Author: Mariah Wheeler

UTAH – Utahns would not need a permit to carry a concealed gun under a bill making its way through the state Legislature. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Walt Brooks, R-St.George, got the green light from a legislative committee Friday after nearly two hours of debate. It passed 8-3 along party lines. The Legislature passed a similar bill in 2013, only to have it vetoed by then Gov. Gary Herbert. “We do need to go back to trusting our law abiding citizens,” Brooks said. “They are responsible. No matter if you have a permit or not, you are not removed from…

OGDEN, Utah — An Eden-area man faces five felony counts in connection with his alleged attempt to create a false will in the name of his late wife in an apparent bid to secure control of her assets. Jody Rhorer, 43, is being held without bail at the Weber County jail stemming from the charges relating to the assets and will of Deone Ehlers-Rhorer, his wife, who died Aug. 26. Ehlers-Rhorer, 54 when she died, was a longtime real estate agent in Weber County and the owner of Lady Bug Realty in Ogden.