TRAIN-TRUCK COLLISION -- A train collided with a dump truck Wednesday morning in Provo. Provo firefighters reported the dump truck failed to beat the oncoming train over the tracks at approximately 1600 North and Geneva Road. The train struck the dump truck's trailer at approximately 11:30 a.m. No injuries were reported.

A bit of American Fork history surfaced recently.

Contractors were digging along 200 East to place a pipe for the main distribution line for the city's pressurized irrigation system when they found historic pipes and a concrete culvert under the road. They uncovered two segments of wooden pipe in different sizes that combined for 12 to 15 feet in length.

With the economic turmoil depleting personal finances, displacing employees and forcing some to seek new career paths, more and more Utah County residents are turning to self-employment to support themselves and their families.

There are now more requirements for "sober living homes" in Orem, under changes approved by the City Council on Tuesday.

The Orem City Council approved a controversial twin-home development on Tuesday despite protests by residents who opposed the project.

A man convicted of climbing into a 17-year-old girl's bedroom and taking off all his clothes has been kicked out of his sex-offender treatment program, but will get a second chance after spending some time in jail.

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More than 1.5 million people are hurt each year because they receive the wrong prescriptions, often because pharmacists misinterpret the famously illegible scribble on doctors' notes. The federal government announced this week it will try to curb the problem by offering doctors incentives to use electronic prescription systems instead.

The Founding Fathers' views on freedom of speech and taxation without representation are well documented. But what would Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Hamilton think of Provo's permit-only parking areas?

Only a handful Lehi residents showed up to the city's open house for its new fire station, a fact officials say points to a lack of concern over having a station in their neighborhood.

West Nile virus has reared its ugly head for the first time this year in Utah County.

On Tuesday, small boys eagerly doused slices of sausage pizza in ranch dressing from giant vats as toddlers munched on salad during lunch at Franklin Elementary School in Provo.