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Pending land swap would place Santaquin development fully in Utah County

Utah County is pursuing an agreement that would keep a Santaquin City development from being split between county lines.  The county is seeking approximately 250 acres of land from Juab County that fall within Santaquin City limits in exchange for 1,200 acres of land near Eureka, according ...

Rep. Mike Kennedy claims party nomination at Utah Republican Convention

Rep. Mike Kennedy secured the Utah Republican Party’s nomination for Utah’s 4th Congressional District, and another district is poised for a primary decision following the Utah Republican Party Convention Saturday at Utah Valley University. Kennedy, who currently serves Utah’s 3rd ...

Missing Mapleton man found dead in San Juan County

A Mapleton man missing in southeast Utah was found dead in a remote area of San Juan County, authorities announced. David Engler, 54, was reported missing and overdue after he did not return home from a solo hiking trip earlier this month. His body was located in Peavine Canyon, according to ...

RMU: Doctor of Occupational Therapy ‘pioneers’ graduate

Over the years, hundreds of physical therapists have launched successful careers by earning doctoral degrees at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (RMU). That tradition continued this month when 51 students from the 21st cohort of the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program ...

Elder Ulysses Soares implores BYU 2026 graduates to share their light

Brigham Young University’s 150th school year concluded with the 2026 commencement Thursday morning at the Marriott Center, where degrees were conferred upon 6,864 students. Commencement speaker Elder Ulysses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles incorporated the university’s ...

Goshen Canyon Fire burns 400 acres; risk of further spread low

A wildfire ignited in Goshen Canyon on the Utah and Juab county border Tuesday evening. As of Wednesday afternoon, the fire had burned 400 acres and remained 0% contained, but there was low potential for further spread due to rocky topography, according to Karl Hunt, a public affairs officer ...