It was an eventful year in Utah County, with several fires, a contested municipal election cycle and an assassination that shocked the community and the nation. Below are the Daily Herald's top news stories of 2025. Charlie Kirk shot and killed at UVU The eyes of the world fell upon Utah ...
State officials have created a new online map that Utahns can use to check how at-risk their homes are to wildfire. Officials will also start using the map to assess fees on property owners in high-risk areas to help conduct assessments meant to minimize risk. Statewide, about 60,000 ...
People criticize capitalism. A recent Axios-Generation poll says, "College students prefer socialism to capitalism." Why? Because they believe absurd myths. Like the claim that the Soviet Union "wasn't real socialism." Socialism guru Noam Chomsky tells students that. He says the Soviet Union ...
Editor’s note: All United Way’s Sub for Santa participants’ names have been changed. To help a family like this one, visit https://subforsanta.org or text or call the Sub for Santa hotline at 801-356-6300. Christmas is joyful and exciting for most, but for families experiencing financial ...
Nobody who enrolled in United Way's Sub for Santa 2025 program will go without this Christmas thanks to the generous support of the Utah Valley community. United Way confirmed that every family and individual on its list received a sponsor. People gave in a variety of ways, from direct ...
On my 11th Christmas, my parents were preparing to divorce. At the time, I didn't know that, of course, though I imagine most children sense, on some level, the rising tension and animosity that can precede separation. They were certainly fighting more, and I remember hating it, being the only ...
