OGDEN — A Weber State University professor has launched a bid for the U.S. Senate post now held by Sen. Mike Lee, prodded by a range of sentiments. "I think the best way I can describe it is some combination of senses of desperation, hope, responsibility and opportunity," said Evan Barlow, ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Blake Moore wants more details on the lead-up to the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The American people, he said in a statement, "deserve to know what went wrong" in the weeks and months before the U.S. military departure from the country, which has ...
Jail bail reform provisions that became law in October 2020, only to be scuttled by the Utah Legislature a few months later, are back under discussion by a group tasked with re-examining the controversial issues. House Bill 206, passed by lawmakers in 2020, moved the courts away from a primary ...
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Supreme Court has ruled that Kerry Gibson, the former Weber County Commissioner, has no standing to challenge release of a 2018 Ogden Police Department probe into his duties in the post. Accordingly, it reversed an Aug. 13, 2019, ruling in the matter by 2nd District ...
OGDEN — A coalition of groups in Weber County is coming together to offer a boost to a population that can frequently fall through the cracks — those leaving jail or prison and reentering society.Representatives from 12 groups will gather in Ogden for the first time next Tuesday, providing ...
OGDEN — After spending the better part of a year wrestling with a proposed honorary naming of 2nd Street, the Ogden City Council is taking an in-depth look at its process for how such names are approved.Mainly in an effort to encourage equity and inclusion, but also to more clearly define how ...
OGDEN — The <a href="https://www.webercountyutah.gov/sheriff" target="_blank">Weber County Sheriff’s Office</a>‘s contract cities are facing the biggest jumps in the fees they pay for law enforcement protection since at least fiscal year 2018-2019.The ...
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday will relaunch the council of governors, an advisory board of governors and a number of key Cabinet secretaries and top administration officials focused on strengthening federal and state collaboration on major national security issues.According to ...
U.S. Rep. John Curtis, R-Utah, is urging social media executives to take steps to protect underage users on platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.On Thursday, Curtis and Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Florida, wrote letters to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook and owner of Instagram, Snap Inc. ...
OGDEN — Residents across the Wasatch Front, including Ogden and the rest of Weber County, seemed to abide by calls from leaders to forego using fireworks this Fourth of July.Air pollution levels in Weber, Salt Lake and Utah counties were way down on Independence Day, last Sunday, compared to ...
