The new 820 North bridge in Provo opened last week, marking the completion of an eight-month project to upgrade the infrastructure of the overpass. The new bridge has new vehicle lanes with a center turn lane, bike lanes on each side of the road, paved pedestrian paths and concrete barriers ...
With big crowds, expensive purses and fast driving, Utah is considered a premier destination for demolition derbies. Just ask the drivers brave enough to compete here. "These are hard-hitting derbies up here, man," said Southern California-based demolition derby driver Aaron Haring, who ...
Three paddleboarders were rescued from Utah Lake Friday night after a strong wind storm pulled them away from shore. Saratoga Springs Fire and Rescue said that at 7 p.m., strong winds and rough waves pushed a 21-year-old man, 17-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl away from the shoreline and ...
History was made on Pioneer Day Friday night with the first-ever fireworks show over Utah Lake — but the debut did not go completely as planned. Organizers intended to launch fireworks from a west barge at North Marina Park in Saratoga Springs and an east barge at American Fork Marina to ...
Utah is joining other states like Texas and Florida this summer, telling boaters, paddleboarders and anyone else heading to a lake or river to wear their life jackets in case something goes wrong. But a state official said Thursday their message doesn’t seem to be getting through. “When ...
The Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office has rejected a proposal for a new municipality to be established on the Wasatch County side of Provo Canyon. A letter from the Lieutenant Governor's Office last week rescinded a feasibility request issued June 25 for a preliminary municipality called Bear ...
Thousands celebrated the Pioneer Day holiday at a jam-packed week of rodeo at the Spanish Fork fairgrounds. The 84th annual Fiesta Days Rodeo consisted of five sold-out events held Monday through Friday at the 8,400-seat arena, dazzling crowds with some of the top cowboys and cowgirls in the ...
As the Provo Fire Department continues to grieve the death Capt. Spencer Long and his family, Chief Jeremy Headman paid tribute to Long during a news conference at Provo City Hall Tuesday. Headman confirmed that Long, his wife Katrina, and their three sons Reed Vernon, Thayer Long and Gage ...
Firefighters gathered on Interstate 15 freeway overpasses across Salt Lake and Utah counties Tuesday afternoon to honor Fire Captain Spencer Long and his family. Long, his wife Katherine and their sons were killed during a flash flood in Wayne County on Friday, according to authorities. A ...
A recent discovery of 19 critical minerals at a halloysite deposit in Utah County's Lake Mountains could assist the United States' efforts to increase domestic production of critical minerals, government officials say. The United States imports more than 80% of its rare earth minerals, with ...
