5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (286+ words) WEBER CANYON — Fire crews are getting closer to eliminating the threat of the Broad Fire — located in Weber Canyon just to the east of Uintah and South Weber — entirely thanks to more ideal conditions Monday evening into Tuesday, but don’t…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (663+ words) WEBER CANYON — A dramatic Labor Day weekend played out at the mouth of the Weber Canyon near Uintah and South Weber as a wildfire ravaged 134 acres and led to one indirect fatality. U.S. Forest Service Public Information Officer Sierra Hellstrom…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (301+ words) ISAAC FISHER, Special to the Standard-Examiner KAYSVILLE — There’ll be a new quarterback under center for Davis High this weekend when the Darts travel to Alta on Friday night. Brodie Scheinberg, the junior three-star prospect who transferred to Davis this offseason…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (717+ words) There’s an old saying: Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach. A similar idea underscores the debate over wealth taxes in California and elsewhere: Those who can, build companies. Those who can’t, devise ways for the government to take…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (689+ words) FRUIT HEIGHTS – The Fruit Heights City Council is one of several city councils in Davis County grappling with whether to support a fifth fifth local option sales tax that is being considered by the Davis County Commission. The question for…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (615+ words) While Utah leaders have worked on infrastructure tax credits and incentives for gas production, they keep raising their eyebrows at the pump, frustrated with the fact that the average price of gas has continued to rise above the national average…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (551+ words) A Flock Automated License Plate Reader on Overland Road in Boise, as captured on Aug. 5. (Valentin Termite/Idaho Capital Sun) License plate cameras are under scrutiny as questions on misuse and surveillance emerge throughout the country. In Utah, a political…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (351+ words) Ezra Nixon, Jr. Standard-Examiner March 29, 1931 – August 2, 2026 Hyde Park — Ezra John “Jack” Nixon, Jr. passed peacefully from this life at his Hyde Park home on August 2, 2026, at the age of 95. For nearly a century, Jack’s presence filled rooms, strengthened families, built…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (280+ words) We silently watched timbers burn, doors melt, bricks blacken, windows shatter, and part of the roof eventually collapse. We listened to dry lumber crackle, kitchen appliances explode, and the occasional creak and groan as a supporting beam collapsed. Morning brought…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (192+ words) MORGAN COUNTY — Firefighting efforts against the Rocky Canyon Fire in Morgan County and Summit County got a boost Monday. In a Monday press release from FEMA’s Region 8 office, it was announced FEMA authorized the use of federal funds to help…...