Author: Mariah Wheeler

UTAH – Members of the Utah National Guard who were deployed to Washington, D.C. will soon return home. About 350 soldiers from Utah were deployed Jan. 15 to protect the events surrounding the inauguration of President Joe Biden. “What we saw was calm,” said Major Mangum with the Utah National Guard via a Zoom call. “It was an honor to be here.” The chaos and disruption some predicted following the January 6th violent protest and riot at the Capitol never materialized. Instead, the Utah National Guard described a memorable experience for its members that did not include any serious confrontations. “To be out…

OGDEN, Utah — An Ogden man awaiting trial in an aggravated assault case was arrested after allegedly making a terroristic threat at the police station last week. Records staff members in the Ogden Police Department lobby said Donald Hammans, 40, demanded in the Thursday incident that “his rights be restored.”