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Reports: Utah Jazz to sign former Lakers center Jaxson Hayes
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (329+ words) Karen Warren, Associated Press The Utah Jazz made a move to bolster the team's frontcourt Wednesday evening, agreeing to sign free agent Jaxson Hayes. The Jazz will ink the 7-footer to a two-year, $12 million contract, according to reports from ESPN,…...
FISCHER: Everybody thinks they saw the elephant
13+ hour, 49+ min ago (451+ words) A while later, the escrow officer called declaring that she had a full report now. "Whew!" I replied, "So where's the trust?" Silence. "There isn't one," she responded, defeatedly. Excuse me? Instead, she sent me a copy of a Transfer…...
Volunteer opportunities available at local organizations
13+ hour, 49+ min ago (456+ words) Standard-Examiner Volunteer opportunities available at local organizations By Weber Human Services - Special to the Standard-Examiner | Jul 1, 2026 If you are interested in volunteering and do not see what interests you, please call us as we have many more opportunities available and…...
Ogden Pioneer Days Rodeo festivities underway, tickets available
17+ hour, 50+ min ago (370+ words) OGDEN " No bulls have burst from the gates, but the festivities of the 92nd Pioneer Days Rodeo are underway. This past weekend, proceedings kicked off with the Utah Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum's induction of 2026 nominees for the Cowboy Hall of…...
Utah Jazz trade Walker Kessler to Lakers for 2 first-round draft picks, 2 pick swaps
23+ hour, 19+ min ago (291+ words) Anna Fuder, Associated Press The Utah Jazz are trading center Walker Kessler to the Los Angeles Lakers, who will have the center under contract for the next four seasons and for a total of about $130 million, a person with knowledge…...
Some cities opt out of Gov. Cox's statewide fireworks ban, but most keep it in place
1+ day, 29+ min ago (1461+ words) Alixel Cabrera, Utah News Dispatch Citing dire wildfire conditions across the state, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox last week sent a strong message of caution to Utahns when he issued an'executive order'enacting a'statewide fireworks ban'through July 5. The order set a sweeping…...
Sunni Wilkinson named Ogden City's new Poet Laureate
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (356+ words) OGDEN " The city of Ogden has a new poet laureate. In June, Ogden City Arts announced in a press release that the Ogden City Arts Advisory Committee had selected Sunni Brown Wilkinson to represent the literary arts in Ogden for…...
Susan Lee extends lead over Lorene Kamalu in Davis County Commission Seat B race
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (181+ words) Susan Lee added 117 votes to her lead over two-term incumbent Lorene Kamalu in the Davis County Commission Seat B race, according to results posted Friday at 1: 35 p. m. on the Davis County election page. Lee now leads Kamalu by 782 votes overall (50. 89% to…...
STOSSEL: Minimum wage fail
6+ day, 7+ min ago (515+ words) Not long ago, new kinds of jobs appeared: app-based gig work. They include jobs like dog walking on Rover, Taskrabbit work, Door Dash food delivery, Uber and Lyft driving " Lots of people like gig work. It's flexible. You work when…...
Election results: Susan Lee takes lead in Davis County Commission race; Jon Atkin grows lead in sheriff race
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (1096+ words) Susan Lee has overtaken two-term incumbent Lorene Kamalu in the Davis County Commission Seat B race, according to the latest results that were released at 4: 12 p. m. Wednesday. Lee entered Wednesday trailing Kamalu by just 42 votes, but after 5, 829 more votes were counted…...