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Weber State unveils facility focused on researching national defense matters

CLEARFIELD — Weber State University has formally opened a new facility meant to increase educational opportunities for students and, via the research completed within its walls, bolster U.S. defense. The Miller Advanced Research and Solutions Center, or MARS Center, occupies what used to ...

Rummage sale to help pay for memorial at Ogden senior center

OGDEN — Members of the Golden Hours Senior Center are welcoming the greater Ogden community to participate in a rummage sale in front of the facility, located at 650 25th St., next Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The city-run senior center is home to the Golden Veterans group, ...

Attorney expects a trial for man suspected in insider attack

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — U.S. Air Force Col. Brian Thompson ended the hearing for explosives expert Tech. Sgt. David D. Dezwaan Jr. on Tuesday stating a determination in the case would be made no later than next week. Dezwaan is charged with multiple crimes in a suspected insider attack earlier ...

Hill AFB testing change to centralize violence, abuse services

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — Forty thousand instances of domestic abuse occurred across all branches of military service between 2015 and 2019, according to a Government Accountability Office study drawing the attention of members of Congress last year. In an attempt to combat domestic abuse and ...

Weber County Commission seeking Korean War-era veterans for honorary reception

WEBER COUNTY — Veterans of the Korean War era are being called on to contact the Weber County Commission Office by Oct. 15 to be recognized during a special presentation in November. While specific details surrounding the event are not yet known, the commission is looking to identify Weber ...

Ejection seat issue grounds Air Force’s F-35 jets

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — The Air Force has grounded its F-35 fighter jets for an inspection of an issue with ejection seat firing mechanisms. The Air Combat Command, based at Langley, Virginia, said Friday that it began last week a program to inspect all pilot ejection seat firing cartridges ...