Suicide remains a leading cause of death in Utah youth. Over the past 12 months, the state lost 38 children between the ages of 10-17 to suicide and another 71 young people between the ages of 18-24. On Monday, Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital announced the acceleration of a new $96 ...
The Provo City Library serves as a community space for reading, internet access, social connection and educational services. Citizens touted these resources and much more during the public comment period at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. However, inflation, needed building maintenance and ...
Bruce Bastian, an alumnus of Brigham Young University who pioneered a successful word-processing application and later would become an advocate for the LGBTQ+ community, died Sunday. Bastian, 76, passed away surrounded by his four sons, husband Clint Ford, friends and other family members, the ...
Rep. Burgess Owens has introduced a bill in the U.S. House to rename the U.S. Postal Office in Santaquin after Sgt. Bill Hooser, who was killed in the line of duty last month. The federal legislation was introduced last Wednesday and would change the official name of the office to the “SGT ...
On Main Street in Santaquin, across from the city police department, local artist Ryan Hymas turned an abandoned home into an art gallery to showcase his alternative, abstract works. For a passerby, it's nearly impossible to ignore the structure, with striking, colorful abstract art dotting ...
In 2022, Utah had a rate of nearly 11 people experiencing homelessness per 10,000, a 3.7% increase from 2021 and a 22.5% increase from 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. That’s below the national average of 18, notes a new report from the University ...
