Rep. Celeste Maloy is nearing the completion of her first full term and is seeking another, this time in the restructured 3rd District, which will cover Provo, Orem, Alpine and much of southern Utah County.  She sat down with the Daily Herald editorial board for an interview to discuss her ...

The Department of Defense's updated religious affiliations list released Friday did not designate The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as Christian, prompting outcry from Utah lawmakers who are members of the faith. The U.S. military's reduced its list of recognized religions from ...

Tuesday saw the usual first-week-of-June gaggle of state primary elections. It's a feature of the American federal system that states choose when to hold primary and local elections. Back in the 1850s, as historian Roy Franklin Nichols notes, there was an election in all but one or two of the ...

It's very rare that we can say a nation was fundamentally different the day after a major construction project was completed from what it was the day before. But that's exactly what happened to the United States of America on May 10, 1869, as the First Transcontinental Railroad was declared ...

Preliminary findings found that two brush fires that ignited in Saratoga Springs over the weekend were caused by target shooting, according to Utah Fire Info. The Glambert Lane fire was discovered at 3:26 p.m. Saturday west of the Utah Saratoga Springs Temple, forcing authorities to order ...

For as long as I can remember, I've had a fascination with words. I grew up in a home where reading was a regular activity, both individually and out loud to the entire family. Books, stories, religious works, encyclopedias, newspapers and other materials were regularly read and shared. I had ...