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The Provo.com News Desk is the editorial team behind our community news coverage. We curate, paraphrase, and contextualize the news that affects people living in, studying in, and visiting Provo and Orem — written in our own words, with credit and links back to the original sources.
Our beat covers business openings and closings, civic announcements, cultural events, recreation news, and the everyday changes that shape Utah Valley. We don't do crime, high school sports scores, or partisan politics — we focus on the stories that move the needle for residents, students, and people researching the area.
What We Cover
New Business Openings
Civic Announcements
Community Events
Local Music & Arts
Recreation & Parks
Food & Drink News
BYU & UVU Community
University Place & Downtown
Recent Stories
Civic
Provo City Council Approves Provo Towne Centre Redevelopment 5-1; Shady Acres Residents Get 18 Months and $10,000
6 min read · October 19, 2026
Local News
Brandon Sanderson's Dragonsteel Is Buying the Old Evermore Park Land in Pleasant Grove. Here's What Is Planned
5 min read · October 19, 2026
Local News
BYU Stuns No. 2 Notre Dame 28-24 in Provo: Bear Bachmeier Scores Three Ways, Walker Lyons Catches the Winner
12 min read · October 17, 2026
Local News
BYU Student Carter Smith Wins $3 Million With One Kick at College GameDay in Provo
4 min read · October 17, 2026
Sports
Provo's October: The Big Leaguers With Utah Roots in the 2026 MLB Playoffs, From Cooper Pratt's Fanta to BYU's Daniel Schneemann
12 min read · October 15, 2026
Sports
Utah Jazz Training Camp and Preseason Review: What We Learned About Peterson, the Center Question and Will Hardy's Defense
9 min read · October 15, 2026
Civic
Your Utah County Ballot Is in the Mail: What to Do Before Nov. 3, 2026
7 min read · October 15, 2026
Sports
BYU Women's Basketball 2026-27: Lee Cummard's Second Season, the Schedule, and the Marriott Center's Other Team
9 min read · October 13, 2026
Sports
BYU Women's Soccer 2026: Jennifer Rockwood's Final Season, South Field, and How to Go
10 min read · October 13, 2026
Sports
BYU Women's Volleyball 2026: Rob Neilson's First Season, the Smith Fieldhouse, and How to Get In
11 min read · October 13, 2026
Local News
ESPN College GameDay Is Coming to Provo for BYU vs. Notre Dame: Time, Location and What to Know
5 min read · October 13, 2026
Civic
US-189 at Deer Creek: The Widening Now Runs Into 2028. What Provo-to-Heber Drivers Should Know
5 min read · October 13, 2026
Sports
UVU Men's Basketball 2026-27: The Big West Debut, the New Roster, and Every Home Game
10 min read · October 13, 2026
Sports
UVU Women's Soccer 2026: Unbeaten in Its First Big West Season, and the Home Stretch at UCCU Stadium
8 min read · October 13, 2026
Sports
UVU Women's Volleyball 2026: A First Season in the Big West, and Why the Future Looks Bright
11 min read · October 13, 2026
Local News
BYU's New Arts Building Is Open: Four Theaters, Six Galleries and a Fine Arts College Turning 100
4 min read · October 12, 2026
Civic
Provo Weighs a Hotel Deal Next to Epic Sports Park: What Is Proposed and What the City Would Give Up
5 min read · October 12, 2026
Civic
Timpanogos School District Is Studying 13 Schools for Possible Closure: What Orem, Lindon, Pleasant Grove and Vineyard Families Should Know
6 min read · October 12, 2026
Community
October 2026 General Conference: The Sunday Afternoon Session, Talk by Talk
11 min read · October 4, 2026
Community
October 2026 General Conference: The Sunday Morning Session, Talk by Talk
11 min read · October 4, 2026
Community
October 2026 General Conference: The Whole Weekend in One Read
6 min read · October 4, 2026
Community
October 2026 General Conference: The Saturday Afternoon Session, Talk by Talk
10 min read · October 3, 2026
Community
October 2026 General Conference: The Saturday Morning Session, Talk by Talk
11 min read · October 3, 2026
Sports
BYU Basketball 2026-27: The Schedule, the New Roster, and What Provo Should Expect
6 min read · September 15, 2026
Civic
Vesper Amphitheater: The Application Is Withdrawn, and Orem Has Formally Voted No
read · September 15, 2026
Civic
One Year After Charlie Kirk Was Killed at UVU: What Happened, and What It Left Behind
23 min read · September 10, 2026
Civic
Vesper Amphitheater: No Vote on August 25 Either — Provo City Now Says the Earliest Is September 8, and the Proposal Has Changed
5 min read · September 2, 2026
Civic
Detached ADUs Become a Right on October 1 — and Provo's Ordinance Is Still Not Written
8 min read · September 1, 2026
Civic
Provo Airport Now Says Gates 6–8 Open December 2027 and the Last Two in 2029 — Not 'Late 2028'
5 min read · September 1, 2026
Outdoors
The Delta's Boat Ramps Are Open, the Fishing Piers Are Fenced, and the Repaving Is Still Ahead: Where the Old Provo Channel Work Stands
5 min read · September 1, 2026
Arts & Culture
Thanksgiving Point Wants to Build a Stained-Glass Sphere With 300 Windows — and Finish It Before the 2034 Olympics
6 min read · September 1, 2026
Local News
UVU Will Now Pay High Schoolers Up to $20,000 for Taking Its Classes Early
6 min read · September 1, 2026
Local News
We Measured What Notre Dame Weekend Does to Provo Hotel Prices — and What Halloween Weekend Does Not
9 min read · August 20, 2026
Arts & Culture
The Covey Center's 2026-27 season is out: country co-headliners, Kyiv ballet, and a world-premiere Boléro in downtown Provo
3 min read · August 7, 2026
Civic
Domo Sold Itself to Progress Software for $400 Million. Here's What That Actually Means.
9 min read · July 24, 2026
Civic
Vesper Amphitheater: August 11 Is Not the Vote — Provo City Says the Earliest Is August 25
9 min read · July 24, 2026
Campus Life
BYU School of Medicine, Explained: Preliminary Accreditation, the July 2027 First Class, and What It Means for Provo
13 min read · July 10, 2026
Outdoors
The Provo River Delta's Last Construction Summer: What's Finishing, What's Detoured
4 min read · July 10, 2026
Civic
The $500M Provo Towne Centre Redevelopment: What's Planned, What's Decided, What's Not
8 min read · July 10, 2026
Sports
The USYS Boys National Championships Arrive at Epic Sports Park July 13–23
4 min read · July 10, 2026
Sports
The Jazz Rebuilt Themselves in Five Months: A Utah Valley Fan's Guide to 2026–27
9 min read · July 10, 2026
Civic
The Vesper Amphitheater Fight, Explained: What's Actually Proposed in Provo Canyon
9 min read · July 10, 2026
Sports
BYU Football 2026: The Complete Schedule, Home Games, and Season Preview
9 min read · July 8, 2026
Community
BYU Is Rebuilding Wymount Terrace: 240 New Apartments for Married Students
8 min read · July 8, 2026
Sports
AJ Dybantsa vs. Darryn Peterson: How the 2026 NBA Draft Left Utah Caught in the Middle
12 min read · July 8, 2026
Community
Remembering Paul Oscarson: A Life of Faith, Family, and Quiet Devotion
4 min read · July 8, 2026
Community
Provo Is the Best-Run City in America Again — Here's What That Actually Means
6 min read · July 8, 2026
Housing & Real Estate
The Provo Real Estate Market in 2026: What Buyers, Renters, and Investors Are Seeing
11 min read · July 8, 2026
Festivals
Utah Valley Events: Your Guide to August and Labor Day 2026
6 min read · July 8, 2026
Civic
Fireworks Are Banned Across Most of Utah Valley This Fourth of July — Here's Where the Rules Stand
6 min read · July 1, 2026
Civic
Pioneer Day 2026 in Utah Valley: Parades, Rodeos, and Fireworks Across the County
6 min read · July 1, 2026
Civic
Thanksgiving Point's Freedom Celebration: The North Valley's Free Fourth of July Fireworks in Lehi
4 min read · July 1, 2026
Local News
The Most Jaw-Dropping Homes of the 2026 Utah Valley Parade of Homes
8 min read · June 21, 2026
Festivals
Fourth of July in Provo 2026: An Hour-by-Hour Guide to the Big Day
6 min read · June 20, 2026
Local News
Inside Oxford Road Estate: the 26,000-Square-Foot Provo Mansion Stealing the 2026 Parade of Homes
5 min read · June 17, 2026
Civic
New FEMA flood maps take effect in Provo on June 23 — what homeowners and renters should know
4 min read · June 3, 2026
Civic
Provo Airport is growing up: mainline jets, more routes, and a push to 10 gates
4 min read · June 2, 2026
Outdoors
Provo River Delta keeps getting better: new fishing platforms, boat ramps, and fresh trout
4 min read · June 2, 2026
Arts & Culture
Provo's Covey Center is bringing Broadway-caliber shows downtown — at half the price
3 min read · June 1, 2026
Arts & Culture
Utah Valley's summer outdoor concert season is taking shape
4 min read · May 28, 2026
Local News
Correction: Orem's Cheesecake Factory Opened in 2024
5 min read · May 12, 2026
Campus Life
Provo Rec Center Drops Student Membership to $25/Month for BYU and UVU
3 min read · May 11, 2026
Outdoors
EPIC Sports Park Opens for Free Drop-In Play Through Mid-October
3 min read · May 10, 2026
Editorial Standards
Every story published by the News Desk is paraphrased in our own words from publicly reported facts. We credit and link to the primary source at the bottom of each post. Facts themselves are not copyrightable; we take care to rewrite, summarize, and contextualize rather than republish. Where exact wording matters — such as quoted statements from public officials — we use short attributed quotes under 15 words.
We don't aggregate breaking crime news, individual high school sports results, or partisan political content. Our editorial filter is the three-audiences test: would a BYU or UVU student, a current local resident, and a person researching Provo all find this useful or interesting? If the answer is yes, it's a candidate. If not, we pass.
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