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Small plane crash in Roy injures 3 including bystander

Small plane crash in Roy injures 3 including bystander

ROY, Utah (AP) — Three people are recovering after a small plane crashed after taking off from Ogden-Hinckley Airport. Authorities say the crash occurred Sunday shortly before 4 p.m. in Roy. The single-engine aircraft went down, clipping a highway billboard before landing next to Interstate 15. Roy police say two […]

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Woman killed when commuter train hits car stopped on tracks

Woman killed when commuter train hits car stopped on tracks

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a woman was killed when a FrontRunner commuter train in metro Salt Lake City struck her car stopped on the tracks. Utah Transit Authority spokesman Carl Arky told KUTV-TV that surveillance video indicates the driver went around the lowered crossing arms and that the car […]

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Ogden police: Officer fatally shoots burglary suspect

Ogden police: Officer fatally shoots burglary suspect

ROY, Utah (AP) — The Ogden Police Department says one of its officers fatally shot a suspect while assisting police in Roy as they responded to a call about a burglary in progress at a medical clinic early Wednesday morning. Ogden police said in a statement that an Ogden officer […]

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Police: Man says he robbed bank because he couldn’t buy meds

Police: Man says he robbed bank because he couldn’t buy meds

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police say a 65-year-old man told them he robbed a Utah bank because he didn’t have the money for medication he needed. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Friday that Glenn Douglas Mower was charged with robbery. He is accused of robbing a Key Bank branch Monday in […]

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Office: Weber County jail inmate dead in an apparent suicide

Office: Weber County jail inmate dead in an apparent suicide

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Weber County authorities say a 53-year-old jail inmate from Roy has died of an apparent suicide. The Sheriff’s Office says it will conduct an internal investigation and that the County Attorney’s Office will review the death of Roger David Campbell, who was found unresponsive in his […]

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A mug shot of Cooper Van Huizen from the Utah State Prison.

Utah Supreme Court reinstates teen’s conviction

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Supreme Court has reinstated the armed robbery conviction of an Ogden 16-year-old who was tried as an adult and sent to prison. The conviction had been thrown out by the Utah Court of Appeals after Cooper Van Huizen, now 21, served his sentence. […]

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Man who grabbed woman off trail sentenced to prison

Man who grabbed woman off trail sentenced to prison

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah man who pleaded guilty to attempting to kidnap a woman has been sentenced. The Standard-Examiner reports Jorge Pedro Soria Nieto, of Ogden, was sentenced Wednesday to serve six years to life in a state prison. Nieto pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated kidnapping, a first-degree […]

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City of Roy aims for growth with planned developments

ROY, Utah (AP) — The suburban city of Roy is expecting growth as mixed-use developments and more town homes are planned on its few remaining open spaces. The Standard-Examiner reports city officials are expecting about 140 new housing units to be built on separate developments in the city southwest of Ogden. City […]

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Roy seeking to hire its 5th city manager since August 2014

Roy seeking to hire its 5th city manager since August 2014

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — The city of Roy will be looking for a new city manager. The Standard-Examiner reports that Jason Poulsen plans to step down and return to the Roy Fire Department on Jan. 1 after a little more than a year as Roy’s city manager. Poulsen says he’s […]

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Family: Boy injured in bus collision fighting for life

Family: Boy injured in bus collision fighting for life

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The aunt of a 12-year-old boy hit by a school bus in Roy says he’s fighting for his life at a hospital. Cynthia Heath told KUTV news that Natas Farkas suffered serious head injuries in the Friday collision and has been unresponsive ever since. Farakas was riding […]

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