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Police Blotter 9/12

Jennifer Greenlee September 11, 2019

Violations Police stopped a cyclist who didn’t heed traffic signals. The pedestrian was stopped and warned on Sept. 8 On Sept. 6, a skateboarder was stopped by police for violating university...

The evolution of medical marijuana

The evolution of medical marijuana

Kelly Watkins April 18, 2019

If you drew an imaginary line from West Wendover, Nevada, to Dinosaur, Colorado, where cannabis is legal both medicinally and recreationally, what would fill the space between the two towns? The answer...

Take a walk on the cultured side

Take a walk on the cultured side

Alyson Johnson February 9, 2019

Ogden City's fine art community opened its gallery doors to the public for the First Friday Art Stroll, which takes place the first Friday of every month. The First Friday Art Stroll is a community function...

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WSU police blotter

Jovany Bahena-Rosario November 17, 2018

Case 4409: Up on the roof without roofiesOfficers were dispatched to a safety hazard call regarding someone trying to get onto the roof of the Browning Center. Police found three men crossing the street...

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Mary Jane and a CEO strained

Cameron Gifford September 17, 2018

It’s been a tumultuous couple of months for serial entrepreneur and philanthropist Elon Musk. Tesla stock plummeted by over $17 per share on Sept. 7 following Musk's appearance on the “Joe...

No on Prop. 2 means no medical marijuana

No on Prop. 2 means no medical marijuana

Jennifer Guzman August 31, 2018

An overwhelmingly negative response swept public opinion in response to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ statement asking members to vote against Proposition 2. Proposition 2 is an...

The LDS Church instructed their members through email to vote no on Proposition 2. Photo credit: Samantha Van Orman

Mormons meddle with medical marijuana

Daryn Steed August 31, 2018

Proposition 2, the Medical Marijuana Initiative on the November ballot, would legalize the use of cannabis for those with qualifying medical illnesses. On Aug. 23, the LDS Church joined with the Utah Chamber...

Demonstrators gather to attend a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of the meeting of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) heads of state and government on May 24, 2017, in Brussels, Belgium. (Romy Arroyo Fernandez/NurPhoto/Sipa USA/TNS)

Do you know your news from this semester?

Kara Mitchell April 18, 2018

1. The countries that ratified the Paris Climate Agreement met in December 2018 to discuss the climate rule book that was being drafted. Which major economy did not ratify the Paris Climate Agreement?a....

A woman runs in Griffith Park at sunset in temperatures above 80 degrees on January 29, 2018. (Christina House/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Do you know your news?

Kara Mitchell February 7, 2018

1. What government agency needs to hire over 16,000 new employees to support an executive order signed by President Trump?a. Central Intelligence Agencyb. United States Border Patrolc. Immigration and...

Mike Benner, from left, Curtis Roff, and Cindy Kromka, processing technicians, trim cannabis flowers following harvest at PharmaCann, LLC, a medical marijuana cultivation center, on Jan. 23, 2017 in Dwight, Ill.
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Utah Patients launches 2018 medical marijuana ballot campaign

Brianne Hadley July 10, 2017

Utah Patients Coalition launched its 2018 ballot initiative campaign designed to advocate for the use and distribution of medical marijuana to patients with serious medical conditions in Utah. The 2018...

Multiple states vote to legalize the use of recreational and medical marijuana. (Source: ashton / flickr)

Nevada legalizes recreational marijuana; Utah maintains prohibition

Cydnee Green November 13, 2016

  While many United States citizens took to the polls to vote for America's next president-elect on Nov. 8, Nevada citizens where faced with another decision regarding their state's laws —...

People drinking at bars should be aware of club drugs that can be slipped into their drinks when they arent looking.

Science Weekly: Keeping up with club drugs

Kellie Plumhof December 19, 2015

The scientific and law enforcement communities have developed many methods throughout the years to detect drugs. Many officers carry small presumptive drug tests with them and can perform these tests...

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