SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man convicted of defrauding the federal government in a decade-long postage stamp scam across several states will be sentenced this week. The Standard-Examiner of Ogden reports that 36-year-old Ivan Sanchez will appear in federal court Wednesday to be sentenced for one count of theft of […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah appeals court has upheld an aggravated burglary conviction against a former Ogden man. The Standard-Examiner reports Julio Alphonso Dominguez’s appeal was struck down by the Utah Court of Appeals in an opinion issued July 5. Dominguez was sentenced to 10 years to life in […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a former football player at Weber State University has died after he was booked into a Utah jail. The Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office tells the Standard-Examiner that 32-year-old Trevyn Smith was taken to a hospital after he “suffered a medical incident” at the county jail […]
NORTH OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah mayor killed while serving in the National Guard in Afghanistan has been remembered on what would have been his 40th birthday. The Standard-Examiner reports that about two dozen friends, neighbors and relatives attended the party honoring Maj. Brent Taylor in North Ogden on Saturday. His […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — The Weber County jail will stop charging inmates $10 a day to help pay the cost of incarcerating them. The Standard-Examiner reports the practice will end Aug. 1. Officials say none of the current debts will be forgiven. Corrections spokesman Lt. Joshua Marigoni says the jail wants to […]
CORINNE, Utah (AP) — Police say a teenager found dead in a northern Utah park was left there after he collapsed while drinking. The Standard-Examiner reports police say 16-year-old Marcus Elkins of Corinne had been drinking with other juveniles in the hours before his death He was found Thursday morning. The Box […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Utah is entering the first of two temporary periods for legal fireworks use during closely regulated dry periods, officials said. Fireworks can be legally discharged beginning Tuesday and ending Friday between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m., The Standard-Examiner reported Monday. Fireworks usage will also be allowed from July […]
CORINNE, Utah (AP) — Police are calling the death of a teenager found in a northern Utah park suspicious. The Standard-Examiner reports the body of 16-year-old Marcus Elkins of Corinne was found in a park in his hometown Thursday morning. The Box Elder County Sheriff’s Office says investigators suspect Elkins did not […]
WEST HAVEN, Utah (AP) — As Utah’s population booms, some farmers in Weber County are making the tough but sometimes lucrative decision to sell their land as small family plots give way to homes. The loss of open farmland has led to nostalgia for people connected to the county’s agricultural […]
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — A driverless shuttle is now in operation at a retail hub in Farmington. The Standard-Examiner in Ogden reports the robot vehicle began serving Station Park June 13, and is expected to keep operating there until July 6. It will then move to different communities throughout the state for […]
