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Ogden starts upgrades along 25th Street commercial sector, prompting a mix of responses
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Updated Oct. 13 - 4:26 p.m. | Save Story
Ogden started a series of improvements along a commercial segment of 25th Street, the focus of ongoing upgrades, generating a mix of responses from merchants.

Deadly Washington Terrace fire sparked by brush-cutting along rail corridor, probe finds
VideoTim Vandenack, KSL | Updated Oct. 13 - 4:24 p.m. | Save Story
A deadly fire in Washington Terrace in July was sparked by brush-cutting operations along a rail corridor, according to the probe into the incident.

Roy petitioners get enough signatures to force vote on future of 34.25% tax hike
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Updated Oct. 13 - 3:49 p.m. | Save Story
Roy petitioners upset over the 34.25% tax hike the City Council approved in August have gotten enough signatures to force a vote on whether to keep the increase.

Judge orders release of immigrant detained in controversial arrest as Ogden officer looked on
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Updated Oct. 9 - 4:10 p.m. | Save Story
A federal judge has ordered the release of a Venezuelan immigrant detained by ICE in a controversial arrest last August as an Ogden police officer looked on.

Have You Seen This? 'Ogden Skeleton Man' poses latest creation as Amazon driver
VideoJoe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL | Posted Oct. 9 - 2:10 p.m. | Save Story
Ron Pippin, the self-proclaimed Ogden Skeleton Man, has more than 40 plastic skeletons on his property. Over the last six years, his desire to fight boredom has turned into a neighborhood attraction.

Ogden man who manipulated teen into sending explicit photos given 10 years in prison
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Oct. 8 - 6:33 p.m. | Save Story
A Weber County man will serve 10 years in federal prison for manipulating a child into sending him sexually explicit photographs and videos.

Ogden, Salt Lake City, Park City, St. George and other locales hosting Día de los Muertos events
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Oct. 8 - 6:31 a.m. | Save Story
Ogden, Salt Lake City, Park City, St. George and other locales will host Día de los Muertos events starting this Sunday and extending through Nov. 2.

Ogden School District sees student lunch debt skyrocket, turns to community for help
VideoBrenna Donnelly, KSL | Updated Oct. 8 - 6:17 a.m. | Save Story
The Ogden School District is facing a dramatic rise in student lunch debt, reporting a 500% increase in unpaid meal balances over the past year.

Heart transplant recipient comes home to neighborhood parade
Kennedy Camarena, KSL | Posted Oct. 7 - 6:53 p.m. | Save Story
A 10-year-old boy who received a heart transplant in September was welcomed home on Thursday with the help of his neighborhood who continued to cheer him on.

500-acre North Ogden development proposal sparking concern among some
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Updated Oct. 7 - 11:14 a.m. | Save Story
A 500-acre, 1,637-unit development proposal on the mountainside overlooking North Ogden has sparked concern among some.

Hill Air Force Base announces official rescheduled date for Warriors Over the Wasatch air show
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Oct. 7 - 10:28 a.m. | Save Story
The biennial Warriors Over the Wasatch Air Show, postponed earlier this year from its original June date, will now officially take place in May 2027.

'Going to be close': Time running out for petitioners trying to force vote on Roy property tax hike
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Oct. 6 - 7:05 p.m. | Save Story
The clock is ticking for petitioners trying to force a vote on whether to keep the 34.25% property tax hike approved last August by the Roy City Council.

Utah homeless services board awards $1.8M to 3 cities for winter shelters
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Oct. 6 - 6:42 p.m. | Save Story
Utah's Homeless Services Board voted Tuesday to approve more than $1.8 million to three cities that host temporary winter shelter space.

Firefighters say overheated power strip caused deadly Riverdale fire
Devin Oldroyd, KSL | Posted Oct. 6 - 5:59 p.m. | Save Story
Fire investigators on Tuesday determined the cause of a deadly fire that killed and injured several members of the Bird family in Riverdale last week.

Woman dies after being struck by vehicle in North Ogden
Sicily Stanton, KSL | Updated Oct. 5 - 2:59 p.m. | Save Story
A 73-year-old woman died after she was struck by a vehicle Saturday evening in North Ogden, police said.

'Something fun to do': Ogden 12-year-old parlays passion for archery into 2 national titles
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Oct. 5 - 6:19 a.m. | Save Story
Ogden 12-year-old Joukai Omura seized on archery as something he wanted to pursue and he's parlayed his passion for the sport into two national titles.

Utah's new veterans cemetery receives federal funding to pay for its first phase
Alixel Cabrera, Utah News Dispatch | Posted Oct. 4 - 10:15 p.m. | Save Story
The development of a planned veterans cemetery in Utah is advancing, now with funding from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

4th child dies after house fire killed several members of a Riverdale family
Sicily Stanton, KSL | Posted Oct. 4 - 10:09 a.m. | Save Story
A fourth child has died after being critically injured in a Riverdale house fire that killed four other members of the family, police said Sunday.


