I’ve been getting lots of questions this year about problems with flowers, vegetables, trees and lawns, and the answers all have a common theme: Blame it on the weather! Even though we can’t change the weather, we’re looking at a collection of these common questions today to understand ...

Infants, toddlers and young children need outdoor activity to build strong bodies and minds, but they also require extra care in the heat. In the summer months, those twin imperatives can make parents anxious. How long should kids be out? How do I know they're OK? What should I ...

The full Utah Valley calendar of events is on L4, but here are three local events you should check out this week: 1. 2026 Utah County Fair and Rodeo Spanish Fork Fairgrounds, July 27-Aug. 1, all day Years of work culminate in the annual county fair where there is an amazing collection of ...

Jeans that fit perfectly. The ideal Netflix show for a Tuesday night. Your one and only soulmate. Modern life promises that with enough options, you will happily find the best of everything. But behavioral scientists say the increasing flood of choices — whether it comes ...

I’ve spent the better part of two decades crisscrossing this beautiful, better than ever globe we call home. I’ve been asked a thousand versions of the same question: “Blake, what’s the best trip advice?” People expect me to talk about credit card points, hidden villas, or the best ...

If you’ve spent a lifetime filling up a traditional IRA or 401(k) with the plan of leaving what’s left to your children, I need you to read this one closely, and then hand it to those kids. The rules for inherited retirement accounts changed a few years back, and the change quietly turned a ...

USU/Utah County Extension Service provides some answers to more common garden questions: I think my garlic is almost ready to trim and bring into my pantry, and I have a lot more than I expected! The tops are completely dry, but there is a lot of dirt sticking to the bulbs. I have a lot of ...

From portable battery banks and generators to whole-house systems, there are many backup power choices to consider as extreme weather ramps up and outages happen more often and last longer. People need solutions to keep medical devices, cellphones and other important appliances powered ...

I really didn’t see this day coming. I am writing this while on a road trip with my wife, Gayle. We have been road tripping since our marriage in 1969. My family lives in Oklahoma, and hers in Utah. The next year, we were on the road to see my family after our first child was born. We ...

Wildfires are affecting some of the ATV trails we love to ride in Utah again. This is the third consecutive year that a major fire has impacted Marysvale. This year, the Cottonwood fire is affecting both Marysvale and Beaver. At this writing, the Cottonwood fire is burning directly east of ...