Author: Mariah Wheeler

OGDE, Utah – Flags will be lowered in Utah on Tuesday in memory of former state Rep. LaWanna “Lou” Shurtliff, who died in December. Gov. Spencer Cox ordered the lowering of the American and Utah state flags on the first day of the 2021 state legislative session for Shurtliff, an Ogden Democrat who served in the state House from 1999 to 2008 and again from 2018 to 2020.

OGDEN, Utah – The Utah Avalanche Center issued an avalanche warning for northern Utah on Saturday. The risk of natural and human-caused avalanches is high in Logan, Ogden, the Uintas, Salt Lake, and Provo, the agency reports. Avalanche risk is “considerable” in the Skyline range, the Abajos, and Moab area mountains. Considerable danger on upper and mid elevation slopes with significant accumulations of heavy new snow. With more accumulation overnight and more snow likely to fall on Saturday, the avalanche danger is probably higher in the Southern Bear River Range, the Logan Peak Area, and the Wellsville Range. Heavy snow…