Wildfire season stayed busy with the ignition of new blazes in Utah County on Sunday. On Sunday afternoon, the Big Mountain Fire started in the mountains five miles southwest of Elberta. It was estimated to be as large as 400 acres but was reduced to 169.9 acres Monday. On Sunday evening, ...
Turning Point USA will return to Utah Valley University next month to memorialize Charlie Kirk on the year mark of his assassination. At 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at the UCCU Center, the organization will hold a "Freedom Built to Last Memorial" to honor Kirk. "The gathering will honor ...
Employment seekers of all ages are invited to attend one of the state's largest job fairs this week in Provo. The Utah Valley Job Fair will take place from 2-5 p.m. Tuesday at the Utah Valley Convention Center, featuring more than 112 employers across a range of sectors. Those looking for ...
With incredible sadness that the Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation (UOLF) shares that Colin Hilton, our longtime President and CEO, passed away Friday at his home. Colin led UOLF for over two decades, dedicating his life and career to ensuring that the legacy of Utah’s 2002 Olympic and ...
Kent Pyne of Pyne Farms walked through his orchard the first week of April, cutting open blossoms to assess damage. The night before had brought the first hard freeze of the growing season. Around 90% of his Santaquin orchard, home to tart cherries and apples were lost. His Genola orchard, ...
For a third year in a row, Utah’s state parks recorded more than 12 million visits between July 2025 and June 2026, Utah State Parks announced in a blog post on Aug. 19. That marks the parks’ third-highest year of visitation on record. Over the past decade, visitation to state parks has ...
Following public pushback and the filing of a resident-led referendum opposing a property tax increase of 183%, the Eagle Mountain City Council repealed the rate increase and approved a lower rate Tuesday. Eagle Mountain property owners will now pay a property tax rate of 0.000900, or a 69.81% ...
The data center conversation engaging residents statewide has zeroed in on Spanish Fork, where a company called Volition is proposing to build a data center in the city. At a meeting Tuesday night, the Spanish Fork City Council worked to establish requirements for data centers and other ...
Social isolation is a growing public health concern linked to higher rates of cardiovascular disease, dementia, stroke, infectious disease, depression, anxiety and even premature death. Older adults report the highest rates of social isolation. A recent Brigham Young University study, led by ...
“Today is the culmination of years of studying, sacrificing, balancing study time with family time, overcoming challenges and refusing to quit when the finish line felt impossibly far away.” That congratulatory encouragement from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (RMU) ...
