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Hectic Hobo Presents ‘Ranch Rock’ All-Day Music Fest In The Mountains
The Americana/folk band Hectic Hobo will present its third annual Ranch Rock music festival on Saturday, Aug. 3 in Liberty, Utah. The all-day festival features seven Utah bands including J-Rad Cooley, The Magpipes, Avintaquin, Lucy Avenue, Dearth of Earth, Dan Fox & C.E. Wright, and Hectic Hobo. Ranch Rock has...
FLASHBACK 1990: The times change, but not Gepetto's pizza parlor
In commemoration of City Weekly's 40th anniversary, we are digging into our archives to celebrate. Each week, we FLASHBACK to a story or column from our past in honor of four decades of local alt-journalism. Whether the names and issues are familiar or new, we are grateful to have this unique newspaper to contain them all.
Roy mayor wants Ogden Airport moved
ROY, Utah — After a plane crashed into the yard of a Roy home last Wednesday, Roy City Mayor Robert Dandoy said he wants to see the Ogden Airport moved. According to Dandoy, plane crashes are not uncommon in Roy. In 2020, a plane crash damaged two homes. In 2017, there was a crash on one of the city’s major roadways. Both of those crashes were fatal.
Garbage truck driver hits and kills bicyclist in Ogden crosswalk
OGDEN, Utah (KUTV) — A garbage truck driver reportedly did not see a bicyclist in a crosswalk before hitting and killing him Monday morning. This incident comes just over a week after a similar accident in Tooele that also resulted in a cyclist's death. Monday's tragedy brings the total...
Tri-City Exchange seeks help after refrigerated trailer goes out
NORTH OGDEN — The founder of the Tri-City Exchange said Friday that his food pantry needed a new refrigerated trailer after a donated one broke down over Pioneer Day. Founder Mike Larson said he had already made "thousands upon thousands" of dollars worth of repairs to the trailer this year before the latest problem.
Boy accused of stabbing woman and 2 boys at TRAX platform is only 12
SOUTH SALT LAKE — A boy accused of stabbing three people at a South Salt Lake TRAX station in June is only 12 years old, new court documents reveal. On June 18, Utah Transit Authority police officers responded to a report of a fight with the knife at the Central Pointe TRAX platform, 221 W. 2100 South. A woman and two boys suffered stabbing injuries, but the injuries weren't considered to be life-threatening. The attacker was taken into custody at the Millcreek Station Platform on 3300 South.
Even as little as 10 minutes in nature can relieve mental illness symptoms, study finds
SALT LAKE CITY — Decades of published research shows that whether it's a brief stroll through a city park or multiple days spent in the wilderness, exposure to nature has positive mental health impacts. A recent study by University of Utah investigators found that spending time in nature —...
3 Risers and 2 Fallers From the Utah Jazz's Summer League
The Utah Jazz's Summer League ball just finished this week, and while some say Summer League doesn't matter, it can be a good metric to gauge a franchise's youth. The Jazz played 8 games and had some standouts and some underwhelming performances. In case you missed it, these are the risers and faller from the Summer League.
Church of Jesus Christ young single adult conference aims to be record breaking
SALT LAKE CITY — Haley McFadden, a young single adult in Salt Lake City who works in the church's broadcasting events division, said the Utah Area YSA Conference is one of the more fun things she has worked on in her position. "We want to gather together; it's really...
Current, former Utah State student-athletes call for investigation into ‘questionable’ firing of Crosbie, Bovee
In a new letter, 111 current and former student-athletes from USU called for a "full and transparent investigation" into the "questionable" dismissals of Bovee and Crosbie.
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