About 3,000 people braved hot weather and long lines to attend Taste of the Valley in Provo on Thursday -- double the expected number, according to an early estimate from Provo-Orem Chamber of Commerce President Steve Densley.

Millions were killed during the Holocaust because they were Jews or otherwise singled out. Though the tragedy of the genocide happened more than 60 years ago, the legacy lives on, and students are still learning about its effects.

There won't be a sequel to last year's home assessment sticker shock.

A judge on Wednesday extended the deadline for prosecutors to decide whether they will seek the death penalty in David Ragsdale's murder case.

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.