PROVO, Utah (AP) — The Provo city council will discuss a possible face-mask mandate and other coronavirus-prevention measures at an emergency meeting on Thursday, shortly before students begin returning to college classes. Daily Herald reports council members are worried the city isn’t as well prepared as it should be for […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Authorities in Utah say a teenager was arrested and booked on multiple charges stemming from an alleged sledgehammer attack in Payson. The Daily Herald reported that the Payson Police Department responded to a report Friday that a person was witnessed hitting a man in the head […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A few hundred people demonstrated in Utah on Wednesday to protest face covering requirements they said curtail civil liberties. The Daily Herald reported that protesters in Orem walked around without masks carrying signs that said “Don’t Mask Our Kids.” Healthcare executives and infectious disease experts have […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Police are investigating shots fired at the security booth outside the Missionary Training Center in Provo. Police said the driver of a white SUV shot multiple rounds at the main security booth at around 2:30 a.m. Monday. Photos released by police show bullet holes in the […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Four Utah County Sheriff’s deputies are in isolation after arresting a man who is accused of assaulting a woman after he reportedly tested positive for the disease caused by the coronavirus. Authorities tell the Daily Herald that 31-year-old Matthew Jarel Harding also threatened police officers with […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — County commissioners in Utah postponed a meeting Wednesday where they were expected to discuss mask mandates after people packed the room and ignored social distancing guidelines. Fox-13 reports that the Utah County commissioners cited public safety concerns as the reason for abruptly canceling the meeting. Utah […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Protesters from two opposing groups gathered in Provo on Wednesday after an SUV driver was shot while driving through protesters earlier in the week. A video of the incident captured by KSL-TV shows a man fire a shot at the driver as the car began slowly […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Brigham Young University police are searching for the people who vandalized an on-campus statue of Brigham Young. The Daily Herald reported campus Police Lt. Rich Christianson says surveillance video indicated there were two suspects involved but police are still investigating. Police say the vandals poured red, […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Provo resident MacCene Grimmett has cast a ballot every single election since she’s been old enough to vote — and that’s quite a few elections. MacCene, who has lived in the same dark red-bricked house in northern Provo since 1953, recently celebrated her 107th birthday. She […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The Utah County Attorney on Tuesday refuted reports that two businesses linked to dozens of coronavirus cases forced employees to keep working after testing positive. David Leavitt said his office found the allegations made public by county leaders weren’t true, though he acknowledged the virus could […]
