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Ogden, UT— A tense Amber Alert issued on Monday evening has been canceled after two young children, who were reportedly abducted by their father, were safely recovered and returned to family members. The alert, which was issued at 5:15 p.m., followed a tragic incident earlier in the day when a woman was found dead in a mobile home fire. Authorities have since classified the woman’s death as a homicide. The two children, ages 2 and 3, were taken from their home in Riverdale after firefighters discovered their mother’s body inside a mobile home near 5100 South and 1050 West. Police…

OGDEN, Utah — A return-to-office mandate issued by the U.S. Treasury Department has led to significant overcrowding at the IRS facilities in Ogden, Utah, though the situation appears to be easing somewhat. The mandate, which required all IRS employees to return to the office by March 10, has caused considerable strain on the space at the Ogden-area IRS offices, as many workers were previously telecommuting. Robert Lawrence, president of the Ogden-area chapter of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), Local 67, explained that the situation was chaotic when employees first returned. Many workers, including those at the IRS Service Center…