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Provo residents celebrate Earth Day by cleaning up downtown

There is an “overabundance” of illegal stickers, posters and graffiti scattered around downtown Provo, said Quinn Peterson, the executive director of Downtown Provo Inc. Armed with gloves and scrubbers, several volunteers converged onto Center Street for Earth Day on Tuesday morning to ...

Utah Gov. Cox signs executive order for wildfire preparedness

Looking ahead to Utah’s hot and dry summer months, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox issued an executive order on Monday to encourage wildfire preparedness across the state. The order, according to Cox’s office, is meant to “improve coordination among state, local, and federal partners ahead of ...

Opponents of Trump administration policies demonstrate in downtown Provo

A fairly new group in Utah County is rallying local citizens to amplify their voices in denouncing what they feel is government overreach and become engaged in local activism. On Saturday, a coordinated wave of protests against President Donald Trump’s administration occurred across the ...

Around Utah: Utahns well-prepared overall for approaching REAL ID deadline

Many Americans are scrambling to update their identification with the federal REAL ID enforcement deadline set for May 7, 2025. But Utahns can breathe easy, thanks to the state’s early adoption of REAL ID standards, more than 95.5% of residents are already compliant, according to the Utah ...

Local Catholic, Latter-day Saints leaders remember Pope Francis

In Pope Francis’ final public appearance before his death, he was driven around Saint Peter’s Square in Vatican City on Easter Sunday, blessing small children and babies that were brought out to greet him. For Father Omar Ontiveros, a pastor at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in ...

Don’t underestimate cancer risk from radon gas

Bill Johnson headed to his doctor’s office after experiencing searing pain shooting through his back while shoveling snow. An X-ray didn’t show anything suspicious, so Johnson was sent home with a prescription for physical therapy. It didn’t help. Instead, he said, his back completely ...