There is lore about the 1862 meeting between Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," -- the influential novel about slavery -- and former President Abraham Lincoln. "So," President Lincoln is reported to have greeted her, "you're the woman who wrote the book that made this great ...
Utah Valley University is facing backlash from state leaders who say the institution made a "tone-deaf" decision in its choice of commencement speaker following the assassination of Charlie Kirk on campus last year. UVU invited Sharon McMahon, a civics educator and self-described "America's ...
A century-and-a-half of higher learning at Brigham Young University has produced 14 university presidents who each left their own stamp on the institution and the greater community. Their accomplishments were recognized by the Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce, which awarded the last seven ...
Utah has again been named the No. 1 state in the nation for its economic outlook — making this the 19th year in a row — according to a new report released by the pro “limited government” think tank American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). For almost two decades now, Utah has ...
A Mapleton man has been reported missing and overdue after he did not return home from a solo hiking trip in southeast Utah. David Andrew Engler, 54, was hiking in the Grand County area and was expected to return home Sunday night, according to the San Juan County Sheriff's Office. He has ...
The Utah Lake Authority wants to change the narrative around an annual occurrence that steers many locals away from Utah Lake: harmful algal blooms, or HABs. The state agency launched an initiative Tuesday called "HABs Happen" with a goal of educating people about them. HABs are a health ...
