Benjamin Zack
Standard-Examiner
Ogden, UT, United States
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See the best photos from the Ogden Rodeo
For five nights in July, ropers and riders from around the world descended on Ogden and thousands of fans showed up for the 85th annual Ogden Pioneer Days Rodeo. Photojournalists from the Standard-Examiner were on hand to capture all of the sights and stories. These are some of the highlights from the week. → Read More
Monday Night at the Ogden Rodeo
The stands were packed with rodeo fans on the fourth night of the Ogden Pioneer Days Rodeo on Monday, July 23, 2018. The rodeo wraps up with one final performance on Tuesday, July 24. → Read More
Sylvan Esso plays for sold-out crowd at Ogden Twilight
Indie-dance duo Sylvan Esso performs for a sold-out crowd during the Ogden Twilight Concert Series on Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at the Ogden Amphitheater. Unknown Mortal Orchestra opened the show. → Read More
Celebrating 4th of July in a cardboard boat
For the second year in a row, the Morgan Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a Cardboard Boat Regatta at the Fourth of July celebration in Morgan on July 4, 2018. While most of the boats sank the year before, the majority of the boats this year made it down the roughly 600 yard stretch of river. → Read More
Raptors defeat Rockies at Monday home game
The Ogden Raptors defeated the Grand Junction Rockies 5-3 at Lindquist Field in Ogden on Monday, June 25, 2018. → Read More
PHOTOS: Ogden Raptors win 2018 home opener
The Ogden Raptors defeated the Orem Owlz 7-2 in Ogden's home opener at Lindquist Field on Tuesday, June 19, 2018. → Read More
Riverdale landslide inches closer to homes
The Spring Creek Road landslide continues to grow in Riverdale. The landslide started in November and has shown no sign of stopping. → Read More
See photos from Clearfield’s 2018 graduation
Students, staff, families and friends gathered for Clearfield High School's graduation ceremony at Weber State University on Friday, June 1, 2018. → Read More
See photos from the 2018 Ogden Music Festival
The annual Ogden Music Festival returned to Fort Buenaventura for the 11th year on Friday, June 1, 2018. → Read More
New mural brings more color to Ogden
Michelle Montrose Larsen works on a mural along 26th St. in Ogden on Wednesday, May 30, 2018. Larsen, an Ogden-based painter, was looking for studio space while completing her master's degree in 2017. She found a landlord who was willing to trade workspace in exchange for an outdoor mural at the entrance to his building between Adams and Jefferson avenues in Central Ogden. → Read More
See photos from George Washington High School’s graduation
Students, staff, families and friends gathered for George Washington High School's graduation ceremony at Weber State University on Friday, May 25, 2018. → Read More
See photos from Ben Lomond’s 2018 graduation
Students, families, friends and supporters gather on Tuesday, May 22, 2018, at the Dee Events Center for Ben Lomond High School's graduation ceremony. → Read More
See photos from Bonneville High School’s graduation
Students, families, friends and supporters gather at the Dee Events Center for Bonneville High School's graduation ceremony Monday, May 21, 2018. → Read More
Inside Ogden’s empty and iconic buildings
In the early part of the 20th century, elaborate buildings and state-of-the-art architecture towered over Ogden. These buildings were supported by the booming railroad economy, but by the end of the century, many local landmarks sat vacant or underused. As Ogden’s economy improves again, the city and developers have pushed to either renovate or remove the empty icons in and around downtown. → Read More
Ogden library reopens after more than a year
Hundreds of library patrons, staff and supporters gathered for the reopening of the main branch of the Weber County Library on Wednesday, April 4, 2018, in Ogden. The library closed in late 2016 for a $17 million renovation. → Read More
Civil Rights icon Ernest Green visits Davis High
Civil rights icon Ernest Green spoke with students at Davis High School on Thursday, March 22, 2018. In 1957, Green was one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who attended the previously all-white Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas. The Little Rock Nine dealt with attacks, harassment and death threats and eventually needed the assistance of the US Army to… → Read More
PHOTOS: Renovations finishing up at the Weber County Library main branch in Ogden
The main branch of the Weber County Library in Ogden will reopen on April 4, 2018, more than one year after the library closed for renovations. → Read More
Podcasters set out in Northern Utah mountains to search for disappearing toads
Amphibians throughout the world are in dire straights from disease and habitat destruction. That includes Utah's boreal toad — an animal that has adapted to some extreme environments. → Read More
Standing tall and riding high: Meet the Ogden Pioneer Days Rodeo trick rider
In the moments between the saddle bronc competition and the barrel racing, Jessica Blair Fowlkes has the grounds of the Ogden Pioneer Days Rodeo all to herself. → Read More
New Spinosaurus sculpture making its debut Saturday at Ogden's Dinosaur Park
Meet the newest dinosaur sculpture — and the man behind it — at George S. Eccles Dinosaur Park in Ogden. → Read More