I recently stopped by a local "Meet the Candidates" night and took a few minutes to get to know some of the people who decided to step forward and run for various offices. It's something I've sought to do often, since there is nothing quite like talking to someone face-to-face to get a sense of ...

I was on my mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in late 2004 when the 9.1 to 9.3 earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated Indonesia. I remember going out to knock doors that night and talking to a college student who wondered how there could be a God when such ...

WEST GLACIER, Mont. — A 42-year-old Utah man died after he fell while descending a mountainside in Glacier National Park in northwestern Montana, authorities said Friday. Brian Astle, of Provo, fell while going down an off-trail climbing route on the west face of Mount Gould. The accident ...

Provo police are asking for the public's help to identify suspects after Quail Orchard Park appeared to be the target of arson Thursday morning for the second time within the last month. Provo police and firefighters were dispatched to a fire at Quail Orchard park at 3:08 a.m. Thursday and ...

Provo City’s Information Systems Division was recently honored for spearheading a statewide cooperation. The city department won the 2025 Utah Information Technology Award for "Best Partnership" after leading the launch of the Utah Local Government IT Mutual Aid Agreement. Established to ...

A new bookstore has landed in Eagle Mountain, but it's not your typical book merchant. Spellbound Books is a mobile bookstore housed in an enclosed trailer. The bookmobile’s checkered exterior design is hard to miss as one drives by the corner of Highway 73 and Ranches Parkway, where it ...