1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (712+ words) heraldextra.com MADSEN: Every day counts: Why showing up to school shapes Utah’s future By Susan R. Madsen and Deborah Lin - | Sep 12, 2026 As a new school year begins, it is worth pausing to consider the importance and value of education....

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (811+ words) The latest pulse reading on Utah’s housing market is out — and it shows home ownership remains out of reach for many Utahns, especially first-time homebuyers. Despite some slight fluctuations in early 2026, Utah is still among the nation’s top 10 most expensive…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (587+ words) September is National Recovery Month. Across Utah, people will gather this month to celebrate something worth celebrating: People can recover from addiction. But there is a question we don’t ask nearly as often. What happens after they do? We tell…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (349+ words) Courtesy Utah County Fair The 2026 Utah County Fair had a year-over-year increase in visitors and brought an estimated $2.5 to $3 million in total economic impact, according to data compiled by Explore Utah Valley. The data shared with the Daily Herald tracked…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (326+ words) The proposed Vesper Amphitheater project in Provo Canyon has its detractors, from some residents and environmental groups, and now, a neighboring city. The Orem City Council weighed in on the project in a letter last week, saying it intends to…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (562+ words) So the long wait is over. BYU football finally takes the field after a long eight month hiatus to the delight of many Cougar fans who will be either attending or watching their team’s matchup with Utah Tech at LaVell…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (351+ words) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opened Tuesday reservations for next year’s Salt Lake Temple open house tours — and they proved to be in high demand. The church said Wednesday that 1 million spaces were reserved for the free…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (280+ words) The baptistry inside the Ephraim Utah Temple. The public open house for the new Ephraim Utah Temple opened Sept. 2 following a media day on Aug. 31 and a day of tours for invited guests on Sept. 1. The 39,000-square-foot structure is Sanpete…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (582+ words) Utah Attorney General Derek Brown speaks at a news conference announcing the state’s new Financial Crimes Intelligence Center on Aug. 31, 2026. (Annie Knox/Utah News Dispatch) Utah is stepping up its efforts to investigate scams and connect the dots between them…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1874+ words) Before the 2025 season, I noted that the BYU football team could feel a kinship with the comedian Rodney Dangerfield — since neither one got any respect. The Cougars weren’t expected to do much in 2024 after struggling in the first year of…...