"What I've tried to do," Boston mega-philanthropist Jack Connors told an obituary writer interviewing him as he lay dying of pancreatic cancer, "is to make sure that the folks whose net worth is $10 get a break, too." For decades, the son of a working-class Irish American family who worked his ...

Though the community of Leland has largely been absorbed by Spanish Fork and Benjamin, some unincorporated land along the Interstate 15 corridor still stakes claim to the farming area that was founded in the 1850s. Upon the land is a seven-generation family-owned farm first cultivated by ...

Next Monday, the Republican-controlled Utah Legislature is expected to convene for a special session to vote on a proposed congressional map to submit to a judge for consideration in the state’s court-ordered redistricting process currently underway. Third District Judge Dianna Gibson will ...

The Buckley Draw burn scar remains at risk of triggering more debris flows in the coming weeks, though Provo officials say they have taken necessary precautions to protect private property. Since the latest incident Sept. 22, when dirty water flowed past the debris basins and temporarily ...

Former president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Russell M. Nelson oversaw many changes during his seven-year tenure as prophet, including shortening Sunday church meetings to two hours, replacing home teaching with ministering and placing an emphasis on the church’s ...

I got called "Georgia" by one of my son's friends the other day. I wasn't insulted -- I know from firsthand experience that kids nowadays have a startling familiarity with adults. My own son and his cousin, both 6 years old, once walked up to my husband's 70-year-old uncle when they saw ...