PROVO, Utah (AP) — A visitor from Mexico hiking a popular waterfall in Provo Canyon died after debris fell on him. The Daily Herald in Provo reports the accident happened Sunday afternoon as the 23-year-old man was climbing around Bridal Veil Falls. Utah County Sheriff’s investigators say it appears a large log […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The Utah County Commission has passed a resolution to submit a plan for a change of government to voters. But the Daily Herald reports that whether the resolution has legal standing remains in question. State law allows two ways to submit a change of government change […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A Brigham Young University student is looking to reduce the environmental and economic costs of single-use plastic bags by pushing for a 10 cent fee. The Daily Herald reported Sunday that Annie Ayre has been reaching out to Provo officials and businesses after researching the effects of plastic […]
HEBER CITY, Utah (AP) — Signs of new life are appearing in part of northeastern Utah where a wildfire that torched more than 100 square miles (259 kilometers) a year ago. Grasses and flowers are returning to the area, with blue and yellow wildflowers blooming around the trunks of trees […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The Provo Municipal Council will move to only using lethal methods of controlling the urban deer population. The Daily Herald reports that the city will now use either professional archers or traps and euthanization. The city previously used a combination of lethal and non-lethal methods, but the Utah […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Police say an American Fork woman tried to hide drugs inside cards and mail them to her jailed boyfriend. The Daily Herald reports authorities say a jail clerk discovered as many as 90 doses of suboxone strips in the glue strips of envelopes mailed with three letters. Authorities […]
OREM, Utah (AP) — Several environmental groups are working together to shut down unauthorized trails and formalize new ones near a wildlife area in northern Utah. The Daily Herald reports dozens of volunteers gathered on June 29 at the Timpanogos Wildlife Management Area in Orem to begin rehabilitating parts that have become […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Officials say Utah County has underfunded the retirement system for its sheriff’s office for more than 20 years. The Daily Herald reports the county government had not made contributions to the Utah Retirement Systems for the scheduled hours that sheriff’s office personnel worked above the 80 hours for […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Data shows the number of students home-schooled in Utah has more than doubled. The Daily Herald reported Tuesday that the Utah State Board of Education recorded more than 16,000 home-school students during the 2015-16 school year, the most recent year with available data. Nearly 17% of the students […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A Utah office park that was built by the company credited with launching the state’s tech industry has undergone an $8.6 million revitalization project. The Daily Herald reported Sunday that a reopening ceremony was held last week for the 14-building Canyon Park Tech Center in Orem. The 85-acre […]
