I apologize for not explaining the concept of “Negative Campaigning” well enough in my last letter to the editor. I am now capitalizing Negative Campaigning to underscore that this is more than just a little negativity in a political campaign, but it is a specific political strategy that ...
The legal battle over Utah’s redistricting process and what congressional boundaries should be used for the 2026 election is reaching a new fever pitch — with more complexity and uncertainty than ever. As a Nov. 10 deadline looms for 3rd District Judge Dianna Gibson to pick a new ...
As geothermal developments bloom in Utah, lawmakers aim to answer: who has claim on the geothermal resources in the state? “We have a lot of geothermal resources, and they’re not being developed as much as they should or could be,” Senate Majority Assistant Whip Mike McKell, R-Spanish ...
Orem Mayor David Young said he first decided to run for mayor four years ago to slow down the development that he believed was threatening the city’s fabric. Young considers his first term a success on that front, citing the Orem Land Preservation Act and refocusing the State Street Master ...
As a former CEO of Community Action Services, Orem City Council member and city land-use planner Karen McCandless has been involved in community endeavors throughout her career. Now retired, McCandless said she wants to lean on her experience to help improve Orem from the mayoral ...
A 20-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in American Fork Canyon early Monday morning. According to the Utah Highway Patrol, the vehicle was traveling west on State Road 92 at mile marker 9 at 2:30 a.m. when the driver left the roadway and struck the mountainside, sustaining ...
