Published nearly a half century ago, the story and messages in Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" still strike a chord in today's society.

Despite a tight market, developers are moving forward with plans to construct a commercial project sometime next year right off Interstate 15 on the 1600 North gateway into Orem.

Heroes Among Us to pay tribute to victims of Crandall Canyon Mine collapse -- Funded by private and state contributions, the piece, called "Heroes Among Us" was sculpted by Karen Jobe Templeton as a memorial to the victims of the Crandall Canyon Mine collapse. The bronze artwork is being prepared at Lehi Arts Foundry on State Street.

An estimated 26,000 people attending the 19th Annual Timpanogos Storytelling Festival learned on Saturday that to find out who we are, individually and as a community, we have to show up.

There is a reason Timpanogos Cave is one of Utah County's top tourist destinations.

American Fork Arts Council

Rette Speight

In a world gone green, it seems that the choice isn't necessarily organic or not, but what the price is.

Yesterday morning as our youngest daughter walked up the stairs for school, she looked beautiful. Her eyes were shining; her hair was curly and looked as though she had just been at the most expensive salon on the block. Her cheeks were rosy and she had innocence written all her face.

Pleasant Grove police arrested five people Wednesday for their suspected involvement in a ring of burglaries around Utah and Salt Lake Counties.

One of the last working mines in American Fork Canyon, the so-named Live Yankee Mine, has been called "a testament to grim determination."

What do you think of presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain selecting Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska, as his vice presidential pick? Will McCain's pick of a female VP candidate affect the election outcome?

"I'd rather have (Barack) Obama. That doesn't bother me but what is her guy (McCain) going to do for the country? Is John McCain going to end the war? Barack Obama talks more about other people than he does himself. It shouldn't be about them, it should be about the people. That's what Obama does."

The Utah County Republican Women will have Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff as guest speaker Monday at the Provo Library, in Academy Square, 500 North University Ave. The meeting is at noon on the library's second floor. A light lunch will be served. Visitors are welcome.