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Provo.com News Desk

Local coverage of Provo, Orem & Utah Valley

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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

Rooftop Concert Series Returns May 15 — Why Provo Needs This Back
Cheesecake Factory Coming to University Place This Fall
Provo Rec Center Drops Student Membership to $25/Month for BYU and UVU
EPIC Sports Park Opens for Free Drop-In Play Through Mid-October
Sunset Farmers Market Returns to Orem City Center Park for 2026 Season
Orem Asian Festival Returns May 9 — A Sign of Where Utah Valley Is Heading

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.

Find a story we missed, or spot an error in something we published? Let us know.