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It's college admission deadline time, but once students have been accepted to their dream school they'll have to find a way to pay the price of a college education, a number that's rising at about double the rate of inflation.

You can make fun of their Spock ears or their authentic Starfleet uniforms. You can roll your eyes at the mention of warp drives.

United Way of Utah County needs 10 more sponsors for Sub for Santa families.

The full moon will glide closely above the planet Mars on Sunday night, and if the sky's clear in the area, you'll be able to see the unusual event.

Fireplaces are roaring and festive candles are burning as winter descends on Utah County, and the Provo Fire Department is urging people to stay safe this holiday season.

Heating bills for the average Utah household are expected to rise starting in the summer.

While Utah County commissioners patted themselves on the back for passing a new budget without a tax increase (and even complained about it being too high), Sheriff Jim Tracy sighed in frustration.

"You guys have your Kevlar on?"

A slowdown in housing construction in Utah is taking the edge off the state's once-sizzling job market, according to a report released Tuesday by the state Department of Workforce Services.

The Better Business Bureau in Utah is warning the public to watch out for bogus eBay sellers when shopping online for tickets to Brigham Young University's upcoming football game against the University of California, Los Angeles in Las Vegas. BYU plays UCLA in the Las Vegas Bowl at 6 p.m. Mountain Time on Saturday.

Every spring high school seniors anxiously await letters from colleges and universities telling them whether they've gotten into the dream school or if they will have to look somewhere else. Admissions deadlines are fast approaching and students who want to enroll next fall need to get cracking. The priority deadline at Brigham Young University has already passed and applications for next fall are due Feb. 1.

Winter is back and people are flocking to the mountains for fun in the snow. But avalanches are a constant threat during the winter, so before you start exploring the back country outside the boundaries of your favorite ski resort, make sure you know how to stay safe.