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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' top leader urged people to love one another no matter their differences during a speech at the NAACP convention.
After researching the effects single-use plastic bags can have both environmentally and economically, Brigham Young University junior Annie Ayre decided she wanted to do something about it.
OGDEN — He didn’t want to put words in anyone’s mouth, but Andy Blodgett said people who don’t live in Ogden usually don’t hold the city in very high regard.
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OGDEN — For the past 85 years, cowboys and cowgirls have gathered in the Ogden area for the quintessential western event: the rodeo.
OGDEN — Though a proposed gravel pit and concrete mix plant in the Eden area has sparked opposition from many, including the Ogden Valley Planning Commission, the debate isn’t over.
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WEBER COUNTY — Police have identified the two men who were killed after a truck plunged down an embankment in rural Weber County early Saturday morning.
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LAYTON — A dispute over management and conditions at a Layton mobile home park has turned into a simmering court battle, with management accusing park critics of defamation.
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SALT LAKE CITY — It’s going to be a hot start to the week, Northern Utah.
The rising senior class at Farmington High School, which opened at the beginning of the 2018–2019 school year, has earned the highest average ACT composite score of any high school in Davis School District, the second largest district in the state.
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LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Homemade slime, pancakes and wands were just some of the goods for sale at a downtown Logan entrepreneur market where kids hone their business savvy.
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Cowgirls and Cowboys compete in Mutton Bustin', Bareback Riding, Steer Wrestling, Barrel Racing, Bull Riding and Bullfighting during the Ogden Pioneer Days Rodeo on Saturday, July 20, 2019, at Ogden Pioneer Stadium.
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UINTAH — Tyson Lloyd left a well-paying corporate gig in America's capital to become a farmer on a small plot of land in Weber County's second smallest incorporated city.
OGDEN — “Hotel California” by the Eagles played on the radio as Martin McComb walked past the cluttered room on one of the upper floors of the old Swift building.
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OGDEN — City leaders had a pretty solid grasp of the problems and potential problems at the Swift building in west Ogden when they agreed in 2017 to buy it for $400,000.
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Moose are one of the West's most majestic animals and a once-in-a-lifetime hunting opportunity.
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OGDEN – Weber Innovation Center has been far from quiet this summer break.
As a part of the changes in the youth programs of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the church will incorporate the U.S. and Canada into its global For the Strength of Youth program.
SALT LAKE CITY — A civil rights lawsuit over the heroin withdrawal and dehydration death of an Ogden woman in the Weber County Jail will be dismissed.
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WEBER COUNTY — Two people were killed and five others were injured when a truck carrying seven passengers drove off a dirt road and down a steep embankment in Sunridge Estates, located at 7000 N. Middle Fork Drive, according to local officials.
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OGDEN — Fifty years ago, when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin captivated the world as the first humans to set foot on the moon, Pat Condon watched on his television set, astonished by the fact that he played a small role in getting them there.
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The first night of the Pioneer Days Rodeo on Friday, July 19, 2019, at Ogden Pioneer Stadium in Ogden.
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Allegations of illegal phone hacking and charges of racism are flying as Utah Republican infighting rages on over the caucus and primary election system.
SALT LAKE CITY — Jacob Kingston, a Utah biofuels entrepreneur with ties to a major polygamist organization, and three relatives have pleaded guilty to federal charges in a $511 million tax fraud scheme.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah psychologists would be prohibited from practicing so-called conversion therapy on LGBTQ kids under proposed state regulations that got an early nod of approval from a state licensing board on Thursday.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah chose eight companies Friday to legally grow medical cannabis for the first time in the conservative state, though the decision to award a smaller number of licenses raised concerns among advocates about whether supply would be robust enough.
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OGDEN — In the gritty summer of 1969, the U.S. was torn with racial discord, political unrest and social upheaval. But for a brief time, an awestruck nation came together as two of its astronauts set foot on the moon.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Trump administration is proposing an ambitious plan to slow Western wildfires by bulldozing, mowing or revegetating large swaths of land along 11,000 miles of terrain in the West.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah boy has earned widespread social media attention for his neighborhood soda stand thanks to a sign he holds that reads, "Ice Cold Beer" with "root" above the word beer in tiny print.
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OGDEN — It started with honoring the bravery of soldiers and cancer patients.
As students take a well-deserved break from focusing on academics for the summer, families can encourage growth in other important developmental areas. One of these areas that can most benefit a child, now and later in life, is resilience.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah and federal agencies plan to direct up to $20 million over the next four years toward protecting forests from wildfires.
There’s a familiar phrase that says there’s only two things in life you can be certain of: death and taxes.
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OGDEN — Ogden’s candidates for mayor debated before a full crowd at Weber State University on Thursday night.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The U.S. Air Force has warned people against participating in an internet joke suggesting a large crowd of people "storm Area 51," the top-secret Cold War test site in the Nevada desert.
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OGDEN — U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Elliott Robbins’ infant son — also named Elliott — sat in the pews at St. James the Just Catholic Church with family, squirming.
The funeral services of Army Sgt. 1st Class Elliott Robbins were held on Thursday, July 18, 2019, at St. James Catholic Church in Ogden. Robbins remains were buried at Ben Lomond Cemetery in North Ogden. The sergeant died in a non-combat incident on June 30 while serving in Afghanistan.
The number of bear incidents across the Wasatch Front have doubled since last year, according to a news release from the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
OGDEN — Police have released the name of a man killed in a car crash last week in Ogden.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maybe it’s not the end of U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop’s tenure in the House of Representatives after all.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' top leader has been invited to speak at the NAACP convention in Detroit, marking the latest sign of a burgeoning partnership between the two organizations.
OGDEN — An Ogden teen charged with murder has pleaded guilty to lesser charges.
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The last remnants of Weber State’s Science Lab building, built in 1969, will be gone in about six weeks.
A demolition crew tore down the science lab on Weber State University's campus on Wednesday, July 17, 2019.
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SOUTH OGDEN — South Ogden is considering a new bond issue of up to $12.31 million, in part so it can complete a major new park proposal sooner rather than later.
HILL AIR FORCE BASE — A federal hiring regulation that requires active-duty military retirees to wait at least 180 days before they can begin a Department of Defense civilian job may soon be a thing of the past.
Vital to the efficient and proper operation of any secondary water system is the filter. Filters are designed to keep sand, dirt, algae, aquatic life and other particles from clogging sprinkler heads, lines or valves. When clogged, systems will operate at lower pressures resulting in less co…
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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. overdose deaths last year likely fell for the first time in nearly three decades, preliminary numbers suggest.
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LAYTON — In the morning hours of Nov. 27, 2018, three teenagers pulled up to a Layton gas station. One entered the store, masked and brandishing a handgun; two waited in the car outside. After the cashier gave him $300, the gunman ran back to the car and they sped away.
HILL AIR FORCE BASE — The Ogden Air Logistics Complex — Hill Air Force Base’s massive military maintenance and repair hub — is set to get a new leader later this week.
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Apple and Google are rolling out dozens of new emoji that include cute critters, of course, but also expand the number of images of human diversity.
School officials have agreed to pay a $62,500 settlement in a suit that alleged a West Point Junior High bus driver dragged a black student while the boy was suspended from the bus door.
