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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 residents recognize the sacrifice of fallen veterans, their families

By Payton Pingree
May 27, 2024 12:00 AM
Hundreds of Provo residents gathered at the Provo City Cemetery on Monday, May 27 for the Freedom Festival's annual Memorial Day Service.
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Campus

Eye on the Y: Hike and Light the Y, Mayor Michelle Kaufusi shares power of teambuilding

By Joel Leighton
October 23, 2023 12:00 AM
BYU community hikes the Y Mountain to light the Y
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Local

Residents say MyHometown Initiative boosts quality of life

By Lynnette Mcconkie
October 06, 2023 12:00 AM
MyHometown Provo Initative is changing the lives of residents through education, service and community gatherings.
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Local

Provo Center Street construction begins

By Sydni Merrill
August 21, 2023 12:00 AM
Various areas of Provo’s Center Street and Downtown Provo will be under construction from Aug. 20 to Oct. 9, according to announcements made by Provo City Council.
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Local

Provo Airport will soon offer international flights, Mayor Kaufusi announces 

By Annika Ohran
July 03, 2023 12:00 AM
On Saturday, July 1 at the Stadium of Fire, Provo Mayor Michelle Kaufusi announced that the Provo Municipal Airport will soon be an international airport.
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Local

Mayor Kaufusi aims to give all elementary-age children health screenings in Provo

By Joel Leighton
June 28, 2023 12:00 AM
Provo Mayor Michelle Kaufusi aims to give all elementary-age children in the Provo City School District medical screenings through her charity 'Kaufusi's Keikis.'
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Local

Provo mayor's office discusses preparations for spring run off

By Joe Wirthlin
April 03, 2023 12:00 AM
As the weather warms after a record snowfall, the city of Provo is preparing in advance for the possibility of flooding from spring runoff.
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Local

Provo city creates motel voucher program to protect unsheltered residents from winter weather

By Anna Hair
February 08, 2023 12:00 AM
The Community Action Services and Food Bank in conjunction with the Provo City Police Department created an emergency motel voucher program for unsheltered individuals in Provo.
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Local

Provo police chief resigns after less than a year on the job, mayor appoints new acting chief

By Andrea Zapata Mejia
October 18, 2022 12:00 AM
Provo Mayor Michelle Kaufusi appointed Capt. Troy Beebe of the Provo Police Department as the acting chief of the department on Monday, Oct. 17 after former Police Chief Fred Ross resigned over the weekend.
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Featured

Provo Women's Day lecturers share empowering experiences, solutions to Utah inequality

By Andrea Zapata Mejia
March 09, 2022 12:00 AM
The seventh annual Provo Women's Day offered a lecture series where influential women from the Provo community talked about their empowerment experiences and discussed ways gender equality can be improved in Utah.
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Local

Provo City welcomes new police chief

By Anna Wilson
November 30, 2021 12:00 AM
The Provo City Police Department welcomed Fred Ross as the new police chief on Tuesday, Nov. 30 at the construction site of the new Provo city hall building.
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Local

Provo Mayor Kaufusi to run for reelection

By Molly Ogden Welch
March 26, 2021 12:00 AM
Provo Mayor Michelle Kaufusiannounced on March 23that she will be running for a second term as mayor later this year. Kaufusi is Provo’s first female mayor and hopes to continue her legacy for the next four years.
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Local

Cyclists and pedestrians propose changes to Center Street

By Martha Harris
November 18, 2020 12:00 AM
Provo community members are proposing design changes to Center Street in order to make it safer for cyclists and pedestrians.
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Local

Provo mask mandate repealed after new state COVID-19 guidelines released

By Martha Harris
October 21, 2020 12:00 AM
The Provo City Council unanimously voted on Tuesday to rescind Provo’s COVID-19 restrictions in favor of the state's new COVID-19 guidelines.
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Local

Utah County students invited to 'Join the Maskerade'

By Martha Harris
October 01, 2020 12:00 AM
Local officials stood beside the presidents of local colleges and universities on Thursday to announce a three-month campaign aimed at encouraging students to wear face mask amid rising COVID-19 cases in Utah County young adults.
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Local

Referendum filed in hopes of repealing mask mandate

By Martha Harris
September 04, 2020 12:00 AM
Leer en español: Se presenta un referéndum para revocar el mandato de mascarilla
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Local

Provo City Council passes mask mandate

By Emma Benson
August 28, 2020 12:00 AM
The Provo City Council voted 6-1 in a special meeting Thursday, Aug. 27 night to override Mayor Michelle Kaufusi's veto to pass an ordinance mandating masks.
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