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Utah students unhappy with response to racist stickers

Utah students unhappy with response to racist stickers

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Students at a Utah university have expressed frustration at the administration’s response to racist stickers and posters found at the school. The Standard-Examiner reported Sunday that Weber State students are unhappy with the university’s actions after material promoting white supremacy appeared March 30-31 on buildings and other structures […]

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Sheriff’s office forms panel to recommend jail improvements

Sheriff’s office forms panel to recommend jail improvements

FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — A Utah sheriff’s office has formed a committee tasked with recommending changes to improve safety at a jail where 13 people have died over the last decade. The Standard-Examiner reports the Davis County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday that the new panel will conduct a life safety study at […]

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Ogden city, officer dropped from jail death lawsuit

Ogden city, officer dropped from jail death lawsuit

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — The city of Ogden has been dropped from a federal lawsuit over a man’s death in the Weber County Jail. The Standard-Examiner reported Monday that court papers filed last week indicate the city and an Ogden police officer were dismissed as defendants. Litigation against Weber County will continue. […]

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Ogden city, officer dropped from jail death lawsuit

Ogden city, officer dropped from jail death lawsuit

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — The city of Ogden has been dropped from a federal lawsuit over a man’s death in the Weber County Jail. The Standard-Examiner reported Monday that court papers filed last week indicate the city and an Ogden police officer were dismissed as defendants. Litigation against Weber County will continue. […]

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Utah base cited as most at risk in climate change rankings

Utah base cited as most at risk in climate change rankings

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — The Pentagon calls Hill Air Force Base in northern Utah most at risk for negative impacts from climate change among 79 vital military installations in the United States. The Salt Lake Tribune and the Standard-Examiner report that a document provided by the Defense Department to members of Congress provided rankings […]

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Expat composes concerto for Venezuela amid political chaos

Expat composes concerto for Venezuela amid political chaos

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A musical director at a Catholic school in northern Utah has composed a concerto that he says is inspired by the political chaos in his native Venezuela that has led many, including him, to flee the country. The Standard-Examiner reported last week that Alfonso Tenreiro’s concerto called “The […]

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Man sentenced for killing stepfather after mentally ill plea

Man sentenced for killing stepfather after mentally ill plea

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah man has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to killing his stepfather in their home in 2017. The Standard-Examiner reports a district court judge on Thursday sentenced David Russell Erekson, of Huntsville, after he had previously entered a plea of […]

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Ogden temporarily suspends recycling program

Ogden temporarily suspends recycling program

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Ogden officials say they have temporarily suspended the city’s recycling program as they work to finalize a contract with the recycling provider. The Standard-Examiner reports the city announced the suspension Tuesday, but officials said city trucks will continue to pick up blue recycling bins as regularly scheduled. Ogden […]

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Black Lives Matter activists seek police footage of shooting

Black Lives Matter activists seek police footage of shooting

HARRISVILLE, Utah (AP) — Black Lives Matter activists in Utah are asking to see body camera footage of a police shooting that critically injured a man. The Standard-Examiner reports Jamal Bell was shot multiple times by police following a confrontation outside a Harrisville apartment complex last Saturday. Lex Scott, who leads Black […]

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Prosecutors: Ogden officers justified in fatal shooting

Prosecutors: Ogden officers justified in fatal shooting

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Utah prosecutors say two Ogden police officers had justification to fatally shoot a man who charged at them with a rock last year. The Standard-Examiner reports that Weber County Attorney Christopher Allred has determined that officers Brandon Sevenski and Tyson Embley acted within their rights when they shot […]

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