Even though Gov. Spencer Cox and his office initially had their own ideas about what lawmakers should do about Utah’s housing affordability crisis this year, the 2024 Legislative Session ended with a different approach.
And the governor said he likes the new plan even more.
“I’m ...
Since 1954, the Utah Poison Control Center has handled over 2 million cases.
This week, coinciding with National Poison Control Week, UPCC also is celebrating its 70th anniversary.
“The milestone of our 70th anniversary is a great time to reflect on the past and look to the future,” UPCC ...
OGDEN — Weber County Democrats are getting ready for the 2024 election season with a traditional fundraiser.
This year's Orton & McKay Fundraising Dinner, sponsored by the Weber County Democratic Party, is set for April 12 from 6:30-9 p.m. at the Ogden Golf & Country ...
SOUTH OGDEN — Two people were found dead by authorities at a residence in South Ogden, the South Ogden Police Department announced Tuesday.
Per the release, which was shared via Facebook, officers from South Ogden were dispatched to the home at 653 E. Ben Lomond Ave. — near the ...
Politically speaking, deep blue California and bright red Utah don’t have much in common.
But both states have ailing saline lakes that pose a public health risk — California’s Owens Lake and Utah’s Great Salt Lake. And both states are in the throes of a historic drought, making water ...
OGDEN — There's a veritable institution in the Weber County music scene that you may or may not even know about. The Ogden Concert Band has been sharing its music locally — and around the globe — for more than 50 years, and it will resume doing so this spring.
At 7 p.m. May 15, the band ...
Utah’s domestic violence shelters are seeing an unprecedented spike in referrals in the last year, prompting the Utah Domestic Violence Coalition to ask the governor for $8 million in this year’s budget to help with staffing shortages.
But by the end of the legislative session, that ...
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 ...
Utah’s largest teacher union is opposing a proposed change to the Utah Constitution that would remove the state’s current requirement that income tax revenue be reserved only for public education and services for children and people with disabilities.
Utah Education Association Board of ...
OGDEN — The wind may have howled Thursday and Friday, but the storm packed a lot more bark than bite this time around.
A late-week windstorm saw gusts of up to 70 mph along the Wasatch Front north of Salt Lake City and around the Ogden area.
However, according to Eli Johnson — Weber ...