The state-wide ban on fireworks certainly had plenty of detractors, but early indications are that it worked at limiting wildfire starts caused by the devices. According to Utah Fire Info on Sunday morning, the state had only four new wildfire starts in the previous 24 hours, with one near ...
Brigham Young University Professor Tyson Reeder believes the founding fathers hoped to create a great nation when they signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 but never could have envisioned the scale of what it would could become. There was no precedent, he said, for establishing a ...
Utah Valley University became one of the 56 accredited Bachelor of Architecture programs in the country — and the first in the state. The university announced last week that it reached accreditation status from the National Architectural Accrediting Board, providing students with a direct ...
Citing dire wildfire conditions across the state, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox last week sent a strong message of caution to Utahns when he issued an executive order enacting a statewide fireworks ban through July 5. The order set a sweeping “default” ban that prohibited personal fireworks ...
Gov. Spencer Cox’s statewide ban on fireworks through July 5 due to the state’s extreme wildfire conditions left room for municipalities to make their own firework designations in consultation with local fire departments. In turn, several Utah County cities have released information on ...
Charlie Kirk’s parents and his widow, Erika Kirk, will attend a key hearing in his murder case next week in Utah, according to a person familiar with the situation who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. Prosecutors will aim to show during the ...
The largest electricity provider in the state activated a relatively rare power shutoff protocol last week, temporarily cutting energy service for over 7,700 customers. Should Utahns expect more of them as one of the most wildfire-prone seasons continues in Utah? It depends. Rocky Mountain ...
There was some good news for the wildfire-exhausted residents and firefighters in southwestern Utah County. Operations Section Chief Brad Mihelic from Great Basin Complex Incident Management Team 3 said in an update on Sunday that while the Iron Fire (which is the one that crossed from Juab ...
PHOENIX (AP) — A polygamous sect leader already serving a 50-year federal prison sentence for orchestrating sex involving children was convicted Friday on state child abuse charges after girls were found in an unventilated trailer he was hauling through Arizona. Someone alerted authorities ...
Eight days before the Fourth of July, America's Freedom Festival Associate Director Robyn Pulham is trying to learn how a new payment terminal works. She focuses on the instructions her assistant laid out for her — until the phone rings. Provo City is calling. She'd better ...
