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Gov. Cox says cities will regain primary firework authority for Pioneer Day

A statewide fireworks ban that went into effect for the Fourth of July will not be issued for Pioneer Day this week, Gov. Spencer Cox said in an update of fireworks restrictions Monday.  Instead, each municipality will have primary authority over its own fireworks restrictions, while the ...

Man drowns at Tibble Fork Reservoir, body recovered

Officials recovered the body of a man who drowned at Tibble Fork Reservoir Sunday evening. A man in his 20s was swimming in the reservoir around 6 p.m. when he disappeared below the surface, according to the Utah County Sheriff's Office. First responders arrived and began searching the area ...

End of the road: State revokes license of Provo Canyon School boys campus

The Utah Department of Health and Human Services revoked the Provo Canyon School's Provo campus' license to operate on Friday, citing the facility's "chronic, ongoing noncompliance with applicable health and safety services" for its patients. The psychiatric youth residential treatment center ...

Provo Fire captain, family members killed in Wayne County flash flood

Provo Fire and Rescue Capt. Spencer Long, his wife, Katrina, and three of their sons were killed in a flash flood in Wayne County on Friday night. Long's death was confirmed by Provo Fire and Rescue Saturday night, and Mona City identified Katrina Long as a former city councilwoman. A GoFundMe ...

Board of Higher Education appoints Utah native as new UVU president

Utah Valley University's next president has been chosen. The Utah Board of Higher Education voted Friday to appoint Jon Anderson, a Utah native and president of PennWest University, to the position.  Anderson's selection finalized a national search conducted by the Presidential Search ...

Pioneer Days pedal: Mapleton celebrates 125 years with Light the Bike ride

  Ellie Priddis described Mapleton as a place where her kids are still safe to venture on their own into the neighborhood and can always be tracked down by finding where the bicycles are.  “It still feels like our childhood a little bit,” she said.  On Thursday night, as ...

Timp Fire investigation leads to arrest of previously convicted arsonist

A previously convicted arsonist was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of starting the Timp Fire in American Fork Canyon. Conrad Jared Larsen, 46, of West Jordan, faces one count of arson, a second-degree felony, after authorities say he was seen starting the fire near the Timpooneke Campground ...