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- Outdoors & skiing · Feature
Who runs Utah Lake: the authority's powers, its money and what the lake records show
The Utah Lake Authority has managed the lake since 2022, with federal money, a carp bounty and a nature center in the works. State law bars it from water rights and water quality rules, and the lake's own records show progress on carp and PCBs but not on clarity.
- Sports
BYU freshman who won $2 million on College GameDay is still going to class
The kicker expects to keep about $1.3 million after taxes, and he is still waiting for the check from ESPN.
- Politics
American Fork council to weigh two annexations at Oct. 27 meeting
A rezoning for a veterinary clinic is among the items on the Oct. 27 agenda.
- Community
Provo food bank raises $100,000 in days, now seeks $1.5 million by year end
Two donor families gave $50,000 each, and interim CEO Caitlin Rangel said the organization may have to close without more funding.
Utah mail-in ballots without postage will still be delivered, USPS says
Six counties ask voters to pay return postage this year, while Cache, Grand and Salt Lake counties prepay it.
Defense in Charlie Kirk case proposes 2029 trial date, citing death penalty prep
Prosecutors have said they could be ready by October 2027 and proposed starting the trial in January 2028.
- Politics
Utah County deputies' removal of woman at data center meeting draws calls for review
The sheriff's office says the woman struck a deputy, while she denies it and says she suffered a concussion and bruises.
- Tech
Utah investors weigh a shift from software to hardware as AI drives demand
Venture firms say demand for physical infrastructure is growing, but hard tech brings higher costs and longer timelines.
- Sports
Former Ute Dalton Kincaid to be guest picker for College GameDay in Salt Lake City
ESPN's show broadcasts Saturday from Presidents Circle ahead of the Utes' night game with Houston.
- Growth & housing
Lehi's city-owned fiber network passes 7,150 subscribers, ahead of its 2026 goal
Finance officials told the City Council the system's churn rate is under 5% and projected 10,500 users by 2030.
- Growth & housing
American Fork planners to hold Nov. 4 hearings on developer guarantees and stormwater plan
The 6:30 p.m. meeting at City Hall includes a code change on guarantees developers must post and an update to the city's stormwater plan.
Utah County auditor and clerk races each have two candidates on the Nov. 3 ballot
Gina Tanner and Hans V. Andersen are running for auditor, and Corey K. Astill and Russ J. Rampton for clerk.
- Politics
Natassja Grossman and Val Peterson are on the Nov. 3 ballot for Utah House District 56
Grossman, a Democrat, did not respond to the American Fork Citizen's profile request, while Peterson, a Republican, answered its questionnaire.
- Community
Payson-area flower farm provides free casket sprays to families who lose a baby
Owner Jordy Smith started Wild Spring Flowers after her first baby was stillborn, and U-pick sales help cover the arrangements.
- Education
Timpanogos board approves grade changes for 2027-28 and will decide closures in December
About 60 people attended the second hearing on the district's boundary study as parents raised concerns about commutes, programs and funding.
- Politics
Lehi council to weigh budget changes, a zone change and an annexation Oct. 27
Public hearings are set on the budget amendment and annexation, and a concept plan for four townhomes is on the agenda.
Provo council approves Towne Centre redevelopment that will displace a mobile home park
The 5-1 vote clears the way for 1,300 apartments and 77 townhomes, and residents of Shady Acres will get 18 months and $10,000 each to move.
- Crime & safety
Search continues for Provo twins missing since July 2025
A warrant alleges the girls' mother committed felony custodial interference, and their father is working with a lawmaker on legislation.
- Community
Provo food bank needs $100,000 by end of October after cash-flow crisis
The board replaced the interim leadership and Utah County is helping the organization open its warming center Nov. 1.
- Growth & housing
Drought and a 1964 water right put Central Utah Project deliveries in focus
Transbasin diversions moved about 165,000 acre-feet to the Great Basin in 2024, and this year's drought sharply cut inflow to Strawberry Reservoir.
- Growth & housing
Utah County panel backs data center rules as deputies remove a woman from the meeting
Video shows deputies restraining protester Aspen Azalea after the commission's unanimous vote.
- Crime & safety
Utah travel company owner charged with fraud, accused of leaving for Australia
Prosecutors allege Josephine Bangerter failed to book clients' trips or refund them, then left the country in 2019.
- Crime & safety
Case against former Salt Lake City officer dismissed without prejudice
The order does not give a reason, and a dismissal without prejudice generally means charges can be refiled.
- Sports
BYU's win over Notre Dame averaged 9.2 million viewers on ABC
ESPN says it was the most-watched regular-season Big 12 game since 2022.
- Sports
Lehi girls soccer loses in double overtime to Farmington in 6A quarterfinals
Farmington scored with 13 seconds left to beat the Pioneers 2-1 on Oct. 15.
- Sports
Lehi football loses at Corner Canyon and will visit Lone Peak in playoff opener
The Pioneers finished 5-5 and are the No. 10 seed in 6A.
- Sports
Skyridge boys golf takes second at 6A state tournament
The Falcons, fifth in Region 3, finished at 569 and beat Lone Peak by two strokes.
- Sports
American Fork girls soccer falls to Lone Peak in 6A semifinals
The Cavemen finished the season 13-7 after the 3-0 loss in Herriman.
- Politics
Lehi City Council to vote Oct. 21 on Thanksgiving Point housing transit zone agreement
The council meets at 4 p.m. with one regular agenda item, an interlocal agreement with the Lehi Redevelopment Agency.
- Politics
Lehi City Council to hold public hearing Oct. 27 on fiscal 2026-27 budget amendment
The hearing begins at 7 p.m. in the Lehi City Council Chambers.
- Politics
Two candidates are on the Nov. 3 ballot for Utah House District 55
Democrat Travis Hysell and Republican Jon Hawkins answered the same questionnaire from the American Fork Citizen.
- Politics
Three candidates are on the Nov. 3 ballot for Utah County Commission Seat B
Democrat J. Allen, Republican David M. Spencer and Forward Party candidate David Hinckley answered the same questionnaire.
- Politics
Three candidates are on the Nov. 3 ballot for Utah County Commission Seat A
Democrat Jeanne Marie Bowen, Republican Michelle Kaufusi and independent Jacob Oaks answered the same questionnaire.
- Politics
Lehi officials say they will update disclosure forms with missing or outdated details
Mayor Paul Binns and the five City Council members all responded to the Lehi Free Press, which found incomplete or dated entries but no indication of wrongdoing.
- Sports
Orem to host Ironman 70.3 Utah in August 2027
The organizer lists Aug. 21 as race day, with general registration scheduled to open Oct. 29.
Mapleton charter-school plan draws traffic and safety questions
The proposed Louisa May Alcott Community School would sit across from Hobble Creek Elementary.
- Tech
Lehi and Herriman founders build AI tools for police evidence review
ShieldView says its platform aims to reduce investigators' exposure to traumatic material.
- Sports
BYU rises to No. 2 and Utah enters top 10 in AP poll
The Cougars reached their highest ranking since 1984 after beating Notre Dame.
- Crime & safety
Two campers burned when a propane stove exploded near Orem
Both were taken to Utah Valley Medical Center with second-degree burns.
ESPN's 'College GameDay' is coming to Utah's campus for Houston game
It will be the second straight year and seventh time the show has visited the University of Utah.
- Sports
American Fork boys golf ties for sixth at 6A state tournament
Lehi won its first 6A boys golf title, and Skyridge finished second at Talons Cove in Saratoga Springs.
- Sports
Utah Valley men's soccer beats CSUN 1-0 to clinch a home Big West semifinal
Trevor Walk scored his first goal of the season, and Jackson Medina made three saves in Orem.
- Sports
No. 8 BYU upsets No. 2 Notre Dame 28-24 in Provo
Bear Bachmeier scored touchdowns passing, running and receiving, and his 6-yard pass to Walker Lyons with 1:47 left won it.
- Business
Bonrue Bakery opens Provo location and plans more in Utah
The bakery, founded in St. George in 2021, has announced its next shops for Orem and Spanish Fork.
- Sports
Utah Valley women's soccer blanks UC Riverside 3-0 on Senior Night
Josie Clawson, Sadie Beardall and Kate Shirts scored as the Wolverines moved to 5-0-2 in Big West play.
- Outdoors & skiing · Feature
Utah's search and rescue teams: what the records say about workload and money
Washington County's rescue team reported more incidents and many more people rescued in 2025. State records show a reimbursement formula under review and a new grant for rural counties, but no statewide measure of whether teams can keep up.
- Community · Feature
Cornbelly's began in an American Fork field. This fall it's in Lehi and Spanish Fork
The corn maze Brett Herbst opened in American Fork in 1996 now runs at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi and on the Herbst family farm in Spanish Fork. Here is what each site lists for this season, and what a ticket covers.
Paraglider airlifted after crash on west side of Mount Timpanogos
A witness reported seeing the man get up and try to hike back up the mountain, the sheriff's office said.
- Sports
Utah Valley women's volleyball sweeps Cal State Fullerton in Orem
Miley Thunstrom led the Wolverines with 13 kills and a season-high 14 digs.
- Sports
Lehi skateboarder Greg Williams turns professional with national sponsor
Williams, who started vert and bowl skating at the Lehi skatepark, says he hopes to film a video part and compete in the X Games.
- Sports
'College GameDay' visits BYU for the first time in 17 years before Notre Dame game
Host Pat McAfee read from the Book of Mormon and picked BYU, as did Steve Young, while Desmond Howard and Nick Saban picked Notre Dame.
- Sports
BYU freshman Carter Smith kicks field goal on 'College GameDay' to win $3 million
Smith, from Honey Creek, Iowa, made a 33-yard kick on his second attempt after the crowd urged host Pat McAfee to allow another try.
- Sports
Skyridge hosts Riverton and Lehi visits Lone Peak as 6A playoffs open Oct. 30
Skyridge took the top seed in the final 6A RPI, while Lehi is the No. 10 seed at 5-5.
- Business
Dough Lady cinnamon roll shop opens second location in Lehi
Owners Amy and Eric Lund opened the shop in September, after launching their first storefront in Millcreek in December 2024.
- Community
Latter-day Saint presiding bishop says convert baptisms are up 20% this year
W. Christopher Waddell said the pace could mean 450,000 to 500,000 convert baptisms in 2026, compared with a record 385,490 in 2025.
- Business
Utah adds 25,200 jobs over the year as unemployment holds at 3.5%
Nonfarm payroll employment rose 1.4% in the 12 months through September, led by education and health services, the state's monthly report shows.
- Crime & safety
Unsealed warrants show police sought drone and cell data in Saratoga Springs killings
The warrants were filed in October 2025 and recently unsealed, ABC4 reported.
- Sports
BYU athletic director says relationships led to Notre Dame series
Brian Santiago told the Deseret News the home-and-home games came together after he and Pete Bevacqua connected through a mutual friend.
- Sports
American Fork boys win Region 3 cross country title, girls place second
David Webb won the individual race in 14:58.22 as the Cavemen prepare for the Oct. 27 state meet.
- Sports
American Fork girls soccer reaches 6A semifinals with two shutouts
The No. 4 Cavemen play No. 1 Lone Peak at noon Monday in Herriman.