Municipal election results were certified in cities across Utah County on Tuesday, officially identifying the elected officials set to take office in 2026. The county's final results showed a 35% voter turnout, with 120,657 ballots cast out of 346,980 registered voters. In Provo, the ...
BYU basketball player Kennard Davis Jr., 20, was in possession of marijuana when he was arrested for driving under the influence last week, according to police. In a redacted Provo Police officer report obtained by the Daily Herald, an officer said he responded to assist with a traffic ...
Over the next four decades, Utah’s population is on track to rise from about 3.6 million residents today to more than 5.6 million — an increase of 2 million people, or roughly the size of Idaho’s current population. That’s according to a new report published Tuesday by the University ...
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Wednesday it will discontinue the Saturday evening session of its semiannual general conference. According to a news release, the decision was made by the First Presidency and will go into effect in April 2026. The church said it will ...
Congress is meant to represent the American public, yet it feels very disconnected from the very citizens it claims to serve. Three things we highlighted that may need some change include: term limits, insider trading and unnecessary partisan issues. First, term limits are an issue. There is ...
Utah has become the testing ground for the Dignity Index, a program that rates speech on an eight-point scale — with “contempt” on one end and “dignity” on the other. The University of Utah will host the initiative at a cost to taxpayers of roughly $400,000 a year, plus $120,000 in ...
