If you’re planning to shop online this season, you’ll have a lot of company. A recent survey from McAfee found that nearly everyone in the U.S. will do at least some of their holiday shopping on the internet. That convenience comes with a growing problem: Scammers now have access to ...

“It’s not a penalty — it’s a surprise tax hike disguised as a Medicare premium.” That’s how I describe one of the sneakiest traps in retirement: the Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount, better known as IRMAA. For many retirees, IRMAA feels like a punishment that comes out of ...

The full Northern Utah calendar of events is on L2, but here are three local events you should check out this week: 1. Christmas Village Municipal Gardens, Ogden, Nov. 29-Jan. 2, 5-10 p.m. Most people in the Ogden area probably already have the tradition of going downtown at some point ...

Of all the head-scratching ideas our political leaders have rolled out over the years, this one is practically guaranteed to make the history books. I’m referring to the 50-by-the-year mortgage, an idea shot out like confetti from a cannon pointed in the wrong direction by our current ...

Here is a look at many of the events going on in Northern Utah and beyond in the next week: CENTRAL Ogden Dec. 6 Window Wonderland, Downtown Ogden, All day (Dec. 6-19, ogdendowntown.com) Julie Moffitt's The Nutcracker, Peery's Egyptian Theater, Noon/6 p.m. (ogdenpet.com) Elf: The Musical, ...

Weaving through the streets of Layton’s Oak Forest neighborhood as my boyfriend slapped reflective stickers on every fire hydrant took hours. I drove; he slapped — over and over. He was finishing his Eagle Scout project in the nick of time. Brian was an avid Boy Scout, collecting merit ...