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Fighter jets to fast sleds: Weber State advanced materials lab could give USA sleds the edge
Deanie Wimmer, KSL | Posted Dec. 20 - 7:07 a.m. | Save Story
Weber State University's MARS lab is working on developing new technology that could allow U.S. skeleton and bobsled athletes to go even faster ahead of the 2034 Winter Olympic Games.
2 lawmakers say anti-diversity, equity and inclusion law not meant to prohibit speech on campus
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Dec. 19 - 10:02 a.m. | Save Story
Utah Rep. Katy Hall and Sen. John Johnson, addressing a free speech controversy at Weber State, said HB261 was never meant to prohibit speech on university campuses.
Ogden's Topper Bakery offering speculaas cookies, other Christmas treats after 5-year hiatus
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Dec. 19 - 8:06 a.m. | Save Story
Topper Bakery in Ogden is offering its speculaas cookies and other Christmas treats for the first time since a 2021 fire that led to its temporary closure.
Utah's growth experienced a 'significant shift' in 2025. These were the fastest-growing counties
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Dec. 17 - 9:03 p.m. | Save Story
Utah is still growing, but state demographers say its growth continues to moderate as the number of people moving in is starting to slow down.
Weber County prosecutors hope AI can replicate Joyce Yost's voice in murder case
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Dec. 17 - 7:11 p.m. | Save Story
Weber County prosecutors want to tap artificial intelligence to replicate the voice of Joyce Yost in the upcoming sentencing hearings of her killer, Douglas Lovell.
Ogden man charged with kidnapping that led to Amber Alert extradited to Utah
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Dec. 17 - 1:13 p.m. | Save Story
An Ogden man charged with taking a 13-year-old girl from her home, prompting police to issue an Amber Alert, was booked into the Weber County Jail on Tuesday.
Pleasant View police officer investigated for improperly accessing driver's license records resigns
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Updated Dec. 16 - 6:06 p.m. | Save Story
A Pleasant View police officer who was investigated for allegedly accessing the driver's license information of three Weber County dispatchers resigned.
Santa makes special visit to NICU at Ogden Regional Medical Center
Andrew Adams, KSL | Posted Dec. 16 - 9:30 a.m. | Save Story
It was 10 days before Christmas, but the staff at Ogden Regional Medical Center knew it was never too soon to bring cheer to families in need of it. That's why they brought a very special holiday visitor — Santa.
Riverdale man charged with sexual abuse of a child stemming from alleged incidents in 2022
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Dec. 15 - 6:30 p.m. | Save Story
A Riverdale man has been charged with sexual abuse of a child and accused of inappropriately touching a boy in 2022.
'Beyond excited': Olivia Favero of Weber County nabs Miss Rodeo America title
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Dec. 15 - 8:43 a.m. | Save Story
Olivia Favero, Miss Rodeo Utah and a pageant participant since she was 8, won the 2026 Miss Rodeo America title, beating out 26 other competitors.
'We're kind of stressing': Ogden woman ponders future as husband potentially faces deportation
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Dec. 14 - 3:00 p.m. | Save Story
Chantell Zarate is contending with a heavy dose of stress as her husband, detained by immigration authorities, sits in a jail, potentially facing deportation to Mexico.
North Ogden man charged with automobile homicide in 2023 West Haven crash
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Dec. 14 - 2:01 p.m. | Save Story
A North Ogden man faces charges of automobile homicide and automobile homicide while using a handheld device in a deadly 2023 crash in West Haven.
$3M fire casts spotlight on Ogden dog food plant safety record
Courtney Johns, KSL | Posted Dec. 13 - 11:23 a.m. | Save Story
A fire that caused an estimated $3 million in damage at Alphia's Ogden pet food manufacturing plant has drawn renewed attention to the company's workplace safety record.
Weber County deputies seek additional witnesses in fatal shooting during street car racing event
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted Dec. 11 - 10:32 p.m. | Save Story
Three suspected gunmen face charges stemming from a shooting during an August street car racing event. Investigators say they are looking for more witnesses.
Weber State erred in creating list of 'prohibited' words, says Utah System of Higher Ed head
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Dec. 10 - 9:02 p.m. | Save Story
Utah System of Higher Education Commissioner Geoff Landward said Weber State erred in creating list of "prohibited" words guest speakers may not use.
6-year-old expertly navigates close call with a deer on the slopes
Britt Johnson and Alex Cabrero, KSL | Posted Dec. 9 - 8:32 p.m. | Save Story
It was an exciting opening day at Deer Valley Resort, filled with skiers and even a few deer. Luckily, a skilled 6-year-old walked away unscathed following a near-crash with one of them.
Ogden man faces 8 felonies in shooting during alleged drug deal gone awry
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Dec. 9 - 5:46 p.m. | Save Story
An Ogden man faces eight felonies, including felony discharge of a firearm causing bodily injury, stemming from a shooting during an alleged drug deal gone awry.
Missing report in child sexual abuse case prompts audit at Weber County Sheriff's Office
Daniella Rivera, KSL | Posted Dec. 6 - 8:30 p.m. | Save Story
Weber County officials answered questions Friday about how the sheriff's office is moving forward after a KSL investigation highlighting a missing report in a child sexual abuse case.
