Student enrollment figures are dropping across the state, including in parts of Utah Valley, forcing school districts to make difficult decisions. The state had a decrease of 11,478 students in the 2025-26 school year from the previous year, according to Utah Policy. Provo City School District ...
Brigham Young University’s 150th school year concluded with the 2026 commencement Thursday morning at the Marriott Center, where degrees were conferred upon 6,864 students. Commencement speaker Elder Ulysses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles incorporated the university’s ...
Historically, Slate Canyon was considered by some to be the forgotten canyon in the city of Provo. While residents took advantage of recreation opportunities in Provo and Rock canyons, the mouth of Slate Canyon, once home to the city landfill, remained a spot where people would go and dump ...
A wildfire ignited in Goshen Canyon on the Utah and Juab county border Tuesday evening. As of Wednesday afternoon, the fire had burned 400 acres and remained 0% contained, but there was low potential for further spread due to rocky topography, according to Karl Hunt, a public affairs officer ...
Federal air quality regulators are taking steps toward raising northern Utah’s grade on ozone pollution, not because the air is cleaner but in a recognition of emissions making their way to the region from as far away as Asia. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed ...
If Utah’s rivers and streams were running as high as commitments from powerful executives to save the Great Salt Lake, the parched state would be in much better shape. Donations are stacking up, with families behind the Marriott hotels, Maverik gas stations and Miller sports empire ...
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Monday that the Ephraim Utah Temple will be dedicated on Oct. 11. The public is invited to tour the temple from Sept. 2-19, excluding Sundays. Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the church will preside over ...
Alan Osmond, the eldest brother of the famed performing group The Osmonds, died Monday at 76 at his home in Lehi. He was surrounded by his wife, Suzanne, and their eight sons, according to a statement. Alan led the musical group that also featured his brothers Wayne, Merrill and Jay. ...
Saturday's Utah County Republican Party Convention showed continued support for the convention system, but the alignment between delegates and the overall party will be measured in the June primary. The convention at Skyridge High School in Lehi had 1,322 delegates with a 92% attendance rate ...
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced the seventh temple to be constructed in the state of Washington on Sunday night. The new temple will be built in Marysville, about 35 miles north of Seattle in Snohomish County. Elder Hugo E. Martinez of the United States West Area ...
