In the summer of 2022, an unattended campfire caused a wildfire near the Salmon River in Idaho, leading to the nation’s largest fire that summer and causing the deaths of five firefighters. Eventually the fire burned more than 203 square miles. In 2024, near Chico, California, a man pushed a ...

Editor's note: Students at Layton High School wrote guest opinions as part of a class assignment and submitted them to the Standard-Examiner. Here is one example: Have you ever thought about the lives lost due to vehicular pursuits? If you don’t know what that is, I can give you a little ...

Editor's note: Students at Layton High School wrote guest opinions as part of a class assignment and submitted them to the Standard-Examiner. Here is one example: Could you imagine being able to walk into a room and stand right next to the sun? In February of this year, a lab in France was ...

Utah has become the testing ground for the Dignity Index, a program that rates speech on an eight-point scale — with “contempt” on one end and “dignity” on the other. The University of Utah will host the initiative at a cost to taxpayers of roughly $400,000 a year, plus $120,000 in ...

Increasingly, Weber State University students wandering the halls of the Wattis Business Building or stopping by during office hours raise concerns about the declining value of a college education. A 2024 Pew survey found that only 22% of Americans agreed a four-year degree is “extremely ...

The holidays are here and now I can go berserk cooking. It’s a wonderful time for all involved. This is because the menus for Thanksgiving and Christmas are more or less set and delicious, so anyone coming over to eat is guaranteed to find something good, which isn’t always the case the ...