OGDEN — Economists are seeing some concerning trends for the state of Utah, but overall, they are confident 2026 will end on a positive economic note. Tuesday morning, interested parties gathered at the Ogden Eccles Conference Center to hear local and national economists discuss their ...

One of the Utah House’s top Republican lawmakers dropped a surprise bill on Monday that he said is his response to frustrations over broken promises to create a larger buffer zone around the Great Salt Lake. House Majority Leader Casey Snider, R-Paradise, is sponsoring HB523. If approved by ...

A top Utah homeless leader in Gov. Spencer Cox’s administration has shed light on more details surrounding the governor’s funding requests to the Utah Legislature for homelessness this year. While a controversial 1,300-bed homeless campus currently proposed for a 16-acre property in ...

OGDEN — The Intermountain Icebreaker Rodeo is gearing up for its 15th annual showing. According to a press release received last week, this year's rodeo — jointly run by Visit Ogden and Weber County — is set for March 4-7 at the Golden Spike Event Center in Ogden. "Since its founding in ...

Utah County is asking the state to help fund the case against Charlie Kirk's suspected killer, Tyler Robinson.  A request was made Monday by state Rep. David Shallenberger for the state Legislature to allocate $2 million to Utah County to pay for the prosecution and the defense, calling it ...

Editor's Note: This is the second of three stories following a Standard-Examiner editorial board interview with the Ogden delegation attending the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics. This delegation includes Ogden Mayor Ben Nadolski, Weber County Commissioner Jim Harvey, Snowbasin Resort ...