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. […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah said Friday he supports President Donald Trump’s push for a border wall that has led to a government shutdown and questioned why Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi won’t agree to “another few miles” of barriers on the U.S.-Mexico border. Romney […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities have identified a woman struck and killed by a car last week in the Las Vegas area as a retired sheriff’s lieutenant from Utah’s Weber County. The Clark County coroner in Las Vegas said Monday that 75-year-old Marva Whitehead died late Thursday of multiple injuries […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A state panel has made its recommendations for how to deal with the high number of deaths in Utah’s jails, but lawmakers and officials are warning the suggestions could come with hefty price tags. The Standard-Examiner reports the 27-member workgroup released a report Monday with recommendations aimed […]
HARRISVILLE, Utah (AP) — A 29-year-old female pedestrian has been hit and killed by a vehicle while crossing U.S. Highway 89 in Weber County. Harrisville Police Chief Maxwell Jackson identified the victim as Brittany Zoller. Her hometown wasn’t immediately available. Jackson told the Deseret News she was crossing the highway Wednesday night […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Weber County voters will be asked next year if they want to move forward with a study that will look into the idea of changing the county’s three-commissioner form of government that some critics have called insufficiently representative. The Standard-Examiner reports Weber County commissioners unanimously approved a resolution […]
