July in Utah offers multiple times throughout the month when fireworks are permitted in most areas across the state, mainly surrounding Fourth of July and Pioneer Day holiday celebrations. The allowable discharge dates are July 2-5 and July 22-25, between the hours of 11 a.m. and 11 p.m; ...
A Spanish Fork man was arrested Wednesday after police said he struck and killed a motorcycle driver with his truck. Rafael Alvis, 55, was booked into the Utah County Jail and is being investigated for automobile homicide and driving under the influence. Spanish Fork police first reported ...
In the wake of devastating fires in Maui in 2023 and Los Angeles in 2024, Brigham Young University civil and construction engineering professor Rob Sowby sought to solve a pressing debate: What is the responsibility of public water systems when it comes to combating wildfires? His findings, ...
Work to replace the 65-year-old Provo River Bridge at 820 North and 850 West is on track to potentially start this fall, as the city and transportation officials look to prioritize more pressing road and infrastructure projects. On Friday, the Utah Transportation Commission voted to divert ...
A change in command is underway at Community Action Services and Food Bank as longtime Chief Executive Officer Karen McCandless has stepped down to focus on her campaign for the mayoral race in Orem. Stepping in to fill her shoes is Tom Hogan, who had been serving as the organization’s ...
On Saturday, June 21, 2025, Bornean orangutan Kawan (24) gave birth to a healthy female infant at Utah’s Hogle Zoo. She arrived naturally at 9:30 a.m., weighing just over three pounds. Throughout Kawan’s pregnancy, Hogle Zoo prepared for several outcomes, including the possibility that she ...
