Author: Mariah Wheeler

OGDEN, Utah – A man is in custody after and aggravated assault and burglary in Ogden. The incident happened at 5:30 p.m. when officers responded to a person with a gunshot wound at 2718 Brinker Ave. When police arrived on scene, they found 30-year-old Mauren Wall had been in the location in a dispute over money. Wall reportedly brandished a firearm then took two cell phones from the residence. A man at the residence tried to get Wall to leave and was shot in the abdomen. The victim was transported to the Mckay Dee Hospital where he was treated, accoriding…

OGDEN, Utah – Laws banning price gouging aim to prevent exorbitant prices and increase access to critical goods during states of emergency, but newly published research from Weber State University’s Goddard School of Business & Economics suggests that these laws likely cause shortages, undermining some of their own goals. Published online early this week in the Journal of Private Enterprise, the research draws on publicly available internet search data from Google Trends. Titled “Anti-Gouging Laws, Shortages, and COVID-19: Insights From Consumer Searches,” the peer-reviewed article is co-authored by Gavin Roberts, assistant professor of economics at Weber State, and Rik Chakraborti, assistant professor of economics…