On Tuesday, Provo City School District approved its proposed certified tax rate for the 2027 school year to be submitted to the county, which includes an estimated 2.3% increase in revenue. The property tax increase is not yet final and will go through a Truth-in-Taxation hearing on Aug. ...

More than 80 women leaders in Utah signed an open letter last week raising concerns about a recent hire made by Utah County Clerk Aaron Davidson. Davidson appointed Kai Schwemmer, a 23-year-old Brigham Young University student and political director of College Republicans of America, to be his ...

Most times when I'm invited to speak at a conference, someone introduces me by reading the short bio provided. But this past week at the Southeastern Writers' Association Conference, my friend, the Georgia judge and novelist Lori Duff, introduced me. She started off by warning she might ...

I consumed a lot of horror movies during my teen years. For a couple of my friends, my room became the hub where we watched the standard fare of slashers, munched on overly processed snacks, and critiqued the characters' decisions as they ran for their lives. We, of course, would make better, ...

After spending two hearings grilling Utah Gov. Spencer Cox’s nominees to fill two new seats on the expanded Utah Supreme Court, a panel of lawmakers has given its stamp of approval. The Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee voted on Monday to endorse both Jay Jorgensen and Stephen Dent, ...

Last week, the Central Utah Water Conservancy District announced the completion of a project that will improve drinking water quality in the northern Utah County community.  The Groundwater Polishing Plant was built in the CUWCD's Vineyard Complex and will polish water gathered from wells ...