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Campus Events

Rogue fireworks cause injuries at Stadium of Fire

By Payton Pingree
July 05, 2024 12:00 AM
Rogue fireworks caused multiple injuries at America's Freedom Festival's annual Stadium of Fire at LaVell Edwards Stadium on Thursday, July 4.
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Local

Provo community camps out for July Fourth Grand Parade

By Payton Pingree
July 03, 2024 12:00 AM
Community members from Provo and beyond have started camping out along University Avenue in anticipation of the July Fourth Grand Parade put on by America's Freedom Festival.
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Campus Events

Provo celebrates freedom at annual Patriotic Service

By Payton Pingree
July 01, 2024 12:00 AM
America's Freedom Festival at Provo hosted its annual Patriotic Service on Sunday, June 30 in the Marriott Center on the BYU campus. Elder Matthew S. Holland, General Authority Seventy, addressed the crowd as the keynote speaker of the event.
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Local

Utah Valley looks ahead to Fourth of July celebrations

Emmeline Blythe
By Emmeline Blythe
June 28, 2024 12:00 AM
Independence Day is just around the corner, and Utah Valley will feature several activities for Utahns looking for an evening or weekend of entertainment.
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Featured

Fireworks: When and where to set them off this July

By Megan Sibley
June 28, 2024 12:00 AM
As of June 24, sales of class “C” fireworks, or consumer fireworks, are legal again in Utah in preparation for the upcoming July holidays.
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Featured

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission offers firework safety tips

By Emma Butler
July 03, 2023 12:00 AM
Fireworks caused 11 deaths and 10,200 emergency room visits in the year 2022, with 73% of injuries occurring during the one-month period surrounding the Fourth of July, according to a report by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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Nation

July 4 parade shooting leaves 6 dead, 30 hurt; man detained

By Associated Press
July 05, 2022 12:00 AM
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — A shooter fired on an Independence Day parade from a rooftop in suburban Chicago, spraying the crowd with gunshots initially mistaken for fireworks before hundreds of panicked revelers of all ages fled in terror. At least six people were killed and at least 30 wounded.
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Campus Events

Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf shares Fourth of July message at the Marriott Center

By Payton Pingree
July 04, 2022 12:00 AM
Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gave a devotional on Sunday night at the Marriott Center and was the keynote speaker in the Patriotic Service as part of Provo's Freedom Festival.
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Featured

Provo Fire & Rescue discourages using fireworks following brushfire

By Decker Westenburg
June 23, 2021 12:00 AM
Fireworks were ignited in a restricted area in Provo on Monday night causing a ½ acre brushfire that came within 150 feet of a house. The fireworks were ignited outside of Utah's permitted season to discharge fireworks and in an area where fireworks are prohibited.
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Featured

What you need to know about Fourth of July fireworks in Utah

By Emily Andersen
July 01, 2020 12:00 AM
Provo firefighters want to make sure everything is safe this Fourth of July, and that means advertising firework safety.
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Local

From Fun to Fear: Fireworks Safety

By Kimberly Petersen
July 22, 2019 12:00 AM
Kids firing fireworks into trees in Rock Canyon Park started a fire on July 3rd. On July 4th, St. George News reported that St. George firefighters responded to 26 fireworks-related calls between 9 p.m. and midnight. KUTV reported the same day that fireworks started a field fire that burned close to homes in Lake Point.
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Photo Galleries

Photo Gallery: Hot air balloon glow

By Addie Blacker
July 06, 2019 12:00 AM
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Featured

Love reignited during hot air balloon festival

By Aaron Fitzner
July 05, 2019 12:00 AM
Hot air balloons have called Provo their home for the last 35 years. This event features a race in which balloons compete to reach the finish line while flying in the sky. (Addie Blacker)
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Featured

Love, patriotism roar from Stadium of Fire performances

By Aaron Fitzner
July 05, 2019 12:00 AM
Country superstar Keith Urban took the stage at the Stadium of Fire held at LaVell Edwards Stadium on July 4. (Addie Blacker)
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Movies & Television

Students, fans prepare for Stranger Things 3

By Joseph Carson
July 03, 2019 12:00 AM
The third season of the popular Netflix-produced show Stranger Things will debut on July 4, 2019.
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Art

What's New at America's Freedom Festival in Provo

By Kimberly Petersen
June 28, 2019 12:00 AM
A volunteer shows young kids different items used in the colonial era during the Colonial Heritage Festival. (Tammy Palmquist)
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Campus Events

OneRepublic headlines Stadium of Fire

By Morgan March
July 05, 2018 12:00 AM
Spectators enjoyed performances by local and national groups, patriotic tributes and the headlining performance of OneRepublic at the 38th annual Stadium of Fire event on July 4.
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Local

LGBT groups will participate in Provo Freedom Festival

By Stephanie Macias
July 03, 2018 12:00 AM
The Freedom Festival parade will be on July 4, 2018. Four LGBT support groups will participate after they were initially denied a spot in the parade. (Ernie L. Thornton)
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