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(Jeremy Harmon | The Salt Lake Tribune) Thousands attend the Jehovah's Witnesses' 2003 convention at the Dee Events Center in Ogden. Two decades later, attendance is expected to top 4,000 this weekend and next.

After ‘exercising patience,’ Jehovah’s Witnesses return to Ogden for their big convention

By Siena Duncan | June 23, 2023, 8:52 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Cassie Beggs sostiene una foto de su prometido, quien está encarcelado en la cárcel del condado de Beaver, el jueves 15 de junio de 2023. Beggs, de 36 años, es una técnica de uñas que mantiene a cuatro niños. Para mantenerse en contacto y ahorrar dinero, ella y su prometido han reducido las llamadas telefónicas, dijo.

Años después de reforma de llamadas telefónicas en la cárcel, las familias de reclusos en Utah aún luchan por mantenerse en contacto

By Siena Duncan | June 22, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Cassie Beggs holds a photo of her fiancé, who is incarcerated at the Beaver County Jail, on Thursday, June 15, 2023. Beggs, 36, is a nail tech supporting four children. To stay in touch and save money, she and her fiancé have cut back on phone calls, she said.

Years after jail phone call reform, families of Utah inmates still struggle to keep in contact

By Siena Duncan | June 26, 2023, 7:31 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Downtown Ogden and Washington Blvd, on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. An Ogden police officer shot and killed a man who opened fire on police early Tuesday, June 13, 2023.

Ogden man killed in police shootout was fighting with woman outside bar, police say

By Siena Duncan | June 15, 2023, 10:32 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fire crews respond to wildfires by the Great Saltair and the Great Salt Lake Marina, Friday, June 17, 2022. The wildfire season this year is starting later than usual, with fire frequency expected to hit its highest in September.

Utah wildfire season to arrive later this year — and could be more intense

By Siena Duncan | June 15, 2023, 10:33 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jessica Collette, the Back Farms program director for Green Urban Lunch Box, plants cantaloupe and tomato seedlings in a backyard garden in Murray, June 6, 2023. The nonprofit helps seniors in the Salt Lake Valley grow backyard gardens, and is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.

‘Seeing new life’: Utah nonprofit helps seniors grow backyard gardens — and make friends

By Siena Duncan | June 15, 2023, 10:31 p.m.

(Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune)
Choir for the Genesis Group, a support congregation for Black Latter-day Saints, rehearses in this file photo. A new study explores the experiences of Black members of Utah's predominant faith.

BYU study explores Black experiences in LDS Church, discovers both the good and the bad

By Siena Duncan | June 15, 2023, 10:32 p.m.

(Utah Division of Wildlife Resources) A bat in Salt Lake City tested positive for rabies this week, Salt Lake County Health Department officials announced on Thursday, June 1, 2023.

Bat tests positive for rabies in Salt Lake County

By Siena Duncan | June 1, 2023, 9:07 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Avalanche debris fields illustrate a record breaking snow year up Little Cottonwood Canyon on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Sandy officials declared a state of emergency related to flooding risk and mitigation on Wednesday, May 31, 2023.

Sandy declares state of emergency due to flooding

By Siena Duncan | May 31, 2023, 5:14 p.m.