Tim Vandenack
Nordic Valley developers envision year-round resort, say work could start in 2025
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 6 - 12:00 p.m.
Nordic Valley boosters envision a year-round resort as expansion plans gain steam. Ski village development work could start in 2025.
Ogden debating new facility for homeless; proposal draws largely supportive feedback
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 4 - 7:12 p.m.
Ogden leaders are debating whether to permit a 25-bed facility for people who are chronically homeless. The plans, so far, are generating largely supportive public feedback.
Peruvian lawmakers, business officials visit Utah to bolster commercial ties
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 4 - 10:02 a.m.
A contingent of Peruvian lawmakers and others are on a trade mission to Utah, hoping to bolster U.S. ties as China's presence grows in the South American nation.
Ogden Valley carved into tentative city council districts as part of incorporation process
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 2 - 5:16 p.m.
Ogden Valley has been carved into tentative city council districts as the new locale, per a ballot question approved by voters last month, starts taking shape.
Most Americans favor letting certain immigrants stay in the US legally, survey shows
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 2 - 2:46 p.m.
Most Americans favor allowing immigrants already in the U.S. illegally to stay under certain conditions and attain legal status, a new survey shows.
Redwood Swap Meet vendors have to be out by Dec. 22 as redevelopment edges ahead
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 1 - 7:16 a.m.
Vendors at Redwood Swap Meet, a focus of intense debate over proposed redevelopment, have to leave by Dec. 22 as a housing project edges forward.
Ogden mulls $3.6M acquisition of Forest Service building — an art deco structure built in 1934
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 30 - 4:09 p.m.
Ogden leaders are mulling acquisition of the old U.S. Forest Service building, built in 1934 and a key example of several iconic art deco structures in the city.
Police release identities of 2 men shot, killed in Clinton
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 30 - 1:17 p.m.
Police have identified two men who were shot and killed at a Clinton home on Thursday morning.
Support is declining for diversity efforts in the workplace, surveys show
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 29 - 10:07 a.m.
Most workers are OK with diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the workplace, but support is declining, new Pew Research Center surveys show.
Ogden's Christmas Village, nominee for best US holiday lights display, opens on Saturday
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 29 - 8:50 a.m.
Ogden's Christmas Village, nominated for best U.S. holiday lights display honors, opens to the public on Saturday after the holiday parade.
Utah-based company's outreach effort leads to construction of 52 new homes in Mexico
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 28 - 9:00 p.m.
Volunteers with Utah-based Vivint's charitable arm traveled to Guadalajara, Mexico, last month and helped build 52 new homes for families in need.
'I have to give thanks': Utah's homeless offer their take on Thanksgiving
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 28 - 5:05 p.m.
The Salt Lake City Mission and Salvation Army provided around 2,000 free Thanksgiving meals, and recipients said they have much to be thankful for.
Pacific Islander advocacy group launches effort to aid Utah prison inmates
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 28 - 7:13 a.m.
A group that advocates for the Pacific Islander community has launched a new initiative to help inmates in the Utah State Correctional Facility.
'A message of fear': Immigrant advocates decry Cox's plans to assist in deportations
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 27 - 12:01 p.m.
Some immigrant advocates are decrying Gov. Spencer Cox's initiative to crack down on people here illegally in concert with President-elect Trump's deportation plans.
Weber County grants Nordic Valley developers taxing authority to aid in expansion plans
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 24 - 10:01 a.m.
Weber County officials have approved creation of three new taxing entities meant to aid Nordic Valley ski resort developers with their expansion plans.
US-Mexico encounters fall as border activity slows while deportations rise, new data shows
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 23 - 5:02 p.m.
U.S.-Mexico border encounters are down as border activity slows while deportations of immigrants here illegally are on the rise, new figures show.
As enrollment dips, Ogden school officials mull closure of 4th elementary school since 2019
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 23 - 12:02 p.m.
As Ogden School District enrollment dips, school officials are mulling the closure of a fourth elementary school since 2019.
Utah housing official touts regional approach in spurring housing development
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 22 - 11:29 a.m.
Steve Waldrip, a housing adviser to Gov. Spencer Cox, is calling for a regional approach in spurring home development and a move away from putting the burden solely on individual locales.
Ogden's Union Station turning 100; centennial activities set for Friday, Saturday
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 21 - 10:34 p.m.
Ogden's Union Station turns 100 on Friday, and activities are planned for Friday and Saturday to mark the centennial anniversary of the landmark structure.
'We're still here': Heritage month events spotlight Native American culture, contributions
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 19 - 10:31 p.m.
November is Native American Heritage Month, with varied activities and events in Utah aimed at spotlighting Native culture and contributions.
Jill Koford wins District 10 Utah House seat, flips seat to Republicans on second try
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 19 - 5:05 p.m.
Jill Koford has won the District 10 Utah House seat in Weber County, the closest legislative contest this cycle, flipping it to Republicans on her second bid for the post.
House Speaker Schultz says higher ed funding, election oversight will be focuses in 2025
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 19 - 6:20 a.m.
Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz said funding of higher education and oversight of state elections will be priority issues during the 2025 legislative session.
Utah's Latino Trump backers cite economics, border issues in support for him
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 16 - 9:06 p.m.
Some of Utah's Latino Trump backers say they support him due to economic concerns and jitters over border security, same as other adherents.
'Very grateful': 2 years later, Clinton 12-year-old recounts heart transplant experience
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 14 - 9:03 p.m.
Two years after undergoing a heart transplant, 12-year-old Jabri Fox says she's a changed person, cognizant that life is full of risks and unknowns.
