Ogden's Ben Lomond High School evacuated due to bomb threat; search of school continues

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Ben Lomond High School in Ogden was evacuated due to a bomb threat on Thursday.

Ogden Police Capt. Tim Scott said the threat's legitimacy was still undetermined as the search of the school continued.

Classes for the rest of the day were canceled for Ben Lomond students but will resume Friday.

OGDEN — A bomb threat Thursday prompted the evacuation of Ben Lomond High School and a search of the facility and its grounds.

Whether the threat was legitimate or a hoax is "still ultimately to be determined," said Ogden Police Capt. Tim Scott. But he said information authorities learned after the initial call to Weber County dispatchers reporting a bomb "essentially required us to respond in the manner we responded. We're treating this as an activ