The Iron Fire started in Juab County Friday, prompting evacuations to the town of Eureka Saturday night and growing to 21,935 acres across Juab, Utah and Tooele counties by Sunday afternoon. Authorities said no primary structures were lost overnight thanks to a successful backburn operation ...
The Utah Department of Health and Human Services Division of Licensing and Backgrounds Checks has placed strict conditions on a Provo psychiatric youth residential treatment center following an investigation into a May 18 incident. The DHHS alleges in a news release that Provo Canyon School ...
Evacuations were ordered for Eureka as the Iron Fire grew to 13,323 acres Saturday night. U.S. 6 is closed at Elberta, and people are asked to avoid the area to allow Eureka residents to evacuate safely, state fire authorities said at 8:30 p.m. An evacuation center has been established at a ...
A Utah Valley University study found alarming data about deepfake videos and how they can influence voter opinion during political elections. The findings, presented on campus Thursday morning by UVU's Emerging Tech Policy Lab and Herbert Institute for Public Policy, determined that deepfake ...
Strawberry Days is considered one of the best weeks of the year for the Pleasant Grove community. "Everybody that is part of Strawberry Days, their whole heart is into it," said event organizer Miriam Tomlinson. Many residents show their enthusiasm by setting up their lawn chair on the ...
Some people ride their bikes around the block or on local trails. But, one Utah couple is about to ride their bikes for 4,000 miles. Everyone deserves a safe place to sleep and enough food to eat. That belief is the catalyst for the adventure that Bliss and Robert Sawyer will embark on as ...
On Tuesday, Provo City School District approved its proposed certified tax rate for the 2027 school year to be submitted to the county, which includes an estimated 2.3% increase in revenue. The property tax increase is not yet final and will go through a Truth-in-Taxation hearing on Aug. ...
More than 80 women leaders in Utah signed an open letter last week raising concerns about a recent hire made by Utah County Clerk Aaron Davidson. Davidson appointed Kai Schwemmer, a 23-year-old Brigham Young University student and political director of College Republicans of America, to be his ...
After spending two hearings grilling Utah Gov. Spencer Cox’s nominees to fill two new seats on the expanded Utah Supreme Court, a panel of lawmakers has given its stamp of approval. The Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee voted on Monday to endorse both Jay Jorgensen and Stephen Dent, ...
Last week, the Central Utah Water Conservancy District announced the completion of a project that will improve drinking water quality in the northern Utah County community. The Groundwater Polishing Plant was built in the CUWCD's Vineyard Complex and will polish water gathered from wells ...
