We’re living in a world where tax increases aren’t funding playgrounds but bulletproof glass and panic alarms. The outcomes of Truth in Taxation hearings are about as unpredictable as any election in Utah. Last month, the Weber School District Board of Education voted to approve a property ...

As the vision for a new, 1,300-bed homeless “campus” recently sited in northwest Salt Lake City begins to crystalize, a discussion in front of a panel of lawmakers this week showed that the state’s top homeless services leaders see it as a key component to the state’s response to ...

Editor's note: This is the first of a series of three stories following a Standard-Examiner editorial board interview with Ogden Chief of Police Jake Sube on a broad range of topics, including the public event security, building an attractive job culture, accountability, training for the ...

Robert Redford has died at 89. The Hollywood golden boy who became an Oscar-winning director, liberal activist and godfather for independent cinema died in Utah on Tuesday. His publicist didn't immediately provide a cause of death. After rising to stardom in the 1960s, Redford was one of the ...

Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray filed charges Tuesday against the man suspected of killing Charlie Kirk and said he intends to pursue the death penalty.  Tyler Robinson, 22, of Washington, Utah, faces seven criminal charges, including aggravated murder, a capital felony, after he allegedly ...

With the primary election firmly in the rearview mirror, voters in several municipalities across Weber County are about to get an opportunity to hear from the candidates who advanced to the general election. As it has in previous elections, the Weber County League of Women Voters is set to ...