Author: Mariah Wheeler

OGDEN, Utah – Wind storms swept heavily through Weber County with gusts in Ogden up at 89 mph, but city officials say the last storm in September, cleared out most of the trees and debris that could have caused major damage this time around. Fernando Vera is one Ogden resident who uses windstorms like this, to bring in work. “It actually was not really bad like the last time, like a few months ago,” said Fernando Vera of Ogden. He’s going around Ogden cleaning up debris and trash that swept through Ogden last night into early afternoon. “We had a…

UTAH – Today in Utah, teens in treatment can be locked in a room for hours, forced to sit in uncomfortable positions, drugged or physically held down as a form of punishment. When this happens, there’s often not a record of it. Utah Sen. Mike McKell, R-Spanish Fork, wants to change that. He introduced a bill Monday that would greatly enhance the oversight of these businesses, limit what staffers could do to punish young people, make them document when they do use restraints and provide parents with more information. It has early support from an industry group and some activists.…