High school and middle school students can do just about everything at Brigham Young University summer camps, from fine-tuning their jump shot to preparing for the ACT. Up until recently, though, missing from the list was a camp catering to a particular type of teenager: history buffs. The ...
Jim Slade, a decorated Vietnam veteran living in Lehi, Utah, was presented with a hand-made quilt as an expression of gratitude for his service. Quilts of Valor, a national private organization, makes individually designed quilts and presents them to American Vets who qualify for this very ...
Joel Ferry, commissioner of the Utah Department of Natural Resources, is leaving the post after four years. But that doesn’t mean he won’t have a role in shaping the state’s approach to matters of water and energy development going forward. Ferry said in an email to employees Monday that ...
Like birds that land there in spring and summer, concern about data center development in Utah and how it could affect the drying Great Salt Lake is migrating south. The focus is extending from the lake’s northern tip near the massive proposed Stratos project to its southern shore, near the ...
Charges were filed last week against a Bluffdale man who authorities believe stabbed a 28-year-old man outside his Springville residence, leading to his death. On July 19, the Utah County Attorney's Office charged Jaxson Clift, 23, with murder, a first-degree felony; aggravated assault ...
With big crowds, expensive purses and fast driving, Utah is considered a premier destination for demolition derbies. Just ask the drivers brave enough to compete here. "These are hard-hitting derbies up here, man," said Southern California-based demolition derby driver Aaron Haring, who ...
The new 820 North bridge in Provo opened last week, marking the completion of an eight-month project to upgrade the infrastructure of the overpass. The new bridge has new vehicle lanes with a center turn lane, bike lanes on each side of the road, paved pedestrian paths and concrete barriers ...
Three paddleboarders were rescued from Utah Lake Friday night after a strong wind storm pulled them away from shore. Saratoga Springs Fire and Rescue said that at 7 p.m., strong winds and rough waves pushed a 21-year-old man, 17-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl away from the shoreline and ...
History was made on Pioneer Day Friday night with the first-ever fireworks show over Utah Lake — but the debut did not go completely as planned. Organizers intended to launch fireworks from a west barge at North Marina Park in Saratoga Springs and an east barge at American Fork Marina to ...
Utah is joining other states like Texas and Florida this summer, telling boaters, paddleboarders and anyone else heading to a lake or river to wear their life jackets in case something goes wrong. But a state official said Thursday their message doesn’t seem to be getting through. “When ...
