, designed for those who live in the city with limited space for an automobile yet still want the freedom that one offers.
Many of you adults may remember "The Addams Family" from TV, or perhaps from one of its various movie remakes, but surprisingly few people have seen the musical.
More than 50 percent of Americans sleep on their side.
