Author: Mariah Wheeler

OGDEN, Utah — Ogden Mayor Mike Caldwell on Tuesday announced the city’s new police chief, pending approval by the City Council. The new chief, replacing retiring chief Randy Watt, will be Watt’s deputy police chief, Eric R. Young. Young, a 50-year resident of Ogden, was hired into the department in March of 1993. Prior to becoming deputy chief in 2012, he served as a patrol officer, a D.A.R.E. officer, a school resource officer, a detective with both the Ogden Metro Gang Unit and the Major Crimes Unit, a community policing officer, a  a sergeant with the Patrol Buray and Community…

UTAH – Branden Carlson scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the first double-double by a Utah player this season, and the balanced, potent Utes offense handed Washington State a stinging 71-56 defeat at home on Thursday night. Thursday, Utah (6-6, 3-5 Pacific-12 Conference) made seven of its first 10 shots and never looked back, building a 43-26 lead at the half on 66.7% shooting — tied for its best first-half percentage this season. Four other Utes reached double figures with Timmy Allen scoring 13, Alfonso Plummer and Riley Battin 12 each and Mikael Jantunen 10. The win was…