As the Provo Fire Department continues to grieve the death Capt. Spencer Long and his family, Chief Jeremy Headman paid tribute to Long during a news conference at Provo City Hall Tuesday. Headman confirmed that Long, his wife Katrina, and their three sons Reed Vernon, Thayer Long and Gage ...
Firefighters gathered on Interstate 15 freeway overpasses across Salt Lake and Utah counties Tuesday afternoon to honor Fire Captain Spencer Long and his family. Long, his wife Katherine and their sons were killed during a flash flood in Wayne County on Friday, according to authorities. A ...
A recent discovery of 19 critical minerals at a halloysite deposit in Utah County's Lake Mountains could assist the United States' efforts to increase domestic production of critical minerals, government officials say. The United States imports more than 80% of its rare earth minerals, with ...
Multiple Utah County cities will choose to prohibit fireworks for Pioneer Day despite the lifting of a statewide ban by Gov. Spencer Cox on Monday. The statewide ban was imposed for the Fourth of July holiday but was removed due to improved weather conditions in parts of the state. For Pioneer ...
Home prices in Utah’s most populated county have hit a new record high. But it’s a different story in other counties along the Wasatch Front. The median price of a single-family home in Salt Lake County climbed to $645,000 in the second quarter of 2026, the Salt Lake Board of Realtors said ...
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 ...
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 ...
Senate President Stuart Adams’ unexpected primary loss sent shockwaves through the Legislature, leaving a leadership void that Senate Republicans will decide how to fill — but not until a closed-door caucus election after the November general election. Even though those leadership ...
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 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 ...
