PROVO, Utah — The war in Ukraine is stirring the Utahns in a powerful way. Almost daily we see events, campaigns and other efforts in the hive state for the people of Ukraine. A Provo resident is one of those Utahns who wants to show his support. But when his …
Read More »UW manages 195,800 in surprise meet in Provo | Gymnastic
Isa Weiss performs her floor routine during Washington’s game against Utah at Alaska Airlines Arena on February 21. Weiss scored a career-high 9.875 in his floor routine against BYU and Illinois State on March 4. Evan Moroud In a meet the Washington gymnastics team announced just two days in advance …
Read More »BYU ends regular season with 75-59 win over Pepperdine
PROVO, Utah (ABC4 Sports) — BYU wrapped up regular Saturday night. Now he needs a deep run in the WCC Tournament to keep his NCAA Tournament hopes alive. Fousseyni Traore scored a career-high 25 points and pulled out 19 rebounds as the Cougars pulled away from Pepperdine on Saturday night …
Read More »BYU dormitory damaged by explosion caused by resident making rocket fuel; 22 displaced students
Now 22 students are being moved from their dorm in Provo, Utah. The crash of the experiment happened at Brigham Young University (BYU) on-campus housing on Sunday afternoon. A 22-year-old resident told police he was trying to recreate something he saw online when he decided to try making rocket fuel, …
Read More »Latter-day Saint Missions: Why These National Reporters Recommend Them
This article was first published in the ChurchBeat Newsletter. Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox every Wednesday evening. If they were Latter-day Saints, award-winning journalists and best-selling authors James and Deborah Fallows could have become an elderly missionary couple over the past decade. In fact, the couple …
Read More »Man in custody after breaking into church
PROVO, Utah– A man is in custody after he allegedly broke into a church building of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Friday, court documents show. Police responded to a call of suspicious activity at the church building at 1200 South 500 West in Provo. Church members …
Read More »Peaks Ice Arena in Provo Celebrates 20th Olympic Anniversary
PROVO, Utah — As Salt Lake City celebrates the 20th anniversary of hosting the 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, one of its venues gave people the chance to perform at their best on the ice. Peaks Ice Arena in Provo hosted a special “Skate like an Olympian” event on …
Read More »Google Nest Thermostat feature leads to copyright issue and costs company $20 million
Google Nest Thermostat suffers from various issues. In January, the search engine giant was accused of infringing on Sonos’ patented technologies for wireless speaker innovation. (Photo: Photographic illustration by George Frey/Getty Images)PROVO, UT – JANUARY 16: In this photo a Nest thermostat is being adjusted in a home on January …
Read More »Fitzsimmons, Max 1934-2022 Provo, Utah | Obituary
PROVO, Utah – Robert “Max” Fitzsimmons, 87, died Jan. 30, 2022 at his home in Provo, Utah. Max was born May 15, 1934 to Athol and Juanita Walker Fitzsimmons in rural Darlington, Missouri. Max grew up on farms in the Gentry, Missouri area, graduated from Albany High School in Albany, …
Read More »No. 23 Utah State Gymnastics Records Season-High 196,450 Against No. 21 BYU
PROVO, Utah– For the second time in as many competitions, Utah State’s No. 23 gymnastics team notched their best score of the season. Despite that, the Aggies know they still have a lot to do. Behind eight top-three rankings, including two by freshman Brie Clarksecond Brianna Brooks and junior Rebecca …
Read More »Reva Ferre (1925 – 2022) Obituaries – Orem, UT
Reva Sargent Ferre died on January 19, 2022, at the age of 96. Reva was born on March 29, 1925 in Kanab, Utah. She was the eldest daughter of Frank Moyle Sargent and Eliza Swapp. She grew up in the southern Utah towns of Kanab, Delta, Enterprise and Cedar City …
Read More »Sally Finch Obituaries (1934 – 2022) – Orem, UT
Sara (Sally) Tueller Finch passed away peacefully on January 8, 2022, with her family by her side at her home in Wilmington, Delaware.Born and raised in Provo, Utah, the daughter of Elvena and Walter Tueller, Sally enjoyed 67 years of marriage to her college sweetheart, David G. Finch. Dave and …
Read More »GATHERING IN THE WEST | The study indicates the high cost of extreme heat; NM Pot Industry Gets New Rules | Energy & Environment
ARIZONA Study shows high costs of extreme heat in Phoenix PHOENIX – Extreme heat is expensive. That’s the conclusion of a study presented Dec. 6 by The Nature Conservancy, which commissioned a review of the costs of rising temperatures in Phoenix. Together with infrastructure consultancy firm AECOM, the environmental non-profit …
Read More »Sodalicious and other soda stores are proliferating in the west
Sodalicious has 25 points of sale and is looking to double its locations in the coming years. In the photo is … [+] the location of Millcreek, Utah. Sydney kang In Utah, Arizona, and Idaho, soda stores, such as Sodalicious, Swig, and Fiiz, have mushroomed. Located in states known as …
Read More »BYU football center James Empey declares himself for 2022 NFL draft
PROVO, Utah – BYU football’s offensive line anchor to James Empey advances. Empey, a COVID-19 junior, who graduated from BYU with a finance degree, has his sights set on the 2022 NFL draft. The 6-foot-4, 303-pound center sent a thank-you letter to the football program BYU announcing plans to move …
Read More »Prechtel’s 3 points help Cardinal # 3 on Flights # 7
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee – The Stanford No.3 withstood a furious third-quarter rally by No.7 Tennessee and escaped for a 74-63 victory on Saturday. Ashton Prechtel connected on three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and finished with 12 points to mark the Cardinal’s resumption (8-2). Lexie Hull scored 11 points, Haley Jones …
Read More »Federal effort to remove derogatory place names identifies 11 southern Utah sites – St George News
In this file photo, Home Secretary Deb Haaland speaks during a press briefing. Haaland recently declared the term “squaw” derogatory and launched a task force to eliminate its use on geographic features, Washington, DC, April 23, 2021 | Associated Press photo by Evan Vucci, St. George News ST. GEORGE – …
Read More »Central Michigan to play Boise State at Arizona Bowl
Boise State (7-5, Mountain West) vs. Central Michigan (8-4, Mid-American), Dec.31, 2 p.m. ET LOCATION: Tuscon, Arizona BEST PLAYERS Boise State: WR Khalil Shakir, 77 receptions, 1,117 receiving yards, seven touchdowns. Central Michigan: RB Lew Nichols III, 1,710 rushing yards (No. 1 nationally), 300 receiving yards, 17 total TDs. NOTABLE …
Read More »Spencer Bingham obituary (1977 – 2021) – Orem, UT
Spencer Aaron Bingham (44), of Spanish Fork, Utah, passed away from this world on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. The last five weeks of Spencer’s life were spent in a hospital bed, battling the effects of a difficult autoimmune disease. This ordeal was his hardest; but his spirit was never broken. …
Read More »Man charged with manslaughter in Saratoga Springs crash that killed teenager
PROVO, Utah (ABC4) – The driver in a fatal crash that killed a 16-year-old in Saratoga Springs was charged with manslaughter on Wednesday. Daniel Stanislav Macbeth, 28, has been charged with manslaughter, driving with a measurable controlled substance in the body, driving with alcohol restriction and driving with a suspended …
Read More »Players Club: What is Jaren Hall grateful for this year?
PROVO, Utah – BYU has one final game this year as it travels to Los Angeles to take on a distraught USC team with an interim coach. The goal is to have a double-digit winning season in consecutive years and maybe just a New Years Six Bowl chance if things …
Read More »Donald Peterson obituary (1946 – 2021) – Orem, UT
Donald M Peterson, Jr. was born July 25, 1946 in Salina, Utah, the son of Donald M Peterson, Sr. and Thora Colby Peterson. Don was the second of three children and the only boy. Her siblings include Thera Maughan and Sherian Fleming. He graduated from Granite High School in 1964. …
Read More »BYU Basketball Cruises To Victory Against NAIA Central Methodist
PROVO, Utah – BYU basketball defeated Central Methodist on Saturday night 97-61. The Cougars had six players scoring in double digits in the game. Caleb Lohner led BYU with 19 points and added seven rebounds. Alex Barcello continues his strong start on shooting, scoring 16 points and shooting 4-7 from …
Read More »Sydnee Belle Frei – St George News
April 8, 1980 – November 9, 2021 Our sweet Sydnee Belle, 41, unexpectedly left this earthly life to make new friends in her heavenly home on November 9, 2021. True definition of love, Syd’s greatest desire was that everyone world loves each other. On April 8, 1980, the Frei family …
Read More »Alex Barcello scores 24 points as BYU tops off season with 69-59 win over Cleveland State
PROVO, Utah (ABC4 Sports) – When Alex Barcello decided to return to BYU for one final year, the Cougars were counting on him to win. This is exactly what Barcello did in the first game of the season. Barcello scored 24 points, while the BYU defense limited Cleveland State to …
Read More »Death notice of Adrien Townsend (1981 – 2021) – St. George, UT
March 11, 1981 – October 29, 2021 Adrien Amelia Townsend, 40, was returned to her Heavenly Father, with a loving family by her side, on October 29, 2021, after a courageous battle with pneumonia and sepsis. Adrien was born on March 11, 1981 in Provo, Utah, to John Townsend and …
Read More »Utah Co. family mourns loss of three siblings in 23 days
PROVO, Utah – The recent deaths of three adult brothers rocked a family in Utah County. The siblings all died within 23 days of each other. On Monday, the Whitlock family gathered in Provo to remember the life and legacy of Steve Whitlock, 74, who died of heart disease on …
Read More »A fundraising account for an 8-year-old victim of the Provo hit-and-run
File photo: Gephart Daily / Monico Garza / SLCScanner PROVO, Utah, October 31, 2021 (Gephardt Daily) – A GoFundMe account was created in the name of a boy from Provo who was riding a bike on Thursday when he was hit and injured by a hit and run driver. “Henry …
Read More »FTC restricts acquisitions of dialysis clinics from DaVita in Utah, reinstates pre-approval policy
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has curbed DaVita’s expansion in Utah, ordering the kidney-care giant to divest three dialysis clinics along with other new restrictions, including a 10-year requirement to obtain a prior approval for any future acquisitions within the State. The regulator’s proposed order, released Monday, follows an investigation …
Read More »BYU student indicted in sexual extortion case involving underage teenager
PROVO, Utah (KUTV) – A student has been charged following an investigation into a sexual extortion case involving a 16-year-old girl and a minor. Benjamin Christopher Shields, 20, originally from Maryland but living in Provo while attending Brigham Young University, was charged Monday with aggravated sexual extortion of a child, …
Read More »BYU No. 12 Women’s Football Takes First Place in CMC | News, Sports, Jobs
Jaren Wilkey / BYU BYU’s Mikayla Colohan fights with a pair of Loyola Marymount defenders in a women’s college football game at South Field in Provo on Saturday, October 23, 2021. (Photo courtesy BYU) PROVO, Utah – No.12 women’s football BYU defeated LMU 2-0 on a frosty Saturday night at …
Read More »Obituary of Kenneth Nielsen (1931 – 2021) – Orem, UT
Kenneth E Nielsen (Ken) passed away peacefully on Sunday October 10, 2021 at his home surrounded by his wife Nedra and family.Ken was born on October 13, 1931 in Provo, Utah to James Eugene Nielsen and Lillian Russell, he had 9 siblings. Ken had such a sweet way of loving. …
Read More »Provo Temple Could – Again – Reflect Ogden’s Sister Temple After Renovations | News, Sports, Jobs
The temple of Provo, photographed Friday August 29, 2014. The Ogden Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, photographed June 18, 2020. Grant hindsley The temple of Provo, photographed Friday August 29, 2014. It was no surprise to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day …
Read More »Obituary of Janice Gourdin (1926 – 2021) – Orem, UT
Our mother, Janice LaVern Gourdin, was a warm, compassionate and dynamic woman. She always had a smile on her face, which made her dear to everyone she came in contact with, and it’s a great testament to her nature that she has formed so many lasting friendships over the years.Janice, …
Read More »9-year-old raises money for various library books with a lemonade stand
A 9-year-old wants to help end racism by making school libraries more inclusive. “One day my mom and aunt asked me how I would like to make a difference in the world and I said to help stop racism,” Emi Kim, of Provo, Utah, told “Good Morning America”. To make …
Read More »Iowa State student leaders complain Big 12 added BYU without contribution
Five years ago, the reaction from Iowa State University students followed when the Big 12 Conference considered adding Brigham Young University, which until recently banned “same-sex behavior.” Now the Iowa State student government is condemning the lack of student participation ahead of a recent Big 12 vote to invite BYU, …
Read More »Strap On Your Mo-Joe At The New Latter-Day Cafe, Serving Fake Coffee Without Caffeine | News, Sports, Jobs
Courtesy of Michael Draper Michael Draper, co-owner of the new Latter-Day Cafe, stands at his establishment’s counter on Thursday, September 30, 2021. Even old timers know a new ‘vibe’ in town when they see it, and Provo’s new Latter-Day Café is one you won’t want to miss; especially those who …
Read More »Obituary of Florence Taylor (1919 – 2021) – Kennewick, WA
Florence Young Taylor September 7, 1919 – September 24, 2021 Kennewick, Washington – Florence was the last real daughter of a Utah pioneer, her father having come as a child on the pioneer hike in Utah Territory when he was two years old. She loved the time she spent with …
Read More »Romney Connection leads # 15 BYU past South Florida, 35-27
PROVO, Utah (ABC4 Sports) – Baylor Romney started as quarterback and his brother Gunner helped him finish South Florida. Baylor, starting in place of injured Jaren Hall, threw for a career-high 305 yards and three touchdowns to lead the No.15 BYU to a 35-27 victory over South Florida on Saturday …
Read More »Live updates, analytics and more from Provo
PROVO, Utah – The second all-time meeting between BYU and USF takes place tonight at LaVell Edwards Stadium. This will be the first time BYU has hosted the Bulls in Provo. The first clash between the two schools took place in 2019. It was a game where USF upset BYU …
Read More »Most Affordable College Towns: Cedar City and Provo, Utah Top The List
The students of Southern Utah University apparently have something to celebrate: They live in America’s most affordable college town. That’s according to a new list from Clever Real Estate, which ranked Cedar City No.1 on a list of the 30 most affordable college towns. And Provo – home of Brigham …
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BYU Provo announces major changes to student housing program starting in fall 2022
PROVO, Utah (KIFI) – Brigham Young University has announced significant changes to its student housing program beginning in the fall semester of 2022. Beyond their first two semesters, single BYU undergraduate students will not will no longer be required to live in BYU on-campus or BYU off-campus contract housing. Graduates …
Read More »Jimmer Fredette fronts the 2021 BYU Track and Field Hall of Fame class
PROVO, Utah – Jimmer Fredette was an instant Hall of Famer when his BYU basketball career came to an end. But ten years later, it’s an official title on his CV. BYU Athletics announced its five Hall of Fame inductees for the 2021 class on Wednesday. Jimmer Fredette to headline …
Read More »Obituary Deborah Schultz (1951 – 2021) – Ogden, UT
Deborah Romick SchultzAug 21, 1951-Sep. 6, 2021Hayward, FremontDeborah Romick Schultz was born in San Francisco on a stormy August 21, 1951. She arrived with a thunderclap as lightning bolts across the sky to announce her arrival. Seventy years and 16 days later, on September 6, she passed away from this …
Read More »Antonio Pierce frustrated with ugly second quarter blackouts
PROVO, Utah – Arizona State Defensive Coordinator Antonio Pierce saw his defense give up four goals over 20 yards in a horrific second quarter of a 27-17 BYU win that included a particularly expensive flicker touchdown. “Disappointing because the first half was really four of those games,” said Pierce. “Things …
Read More »Why Utah’s season isn’t ‘over’ after loss to BYU
The Tribute is a weekly newsletter covering Utah athletics. Subscribe here. Contrary to what the raging tweeting faction of the University of Utah fanbase will have you believe, the sky isn’t falling on us after the Utes were heavily beaten on Saturday at BYU. I’ve spent a lot of time …
Read More »Pioneer Park Filming Update + Rose Park Redevelopment Meeting
Welcome back, Salt Lake City! Let’s start well this Saturday. Here’s everything you need to know about what’s going on in the city today. Are you a local business owner or a merchant in Salt Lake City? Our premium local sponsorships keep you on top of inboxes in town every …
Read More »Debra Holmes Ely obituary (1956 – 2021) – Orem, UT
Loving mother Debra Holmes Ely is survived by her husband, Don Ely, and daughter, Rachelle Ely Day (Andrew). She also has two surviving sisters, Gail Holmes Oakes (Terry) and Trina Holmes Belliston, as well as a brother, Stuart Holmes (Sharon). His parents Dorothy Smith Holmes and Quentin Warren Holmespreceded it. …
Read More »K-12 Schools Take Advantage of Qu
PROVO, Utah and SEATTLE, September 15, 2021 PROVO, Utah and SEATTLE, September 15, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Qualtrics (Nasdaq: XM), leader and creator of the Experience Management (XM) category, today announced that the School Board of City of Virginia Beach, Gwinnett County Public schools and the Hemet Unified School …
Read More »BYU fans excited about potential Big 12 move
PROVO, Utah (KMVT / KSVT) – BYU is one of four schools on the radar to join the Big 12. Sports Illustrated reported last Friday that the Cougars, as well as Cincinnati, Houston and UCF are expected to apply for membership this week. We caught up with BYU fans in …
Read More »Blog: The best college towns and other cool stuff | Jim Day
Oregon State University bills itself as being located in the best college town in the Pac-12. This reporter says it’s kind of a deceptive factoid as there are only 5 college towns in the league. I stumbled across another of those “best college town lists” the other day. They are …
Read More »“1820: Musical” tells the story of Joseph Smith through music and dance
The original title of George Nelson’s play on Joseph and Emma Smith was “The Story of Lunatic?” “. after that, “1820: Musical” because Brigham Young University Theater / Arts Professor None of the award-winning playwrights wanted to offend The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a member of his …
Read More »Qualtrics to participate in Up
PROVO, Utah and SEATTLE, August 3, 2021 PROVO, Utah and SEATTLE, August 3, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Qualtrics (NASDAQ: XM), the world’s leading experience management (XM) provider and creator of the XM category, today announced that management will attend the following virtual events for investors in August . 24th …
Read More »Which BYU, Utah, Utah State players made college football preseason watchlists
Preseason college football watchlists are released, signaling the start of fall camp is near. Here’s a look at each Utah tie to make a preseason watch list this summer. Utah Utes tight end Cole Fotheringham (89) receives a assist from quarterback Tyler Huntley (1) during the game against the Arizona …
Read More »Utah-based arms company withdraws “Block19” after Lego request
through: Addy bink, Nexstar News Wire Posted: Jul 15, 2021 / 10:22 PM CDT / Update: Jul 15, 2021 / 10:22 PM CDT Lego building sets are on display at the DreamToys toy fair in central London on November 5, 2014. The event sees the makers of the planned Christmas …
Read More »Briefs: Man Who Refused To Wear Mask On Flight To Mesa Fined $ 10,500 | Kingman Daily Miner
SALT LAKE CITY – A man who refused to wear a mask on an Allegiant flight out of Utah has been fined $ 10,500. The passenger refused to wear a mask over his mouth and nose on the Feb. 27 flight from Provo, Utah, to Mesa, Arizona, the Federal Aviation …
Read More »Provo passenger fined $ 10,500 for intimidating flight attendant and refusing to wear a mask
(KUTV) – A passenger flying from Provo, Utah to Mesa, Arizona was fined $ 10,500 for allegedly intimidating a flight attendant and violating federal mask regulations. The Federal Aviation Administration imposed the civil penalty as part of $ 119,000 in total penalties and issued a public service ad where the …
Read More »Nearly 40% of Utah homes are at risk of wildfire
With the start of this year’s fire season coinciding with a historic drought and record-breaking heat waves plaguing dozens of Western cities, two in five homes (39.4%) in Utah are at risk fire, a higher share than any other state in the western United States, according to a new report …
Read More »Allegiant Announces 23 New Non-Stop Routes With One-Way Fares As Low As $ 39 *
LAS VEGAS, June 29, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Lightening (NASDAQ: ALGT) today announced 23 new non-stop fall vacation and vacation travel routes to destinations across the country, including 10 routes to four new cities: Melbourne, Florida; Amarillo, Texas; Washington DC and Minneapolis. To celebrate, Allegiant is offering one-way fares …
Read More »Clothing color dispute ends with gunfire in Provo
PROVO, Utah (ABC4) – An argument over the color of someone’s clothes resulted in guns being shot in Provo. Police were called to the parking lot of a gas station on W. Center Street on Wednesday after shots were fired at a vehicle. Authorities have determined that 19-year-old Alejandro Molina-Ballesteros …
Read More »The Justice Files: Jury finds boyfriend guilty of 1988 murder
PROVO, Utah (ABC4) – It took over 30 years to find out who murdered Peggy Sue Case in 1988. Late Wednesday, a jury returned a guilty verdict against her ex-boyfriend, Michael Kufrin, who in 2017 was charged with his murder. Kufrin has long been suspected of murdering Case, who went …
Read More »PAUL MUKLEWICZ | News, Sports, Jobs
Paul Adolph Muklewicz was born March 20, 1950 in Steubenville, Ohio. He played offensive tackle for Steubenville High School, where he served as letterter for three years for Coach Abe Bryan’s teams in 1966, 1967 and 1968. After graduating from Steubenville High School in 1969, he and his lifelong friend …
Read More »Wade Ladell Wilson | Obituary
Wade L. Wilson passed away peacefully on June 17, 2021 at his home in Burley, Idaho, after a long illness. Wade was born on May 24, 1948 in Roosevelt, Utah, to Ira and Esther Jarman Wilson. He was the fourth of seven children. When he was two, his family moved …
Read More »Autism Learning Partners Expands ABA Services from Utah to Salt Lake City | New
SALT LAKE CITY, June 17, 2021 / PRNewswire-PRWeb / – ALP strives to provide hope, support and pathways for progress to children and their families living with autism and related disorders. Thanks to their vast network of community partnerships and their ever-growing list of accepted insurance policies, families can benefit …
Read More »The 10 best cities for remote workers
The pandemic has opened the floodgates for teleworking. Now that workers are used to the flexibility of telecommuting and the fact that one in three jobs can be done remotely, it’s hard to see companies go back to the days before the pandemic. In April, three of the four workers …
Read More »2021 Friends of Los Alamos County Libraries scholarships announced – Los Alamos reporter
FRIENDS OF LOS ALAMOS COUNTY LIBRARIES NEWS The Friends of Los Alamos County Libraries (FLACL) are proud to announce scholarships of $ 2,500 each awarded to four high school students. The scholarship application process required them to submit a written essay on a book that somehow improved their lives or …
Read More »Wrestlers Head To Mainland After Long Layoff | News, Sports, Jobs
Iao Tiger Style Club coach Grant Nakamura uses a stick to instruct wrestler Josiah Watson how an opponent might approach during a practice Wednesday morning in the 4G wrestling hall in Happy Valley. A total of 45 wrestlers from seven Maui County clubs are expected to compete at the Western …
Read More »What BYU products could varsity athletes approve under NIL law?
While Senate Democrats and Republicans largely agreed on Wednesday that Congress should quickly pass legislation to allow varsity athletes to enjoy their name, image and likeness, a senator from Utah said that there were legitimate concerns about what might happen if this was allowed. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, said it …
Read More »BYU Football adds Viliami Tausinga to 2021 roster
PROVO, Utah – There might only be 12 weeks left until the BYU football season starts, but the activity on the list never sleeps. BYU officially announced the addition of former East High Viliami linebacker Tausinga on Tuesday. Tausinga signed with BYU as part of the Class of 2018. A …
Read More »Teens Help With Staff Shortages At Provo Pizzeria
PROVO, Utah – Business is booming these days, but the owner of Fat Daddy’s Pizzeria in Provo said he couldn’t find enough employees. “Trying to find skilled labor for our kitchen has been particularly difficult for us,” said Chad Pritchard. The labor shortage in the restaurant industry has forced him …
Read More »Heading to Provo Canyon? Expect significant traffic delays over the weekend
PROVO, Utah – The Utah Valley Marathon, which takes place this Saturday, will cause significant traffic delays in Provo Canyon and along University Avenue over the weekend. Organizers expect the marathon to be the region’s largest public event since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020. The marathon crosses Provo Canyon, …
Read More »BYU set to sue Danny Ainge for joining university staff
PROVO, Utah –When news broke on Wednesday that Danny Ainge was stepping down as director of basketball operations for the Boston Celtics organization, I couldn’t help but think of one thing. BYU should attempt to hire Ainge on its university staff. When you’ve got one of the greatest all-around athletes …
Read More »Orange County pays tribute to 2021 Promotion Majors and Salvationians – Orange Leader
As submitted are the Orange County Public School Major and Salvationatorian Awards and Achievements. Adj-S Promotion Major Briana Schwartz Parents: Sheila Schwartz Prizes / honors: promotion major; Class representative; 1st place in poetry and 2nd place in prose in the Gator Tales literary / artistic competition at LSCO; Dell scholarship …
Read More »Dr A. Creig MacArthur | Obituary
Dr A. Creig MacArthur 1938 – 2021 A. Creig MacArthur, 82, of Provo, Utah passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 surrounded by his family. Creig was born July 27, 1938 in Provo, Utah, the eldest child of Arthur Edgar MacArthur and Estella Fay Sumner MacArthur. He was then …
Read More »New York Jets’ Zach Wilson: New Jersey pilots worse than Utah pilots
Utah drivers don’t have the best reputation, but they don’t have anything on New Jersey auto operators. At least that’s according to Zach Wilson, the former Corner Canyon High and BYU quarterback who was ranked No.2 overall by the New York Jets in the 2021 NFL Draft last month. Wilson …
Read More »Qualtrics announces Spotlight – GuruFocus.com
PROVO, Utah and SEATTLE, May 27, 2021 / PRNewswire / Â -Â Qualtrics (Nasdaq: XM), the world’s # 1 experience management (XM) provider and creator of the XM category, today announced Spotlight Insights ™ giving teams and leaders automated and actionable information based on real-time employee feedback. Instead of taking …
Read More »Splash Summit Water Park to Open with Premium Rainforest River | Provo news
Get your beach towels and swimming gear ready, Splash Summit Water Park is ready for guests. Splash Summit Water Park in Provo, Utah’s largest water park, announced this week that it will open at 10 a.m. Saturday for its second season since taking over the former Seven Peaks Waterpark. “Our …
Read More »Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport Flights
For the first time, travelers will be able to fly Allegiant Air from Phoenix Airport. The airline, which targets the leisure market, currently flies from the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway airport east of Mesa. Starting October 8, Allegiant will offer non-stop service between Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and Provo, Utah. On …
Read More »Could cities have done more to help struggling businesses and cash-strapped residents?
PROVO, Utah (KUTV) – With annual tax revenues arriving this spring, the numbers showed a surprisingly positive outlook. Utah towns and cities, with the exception of beach resorts and oil towns, have made millions from sales tax revenue. This profit, combined with an infusion of federal funding, allows cities to …
Read More »12-year-old girl pursues dream of becoming Utah’s youngest pilot
PROVO, Utah – A 12-year-old girl from Utah knows what it’s like to have a big dream and she’s doing everything she can to make it a reality – aiming for a profession still dominated by men. “We get a lot from TikTok and YouTube, but we’re starting to talk …
Read More »Nu Skin: First Quarter Revenue Snapshot
PROVO, Utah (AP) _ Nu Skin Enterprises Inc. (NUS) on Wednesday reported net income of $ 47.4 million for the first quarter. The Provo, Utah-based company said it had net income of 91 cents per share. The results exceeded Wall Street’s expectations. The average estimate of four analysts polled by …
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