Author: Mariah Wheeler

OGDEN, Utah — A 29-year-old man was arrested following a traffic accident that left a woman dead in Ogden Sunday. Police arrested Bryce Owens on an unrelated warrant, but say he was impaired and driving while distracted when he allegedly struck other vehicles at the intersection of 12th Street and Washington Boulevard. Owens was reportedly traveling eastbound at a high rate of speed when he failed to stop at a red light, slamming into a Mitsubishi Lancer and sideswiping a truck. The Lancer was pushed into the intersection and its driver, a 39-year-old Box Elder County woman, was pronounced dead…

OGDEN, Utah – The Stay Safe to Stay Open Campaign is a campaign created for local businesses across Utah, but some small businesses in Ogden don’t feel like the campaign has helped keep their businesses afloat. The campaign consists of a set of rules that a business agrees to and advertises in order to let customers know it is safe to visit their business. According to the campaign’s website, stayopenutah.com, the rules of the campaign are “checking symptoms before work and stay home when sick, washing hands frequently, practicing social distancing including face coverings in close common areas, learning about…