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UPDATE: I-15 crash kills 3, forces temporary closure of roadway in Farr West

FARR WEST — A crash on Interstate 15 early Wednesday morning killed three and led to the temporary closure of the northbound lanes of the road in the area as officials cleared the road and investigated. The accident occurred around 2:45 a.m. Wednesday after a northbound vehicle, a Nissan ...

Farmers Market Ogden set to return this weekend

OGDEN — A staple of Ogden summers is set to return this weekend. Farmers Market Ogden is set for Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Historic 25th Street between Wall Avenue and Washington Boulevard. The market will run every Saturday, rain or shine, at this time and location through Sept. ...

US Rep. Moore: Compromise needed to solve nation’s debt dilemma

WASHINGTON — For Rep. Blake Moore, tackling the nation’s growing debt has become personal. The second-term Republican from Utah’s 1st Congressional District said he has grown tired of the rhetoric and “blame game” that both parties use to ensure that nothing more than additional ...

Connext building fiber network in Ogden, expanding local internet options

OGDEN — Connext, already expanding its fiber optic network in several locales around Northern Utah, is coming to Ogden. The upshot when the network is complete will be another internet option for consumers on top of incumbents like Comcast and CenturyLink. Connext, based in Ogden, has ...

New commissioner says he hopes Utah avoids ‘Great Salt Lake fatigue’

Editor’s note: This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative that partners news, education and media organizations to help inform people about the plight of the Great Salt Lake — and what can be done to make a difference before it ...

New Ogden festival looks to shine light on mental health

OGDEN — A new festival is coming with the goal of bringing notice to Utah's mental health crisis. The Mitten Durch Mental Health Festival — set for Saturday at the Ogden Amphitheater starting at 1:30 p.m. — is the brain child of Sandra Hohmann. "A couple years ago during COVID, I met a ...

Riverdale mobile home park emptying; 152-unit apartment complex planned

RIVERDALE — As the deadline to vacate the Lesley's Mobile Home Park site looms, only a handful of stragglers remain. "I'm waiting to the last minute," said one of the remaining residents, Flora Espinoza, who's lived at the park for 23 years. Lesley's, which sits in the shadow of Riverdale ...

WSD tiny house program donates dwelling to homelessness village

A local initiative to help students learn construction techniques will now start to help combatting homelessness in the region. For three years, the Weber School District has offered its high school students from across the system the opportunity to build tiny homes. Rod Belnap, director of ...

Riverton mayor joins GOP primary for Senate seat held by Mitt Romney

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs announced plans to run for U.S. Senate next year and challenge first-term Republican Mitt Romney in what could emerge as a competitive primary battle in the deeply conservative state. Romney, 76, has not yet announced whether he plans to seek ...