An argument about the coronavirus ended with a North Ogden woman suffering a gash on the head and her husband going to jail on suspicion of felony aggravated assault.
Northern Utah jail populations are falling and police are delivering fewer detainees for jailing, except violent offenders, as law enforcement responds to the coronavirus pandemic.
OGDEN — An Ogden man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in the shooting of a man at his home early Monday.
OGDEN — Cabin fever stricken Northern Utahns are turning to the outdoors during the coronavirus pandemic, but some have been charged with trespassing for trekking into sensitive wildlife areas.
Two skiers triggered and were caught in an avalanche Friday morning on the closed slopes of Snowbasin Resort but survived without injury, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
CLEARFIELD — Fire destroyed an SUV and damaged a nearby shed and dwelling, and police have arrested the vehicle’s owner.
OGDEN — An Ogden mother who defied a court order to turn over her two children to child welfare authorities has been arrested on two kidnapping charges.
SALT LAKE CITY — A former South Ogden man who cheated hundreds of investors of an estimated $18.6 million in three Ponzi schemes wants out of prison to care for his elderly mother.
KAYSVILLE — A Utah Highway Patrol trooper bumped a runaway pickup truck to a stop Wednesday after the driver suffered a medical problem.
LAYTON — A man who fled from officers crashed his car head-on into another vehicle Tuesday night on U.S. 89, killing both drivers, a police press release said.
OGDEN — Prosecutors filed a charge of object rape Tuesday against a 58-year-old Ogden man in the alleged sexual abuse of a mentally disabled woman.
OGDEN — Drug agents broke open a door and handcuffed a staff member and a resident of an Ogden group home for the mentally disabled before realizing they were at the wrong house.
OGDEN — An Ogden teen has been charged as an adult in the March 14 shooting death of a friend.
FARMINGTON — A 60-year-old woman has been jailed for allegedly ramming her car head-on into an officer's vehicle after a shoplifting incident and police chase.
OGDEN — A landlord has filed a federal court lawsuit to stop the demolition of a Grant Avenue duplex declared dangerous by Ogden City.
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FARMINGTON — Plans are taking shape for a new medical observation wing at the Davis County Jail, estimated to cost $9 million and targeted to open in 2021.
FARMINGTON — A handful of Utah law enforcement agencies are using high-definition infrared technology that detects lies by documenting minute changes in a subject’s pupil diameter.
OGDEN — Someone went on a window shooting spree through Ogden and Riverdale and officers arrested a 41-year-old man, saying they found a BB gun and bag of pellets in his car.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Supreme Court case centered on Kerry Gibson’s bid to block release of a police probe into his tenure as Weber County commissioner has taken a step forward.
ROY — A joke by the Roy police chief on Facebook agreeing not to violate suspects’ civil rights during the coronavirus pandemic has generated social media blowback and a subsequent apology from the lawman.
OGDEN — A contract provider will provide health care to the inmates at Weber County‘s jails for the first time, costing the county more money but providing more comprehensive coverage, the motor behind the initiative says.
An earthquake registering 5.7 on the Richter scale struck the Wasatch Front at 7:09 a.m. Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
OGDEN — Coronavirus worries are disrupting some operations in Utah’s court system, the postponement of a Hooper man’s murder trial among those effects.
SOUTH OGDEN — After an investigation assisted by the Department of Homeland Security, the Weber County Sheriff’s Office arrested a South Ogden man on suspicion of 25 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. Agents allege he had more than 100 pornographic videos of children.
BRIGHAM CITY — Police say they have completed their investigation into a Brigham City workplace explosion without being able to pinpoint the fatal incident's cause.
OGDEN — A 16-year-old teen is dead and a 17-year-old acquaintance has been arrested on a felony charge of murder in connection with the matter, Ogden police said Saturday.
LAYTON — A deadly shooting here late Thursday night stemmed from a dispute over drugs and has led to the arrest of two suspects, according to Layton police.
SALT LAKE CITY — A Clearfield woman who was sexually assaulted as a teenager did not get justice at the time, but today she has the satisfaction of seeing that her advocacy has resulted in a law expanding the prosecution window for such crimes.
LAYTON — A Layton man was shot to death in a home late Thursday and police detained a suspect Friday.
OGDEN — A nursing shortage at the Weber County Jail has led officials to seek temporary relief staff from Davis County’s lockup.
WASHINGTON TERRACE — A Weber County deputy shot and wounded a man during a domestic violence investigation, the Sheriff’s Office said Friday.
LAYTON — Two teen boys have been arrested in Weber County on felony charges in a pair of spectacular gun store burglaries in Layton.
OGDEN — Juanita Flores thinks the officers involved in the deadly shooting of her husband last summer could have employed other techniques to handle the tense situation before resorting to their guns.
SALT LAKE CITY — Many nonviolent pretrial suspects in Utah who are at low risk of fleeing prosecution will no longer sit in jail just because they cannot afford bail.
OGDEN — Two people suffered injuries Thursday in a crash at the intersection of 20th Street and Harrison Boulevard, Ogden police said.
SALT LAKE CITY — A Kaysville man who pleaded guilty to threatening members of the U.S. Congress was sentenced to time served and a probation term last week.
FARMINGTON — The Davis County Sheriff’s Office has released body camera footage of a February arrest in West Point where gunshots were fired by one Davis deputy.
NORTH OGDEN — North Ogden leaders are weighing construction of a new $11.6 million police department structure to replace the existing facility, possibly bonding for the project, which could cause a bump in property taxes.
OGDEN — A reported gas leak has caused the closure of a section of Washington Boulevard in Ogden.
OGDEN — An Ogden police officer is recovering from a broken arm and a concussion after a scuffle and foot chase with a 29-year-old parole fugitive who has two previous assault convictions on his record.
BRIGHAM CITY — Police in Box Elder County say one man is dead following an explosion at an engineering business in Brigham City.
OGDEN — An Ogden man has pleaded not guilty to five felony charges related to the alleged sexual abuse of a 17-year-old girl.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Diesel Brothers reality TV stars must pay $848,000 for modifying, marketing and selling pickup trucks with emission control defeat devices installed, a judge has ruled.
SALT LAKE CITY — Count train engineers and conductors as passionate supporters of legislation that may help lead to construction of overpasses at heavily traveled and potentially dangerous rail crossings in Utah.
OGDEN — The Weber County Attorney’s Office has ruled that the actions of four Ogden Police officers who shot and killed an Ogden man last August were justified.
OGDEN — A 58-year-old man was killed Sunday evening in a vehicular collision at the intersection of 21st Street and Washington Boulevard, according to a news release from the Ogden Police Department.
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s top federal prosecutor offered a bit of criticism for the state’s lawmakers, as he said a federal program in Ogden is targeting criminals that have slipped through the cracks of the state system.
OGDEN — The Weber County Attorney’s Office has filed a first-degree felony rape charge against a man for allegedly assaulting a partially disabled woman he met through a dating app.
PLEASANT VIEW — A Pleasant View man is in jail on allegations that he severely shook his 2-month-old daughter. Police say the infant is in critical condition, on a breathing tube and has suffered brain bleeding and seizures.
