The Utah Lake Authority announced this week the launch of a nonprofit organization that will serve as the lake's fundraising arm, the Utah Lake Foundation. Organizers say the foundation's objective is to engage the community and work to expand recreation and improve the ecological health of ...
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 ...
State leaders say they’re moving closer toward a goal of snapping up more land on the southeast side of the Great Salt Lake to help protect it from any further encroaching development. They announced a new $2.5 million contribution from the Utah Inland Port Authority toward the effort on ...
An Orem man faces an attempted murder charge after he allegedly told his mother there was "something odd about her aura" before stabbing her in the neck with a knife. Dorian Malachi Mecham, 23, was charged Tuesday in Provo's 4th District Court with attempted murder, a first-degree felony, ...
S.B. 284 passed by the state legislature this year limits how municipalities may regulate detached accessory dwelling units, forcing cities to amend their existing policies by Oct. 1. The policy change will have an immediate impact on Utah County cities, potentially making thousands of ...
From birds inhabiting the restored Provo River Delta to planes taking off at the growing Provo Airport, flying objects continue to take up the skies along the Utah Lake shoreline. Helping to manage this airspace and reduce collision risks for aircraft passengers and birds alike are students ...
Provo Mayor Marsha Judkins was selected as one of 46 mayors from 15 countries to participate in a Harvard-run city leadership course. She joins the 10th class of the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, a nine-month hybrid program taught by Harvard faculty that provides leadership ...
The Buck Basin Fire in Wasatch County stayed at approximately 230 acres Tuesday afternoon as crews worked on perimeter containment. The fire, located in rural Wasatch County north of Strawberry Reservoir on Forest Service land, was started by a lightning strike Saturday and is not threatening ...
The suspect in a Springville murder sent the victim threatening text messages before meeting him in front of his home early Saturday morning and stabbing him, a probable cause affidavit alleges. Jaxson Clift, 23, of Bluffdale, was arrested Saturday and booked into the Utah County Jail for ...
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gave the public a first glimpse of the future exterior of the Spanish Fork Utah Temple on Monday. The rendering portrays the temple as a multistory building with a white stone-clad edifice, topped by two spires that appear to be plated with a ...
