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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.

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Recent Stories

No. 23 BYU Hits 17 3-Pointers, Beats Queens 98-82 at the Marriott Center

7 min read · November 11, 2026

BYU Students Help Find the Families of Missing U.S. Service Members

7 min read · November 11, 2026

State Funding Approved for Lehi Pedestrian Bridge Over SR-92 at Center Street

7 min read · November 11, 2026

Provo Airport Tops Out Its Terminal Expansion, and the First New Gates Are Now Pegged for November 2027

7 min read · November 11, 2026

Vesper Amphitheater Returns With a New Application: Same Venue, New Zone, One Entrance

7 min read · November 11, 2026

BYU Women's Soccer Wins on Penalty Kicks, Plays Colorado in the Big 12 Semifinal Wednesday

7 min read · November 10, 2026

Clyde Companies Breaks Ground on Ironton, a Mixed-Use Project Spanning the Springville-Provo Border

7 min read · November 10, 2026

UDOT Launches Online Traction Law Quiz as Utah County Heads Into Winter

7 min read · November 10, 2026

UVU Veterans Week and Veterans Day 2026: Events, Closures and Services in Utah County

7 min read · November 10, 2026

BYU Hosts Baylor Saturday: 1:30 p.m. Kickoff on FOX and an Interim Coach Across the Field

8 min read · November 9, 2026

Santaquin Residents Pass 3,320 Books Hand to Hand to the New Library

7 min read · November 9, 2026

UVU Students Hold Free Professional Clothing Event Nov. 10

7 min read · November 9, 2026

BYU's Playoff and Big 12 Title Outlook After the Utah Loss: What the Cougars Need Now

7 min read · November 8, 2026

Provo City Library's Read Local Book Festival Is Saturday, Nov. 14

6 min read · November 8, 2026

Provo's New Economic Development Steering Committee: What It Does and What Comes Next

6 min read · November 8, 2026

Two Friends at Midfield: How Kalani Sitake and Morgan Scalley Closed a Cleaner Holy War

3 min read · November 8, 2026

Utah County Football Playoffs: Orem and Skyridge Advance, Provo, American Fork, PG and Springville Out

6 min read · November 8, 2026

No. 25 BYU Routs Omaha 108-67 in Marriott Center Home Opener

7 min read · November 7, 2026

Four Attorneys Nominated to Replace Retiring Orem Justice Court Judge

6 min read · November 7, 2026

Provo River Trail Starts Its Final Construction Phase: A Wider Trail Between Columbia Lane and University Parkway

7 min read · November 7, 2026

Utah 28, BYU 20: Four Interceptions Sink the Cougars and End Their Holy War Streak

6 min read · November 7, 2026

Who Is Morgan Scalley? Utah's Head Coach, His Faith, His Road to the Job and His Push for a Kinder Holy War

17 min read · November 7, 2026

BYU Women's Soccer Wins Its First Big 12 Regular-Season Title in Jen Rockwood's Last Home Match

7 min read · November 6, 2026

After an Orem Teen's Serious E-Bike Crash, What Utah's Youth E-Bike Rules Say

7 min read · November 6, 2026

Utah County Runs the Provo Warming Center After Community Action Closes: What to Know

7 min read · November 6, 2026

Provo Council Approves Student Housing on the Abandoned Park Plaza Site Near BYU

7 min read · November 5, 2026

Bonrue Bakery Opens in Provo, With Orem and Spanish Fork Locations Coming

6 min read · November 4, 2026

Kaufusi and Spencer Win Utah County Commission Seats in Early Election Results

30 min read · November 4, 2026

BYU Beats Ohio State 94-83 in Salt Lake City Season Opener as Rob Wright III Scores 33

4 min read · November 3, 2026

Southbound I-15 in Lehi Shifts to a New Lane Pattern at 2100 North Until May 2027

4 min read · November 3, 2026

Provo's 1924 Meno Trope Hall and Community Church Launch a $10 Million Restoration Campaign

4 min read · November 3, 2026

Spanish Fork Adds 12 Firefighters With a $2 Million Federal SAFER Grant

3 min read · November 3, 2026

Alpine Loop Closes for the Winter Monday, Nov. 2

4 min read · October 30, 2026

Vineyard City Council Votes to End Flock License Plate Cameras in the City

4 min read · October 30, 2026

Faces of Utah Valley: The American Fork Pirate Yard That Started With a COVID Candy Cannon and Now Has Animatronic Pirates Walking the Plank

6 min read · October 29, 2026

Faces of Utah Valley: LaVon Vogl, the Orchard Elementary Lunch Lady Whose Harry Potter Breakfast Games Have Kids Begging to Get to School

7 min read · October 29, 2026

BYU vs. Utah 2026: 7-1 BYU at Unbeaten Utah, the 10 a.m. Kickoff Fight, TV, Getting There From Provo and Everything at Stake

14 min read · October 28, 2026

Cooper Pratt's World Series: Six Straight Hits, a 12th-Inning Home Run, Elder Rasband's Praise and a Title for the Brewers

17 min read · October 28, 2026

Big 12 Fines UCF $100,000 for Fans' Anti-Latter-day Saint Chant at BYU Game, and Writes a Tougher Rule

7 min read · October 28, 2026

Lehi Utah Temple Groundbreaking Set for Saturday, Dec. 5, 2026

4 min read · October 27, 2026

Opinion: Pat McAfee Loved Provo and 'Hated' Utah. Salt Lake Earned Every Word.

16 min read · October 26, 2026

Who Is Pat McAfee? The Punter Who Became ESPN's Loudest Voice, His BYU History, and How College GameDay Got Here

9 min read · October 26, 2026

Rockslide at Bridal Veil Falls Closes the Trail and Park Through Winter

4 min read · October 24, 2026

Provo's Community Action Food Bank Needs $100,000 by the End of October to Keep Its Doors Open

4 min read · October 24, 2026

FilmQuest Runs at Velour in Downtown Provo Through Oct. 31

4 min read · October 24, 2026

IRONMAN 70.3 Utah Is Coming to Orem and Provo Canyon on Aug. 21, 2027

4 min read · October 24, 2026

UCF Beats No. 2 BYU 39-31 in Double Overtime, Ending the Cougars' Unbeaten Run

7 min read · October 24, 2026

Utah County Mailed 'ID Required' Notices to Thousands of Voters by Mistake. Here's Who Needs to Send ID

4 min read · October 24, 2026

Utah Ski Resort Opening Dates for 2026-27, and What's New for Skiers From Provo

5 min read · October 24, 2026

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

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

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

BYU Student Carter Smith Wins $3 Million With One Kick at College GameDay in Provo

4 min read · October 17, 2026

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

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

Your Utah County Ballot Is in the Mail: What to Do Before Nov. 3, 2026

7 min read · October 15, 2026

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

BYU Women's Soccer 2026: Jennifer Rockwood's Final Season, South Field, and How to Go

10 min read · October 13, 2026

BYU Women's Volleyball 2026: Rob Neilson's First Season, the Smith Fieldhouse, and How to Get In

11 min read · October 13, 2026

ESPN College GameDay Is Coming to Provo for BYU vs. Notre Dame: Time, Location and What to Know

5 min read · October 13, 2026

US-189 at Deer Creek: The Widening Now Runs Into 2028. What Provo-to-Heber Drivers Should Know

5 min read · October 13, 2026

UVU Men's Basketball 2026-27: The Big West Debut, the New Roster, and Every Home Game

10 min read · October 13, 2026

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

UVU Women's Volleyball 2026: A First Season in the Big West, and Why the Future Looks Bright

11 min read · October 13, 2026

BYU's New Arts Building Is Open: Four Theaters, Six Galleries and a Fine Arts College Turning 100

4 min read · October 12, 2026

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

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

October 2026 General Conference: The Sunday Afternoon Session, Talk by Talk

11 min read · October 4, 2026

October 2026 General Conference: The Sunday Morning Session, Talk by Talk

11 min read · October 4, 2026

October 2026 General Conference: The Whole Weekend in One Read

6 min read · October 4, 2026

October 2026 General Conference: The Saturday Afternoon Session, Talk by Talk

10 min read · October 3, 2026

October 2026 General Conference: The Saturday Morning Session, Talk by Talk

11 min read · October 3, 2026

BYU Basketball 2026-27: The Schedule, the New Roster, and What Provo Should Expect

6 min read · September 15, 2026

Vesper Amphitheater: The Application Is Withdrawn, and Orem Has Formally Voted No

read · September 15, 2026

One Year After Charlie Kirk Was Killed at UVU: What Happened, and What It Left Behind

23 min read · September 10, 2026

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

Detached ADUs Become a Right on October 1 — and Provo's Ordinance Is Still Not Written

8 min read · September 1, 2026

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

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

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

UVU Will Now Pay High Schoolers Up to $20,000 for Taking Its Classes Early

6 min read · September 1, 2026

We Measured What Notre Dame Weekend Does to Provo Hotel Prices — and What Halloween Weekend Does Not

9 min read · August 20, 2026

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

Domo Sold Itself to Progress Software for $400 Million. Here's What That Actually Means.

9 min read · July 24, 2026

Vesper Amphitheater: August 11 Is Not the Vote — Provo City Says the Earliest Is August 25

9 min read · July 24, 2026

BYU School of Medicine, Explained: Preliminary Accreditation, the July 2027 First Class, and What It Means for Provo

13 min read · July 10, 2026

The Provo River Delta's Last Construction Summer: What's Finishing, What's Detoured

4 min read · July 10, 2026

The $500M Provo Towne Centre Redevelopment: What's Planned, What's Decided, What's Not

8 min read · July 10, 2026

The USYS Boys National Championships Arrive at Epic Sports Park July 13–23

4 min read · July 10, 2026

The Jazz Rebuilt Themselves in Five Months: A Utah Valley Fan's Guide to 2026–27

9 min read · July 10, 2026

The Vesper Amphitheater Fight, Explained: What's Actually Proposed in Provo Canyon

9 min read · July 10, 2026

BYU Football 2026: The Complete Schedule, Home Games, and Season Preview

9 min read · July 8, 2026

BYU Is Rebuilding Wymount Terrace: 240 New Apartments for Married Students

8 min read · July 8, 2026

AJ Dybantsa vs. Darryn Peterson: How the 2026 NBA Draft Left Utah Caught in the Middle

12 min read · July 8, 2026

Remembering Paul Oscarson: A Life of Faith, Family, and Quiet Devotion

4 min read · July 8, 2026

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

Utah Valley Events: Your Guide to August and Labor Day 2026

6 min read · July 8, 2026

Fireworks Are Banned Across Most of Utah Valley This Fourth of July — Here's Where the Rules Stand

6 min read · July 1, 2026

Pioneer Day 2026 in Utah Valley: Parades, Rodeos, and Fireworks Across the County

6 min read · July 1, 2026

Thanksgiving Point's Freedom Celebration: The North Valley's Free Fourth of July Fireworks in Lehi

4 min read · July 1, 2026

The Most Jaw-Dropping Homes of the 2026 Utah Valley Parade of Homes

8 min read · June 21, 2026

Fourth of July in Provo 2026: An Hour-by-Hour Guide to the Big Day

6 min read · June 20, 2026

Inside Oxford Road Estate: the 26,000-Square-Foot Provo Mansion Stealing the 2026 Parade of Homes

5 min read · June 17, 2026

New FEMA flood maps take effect in Provo on June 23 — what homeowners and renters should know

4 min read · June 3, 2026

Provo Airport is growing up: mainline jets, more routes, and a push to 10 gates

4 min read · June 2, 2026

Provo River Delta keeps getting better: new fishing platforms, boat ramps, and fresh trout

4 min read · June 2, 2026

Provo's Covey Center is bringing Broadway-caliber shows downtown — at half the price

3 min read · June 1, 2026

Utah Valley's summer outdoor concert season is taking shape

4 min read · May 28, 2026

Correction: Orem's Cheesecake Factory Opened in 2024

5 min read · May 12, 2026

Provo Rec Center Drops Student Membership to $25/Month for BYU and UVU

3 min read · May 11, 2026

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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