Author: Mariah Wheeler

OGDEN, Utah — Winds reaching 80 miles per hour battered parts of northern Utah overnight and into Tuesday morning. The high winds downed trees and blew unsecured materials into the yards of neighbors. According to the Utah Division of Emergency Management, these were the highest winds recorded in the state: OGDEN PEAK (6 a.m.) – 80 mph WEBER CANYON (4 a.m.) – 69 mph PARK LANE (3 a.m.) – 69 mph LOGAN PEAK (8 a.m.) – 66 mph Farmington was hit with 66 mph wind gusts at 7 a.m., with the Brigham City area faced gusts up to 65 mph,…

OGDEN, Utah – The Utah Department of Health on Friday reported 22 newly confirmed COVID-19 deaths and 3,793 more cases in the past 24 hours, and patients 543 hospitalized. UDoH noted that six of the new deaths occurred prior to Dec. 21, but were just lab-confirmed. The 22 Utahns who died were: Male, between 65-84, Washington County resident, hospitalized at time of death Female, between 65-84, Davis County resident, hospitalized at time of death Male, older than 85, Salt Lake County resident, not hospitalized at time of death Female, between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death…