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Weber County declares flooding emergency

More entities are preparing for flooding and its potential aftermath. During its regular meeting Tuesday, the Weber County Commission voted unanimously to declare a local emergency due to imminent flooding. "At the time we started looking at this emergency, it was imminent," Commissioner Gage ...

Ogden mayor presents proposed budget to council

OGDEN — City employees are a major theme in the proposed fiscal year 2024 budget. On Tuesday, Mayor Mike Caldwell pitched the final proposed budget of his tenure as mayor. Caldwell began by praising the city's employees. "I understood when I came into this office early that this is about ...

Ogden officials reject car wash proposal at ex-Jake’s Over the Top site

OGDEN — The Ogden Planning Commission has nixed a proposal to install a car wash at the site of the former Jake's Over the Top restaurant, heeding the calls of foes worried how the proposed operation would impact their neighborhood. "The biggest concerns were the noise and the traffic and ...

Ogden developer selection process still flawed despite change, critic says

OGDEN — Heath Satow has long railed at Ogden City Council meetings about what he labels the flawed process the city follows when selecting companies to develop city-owned properties. He's not budging from his critical point of view, even following unanimous adoption last month of new ...

Ogden contingent mulls petition drive to halt city housing initiative

OGDEN — Jase Reyneveld doesn't think the City of Ogden should get involved in the business of developing land. With the March decision of city leaders to acquire a 6.55-acre parcel so perhaps 26 homes can be built on the land, though, he thinks the city is moving yet again in that ...

Utah law requiring porn sites verify user ages takes effect

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — You may soon be required to prove you’re older than 18 to watch porn in Utah, if adult websites comply with a law that took effect Wednesday. A new state law requiring adult websites verify the ages of their users took effect on Wednesday, making the state at least ...

Utah judge delays implementing statewide abortion clinic ban

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A state court on Tuesday blocked Utah's first-in-the-nation ban on abortion clinics from taking effect Wednesday in a ruling in which the judge called the Republican-controlled Legislature's objective in enacting the ban "nebulous." The decision allows the state's four ...

Flood warning issued, waters expected to rise this week

Record snowpacks and warmer temperatures are bringing more meltwater into the already swollen rivers of the region. This week, that's expected to culminate in some of the area's flooding issues. In a post on the Weber County Sheriff's Office Facebook page, it was announced Monday that the ...

Ogden mayoral candidate forum set for Monday

OGDEN — The public will have a chance to hear from the seven Ogden mayoral candidates early next week. A forum, organized by the Weber County Republican Women and hosted by the Weber County Sheriff's Office, is set for Monday. All current mayoral candidates have been invited, including Ben ...