Gov. Spencer Cox on Friday announced he picked a judge and an attorney for two open seats on the Utah Supreme Court, the latest changes in this year’s reshaping of the state’s highest court. Cox appointed 5th District Judge Matthew Bell and civil litigator Michael Menssen to fill the seats ...
The Timpanogos School Board passed several motions Wednesday initiating studies into the closure of junior high and elementary schools in the district. Closure studies have been initiated for the following junior highs: Canyon View, Oak Canyon and Orem; and the following elementary schools: ...
The transportation game in northern Utah County has changed thanks to a new public rideshare service that can deliver people where they need to go. Launched on Aug. 16, the UTA On Demand Zone covers a 77-square-mile area in Eagle Mountain, Saratoga Springs, Lehi, American Fork and ...
The Provo City Council approved an update Tuesday to the city's outdoor lighting code to make the city more dark sky compliant. All new and replaced outdoor fixtures will be required to have a color temperature of 3,000 Kelvin or less and be fully shielded, according to city ...
The rise of artificial intelligence is among the "greatest opportunities" at Brigham Young University and the Church Education System, but it should be used ethically and productively, Elder Garret W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said in a BYU campus address Monday. Speaking ...
Charges were filed against a 16-year-old boy suspected of shooting his mother and half-brother inside their Saratoga Springs home last year. The suspect, whose name the Daily Herald chose not to release, was charged with two counts of aggravated murder, both first-degree felonies, and one ...
A proposal to launch a public boundary study and consider school consolidations and closures will go before the Timpanogos School District Board on Wednesday. TSD leaders say the issue at hand is a significant enrollment decline within the district boundaries caused by declining birth rates, ...
A bit of friendly competition can go a long way when it comes to donating blood. On Monday, Provo police and fire squared off for the second-annual American Red Cross Battle of the Badges Blood Drive, seeing which side could rally more community support to give blood. Blood donors placed a ...
Wildfire season stayed busy with the ignition of new blazes in Utah County on Sunday. On Sunday afternoon, the Big Mountain Fire started in the mountains five miles southwest of Elberta. It was estimated to be as large as 400 acres but was reduced to 169.9 acres Monday. On Sunday evening, ...
Turning Point USA will return to Utah Valley University next month to memorialize Charlie Kirk on the year mark of his assassination. At 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at the UCCU Center, the organization will hold a "Freedom Built to Last Memorial" to honor Kirk. "The gathering will honor ...
