Author: Mariah Wheeler

OGDEN, Utah — Weber fire crews battled a forklift truck fire Monday. “Earlier today our crews responded to a structure fire,” said a Facebook post from Weber Fire District. The fire was in the area of 1278 S. 1200 West in Ogden. “The fire was a forklift on fire inside of a building,” the post said. “Upon arrival the forklift was fully involved, our crews got to work and the fire was quickly extinguished.” There were no injuries and the cause was a malfunction of machinery, the post said.

OGDEN, Utah – Research compiled at the Weber State University School of Business looks at the impact anti-price gouging laws have on the supply of goods during an emergency. The research collected data from Google searches of questions like “where can I buy toilet paper” and “where can I buy hand sanitizer.” Those questions were searched more in the 36 states with laws preventing price gouging than in states without the legislation. Researchers deduced this phenomenon occurred because consumers in those 36 states could not find those products in stores. Keeping prices low during an emergency like the COVID-19 pandemic encouraged people…