Author: Mariah Wheeler

OGDEN, Utah — The Davis County Sheriff’s Office is having success with a new program that allows some inmates to use ankle monitors instead of being incarcerated. The program, first introduced in October, is designed for low-level and non-violent offenders who would spend their days in work release or school and their nights in jail. Funding from the federal CARES act allowed the Sheriff’s Office to purchase ankle monitors and laptop computers to track inmates. The Sheriff’s Office began its ankle monitor program with seven inmates in October. Since then, a total of 47 people have been admitted to the…

OGDEN, Utah — A new state law has set the stage for Ogden City to fund taxpayer incentivized development for longer periods of time. Recent modifications to Senate Bill 6001, also known as Utah’s Community Reinvestment Act, authorizes Utah municipalities to extend the collection of tax dollars used on certain redevelopment districts for up to two years. According to the bill, the extension is meant to compensate for either a delay in the implementation of a redevelopment project or reduced tax dollars set aside for it, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.