History was made on Pioneer Day Friday night with the first-ever fireworks show over Utah Lake — but the debut did not go completely as planned. Organizers intended to launch fireworks from a west barge at North Marina Park in Saratoga Springs and an east barge at American Fork Marina to ...
Thousands celebrated the Pioneer Day holiday at a jam-packed week of rodeo at the Spanish Fork fairgrounds. The 84th annual Fiesta Days Rodeo consisted of five sold-out events held Monday through Friday at the 8,400-seat arena, dazzling crowds with some of the top cowboys and cowgirls in the ...
Firefighters gathered on Interstate 15 freeway overpasses across Salt Lake and Utah counties Tuesday afternoon to honor Fire Captain Spencer Long and his family. Long, his wife Katherine and their sons were killed during a flash flood in Wayne County on Friday, according to authorities. A ...
Multiple Utah County cities will choose to prohibit fireworks for Pioneer Day despite the lifting of a statewide ban by Gov. Spencer Cox on Monday. The statewide ban was imposed for the Fourth of July holiday but was removed due to improved weather conditions in parts of the state. For Pioneer ...
Ellie Priddis described Mapleton as a place where her kids are still safe to venture on their own into the neighborhood and can always be tracked down by finding where the bicycles are. “It still feels like our childhood a little bit,” she said. On Thursday night, as ...
As Americans recently celebrated our nation's 250th birthday on July 4, many reflected on the events and individuals that shaped our history. As I think about that milestone, I find myself reflecting on a quality that has defined America from the beginning and continues to define communities ...
EveryDay Strong is an initiative that seeks to raise children and youth who are resilient against anxiety and depression through meeting their needs for safety, connection and confidence. The whole community can embrace this cause because it was developed by people who live in the local ...
Sometimes when our kids aren’t acting the way we want, it’s easy to ask ourselves questions like, “Why isn’t he or she trying harder?” or “What do I need to do to motivate them to stop playing video games, or do chores, or quit squabbling with their siblings?” There’s ...
When most people think of homelessness, they picture someone holding a sign on a street corner or sleeping on a park bench. While those situations certainly exist, they represent only a small part of a much larger and more complex reality. Much of homelessness is hidden. Many people ...
Brian Adams watched military jets fly over his childhood home in Littleton, Colorado, and dreamed about becoming a pilot. But Adams’s full commitment to the U.S. Air Force wouldn’t come until he tried out the Brigham Young University Air Force ROTC program, in which Adams said he learned ...
