The 2026 Utah County Fair had a year-over-year increase in visitors and brought an estimated $2.5 to $3 million in total economic impact, according to data compiled by Explore Utah Valley. The data shared with the Daily Herald tracked the economic impact and total visitors of the fair from ...
The proposed Vesper Amphitheater project in Provo Canyon has its detractors, from some residents and environmental groups, and now, a neighboring city. The Orem City Council weighed in on the project in a letter last week, saying it intends to express its opposition to the Vesper Amphitheater ...
The National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report on a fatal plane crash that occurred near Provo Airport last month. On Aug. 7, a plane piloted by student pilot Chase Day took off from Provo Airport and then went down moments later in Utah Lake, killing Day. A female ...
A wildfire ignited Sunday near Nebo Loop Road in Payson and grew to an estimated 45 acres before firefighters halted the blaze overnight. Named the Peteetneet Fire, the blaze initially threatened structures, but air and ground resources quickly responded to the scene and there was no impact to ...
Cornbelly's two Utah County corn mazes opening this month will pay tribute to a late American hero. Dolly Parton, the iconic country singer and Imagination Library founder who died on Aug. 25, is featured in the design of Cornbelly's corn mazes in Spanish Fork and Lehi as well as several ...
A 63-year-old man died after he was struck by a vehicle while riding his bike Monday morning in Provo. At 8:16 a.m., Provo police responded to a crash at Lakeview Parkway and the University Avenue Interstate 15 off-ramp, where a vehicle exiting the freeway had collided with the cyclist, ...
Many homeowners with extra space in their basement will use it as a storage room, full of canned goods and emergency supplies. Others turn it into a man cave, fitted with a pool table and a flat screen. One Springville family chose to use their space for something completely ...
A female suspect who allegedly threatened to shoot a small group of people and trespassed into an apartment near Utah Valley University was booked in the Utah County Jail Wednesday night and then ordered by a judge to be released Thursday. Aleena Bonesteel, 18, of South Jordan, faces seven ...
The Provo City Council's decision on the Vesper Amphitheater proposal was planned to come as early as next week, but a move from the applicant will delay the process. The city announced Wednesday evening the applicant's intention to stop its current application and resubmit an amended proposal ...
Anyone old enough to remember the 9/11 attacks can plainly recount where they were and what they were doing when they heard the news on Sept. 11, 2001. A quarter century after the terrorist attacks, though, means an entire generation is growing up with no memory of the deadliest attack on ...
