"The hopes and fears of all the years ..." — Traditional Christmas carol WASHINGTON — Oh, the drama. The closing days of this Congress were a mad rush, more so than usual since the white mansion up Pennsylvania Avenue will soon change hands. The holiday parties given by the Bidens ...

'Tis the season for giving. For me, that mostly means supporting charities. One organization I donate to is SSP, Student Sponsor Partners, a nonprofit that gives scholarships to kids from low-income families. SSP helps children escape bad public schools by providing grants to students so they ...

For years, Utah has scored some of the top spots in the country’s volunteerism rankings. After emerging from a pandemic dip into an increasingly polarized political climate, emphasis is being placed on the connections that can be made on both sides when Utahns serve one another. For decades, ...

Four Utah County wildland firefighters are being deployed to California, the Utah County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday night. The crew left with the Utah County Fire Department’s Engine 12 to the Cleveland National Forest in Southern California on Monday. The tour will last up to 14 ...

It has been a very long 2024 for many of us. For me, it has been prolonged because of my health. I have missed my time at the Herald writing the news and communicating with the community. However, in this year, I have been able to contemplate many things, trying to improve myself physically ...

There's a quote on my desktop from the Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius that I'm making the subject of my New Year's resolution in 2025. It goes like this: "How much time he gains who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks, but only at what he does himself, ...