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 ...

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 ...

The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands issued Stage 1 Fire Restrictions for unincorporated Utah County last week. Restrictions were imposed due to the current and forecasted weather conditions combined with the dry vegetation, according to the Utah County Fire ...

Phil Lyman is running for Utah's new look 3rd Congressional District.  In the lead-up to the June 23 Republican primary and his race against District 2 incumbent Celeste Maloy, Lyman met with the Daily Herald to discuss his campaign. The Daily Herald also interviewed Maloy. Lyman has spent ...

Something important is happening in Washington that many political observers did not expect to see this early in President Donald Trump's second term. For the first time since Republicans regained unified control of Washington, significant numbers of Republican senators and House members are ...