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BYU football player charged with rape in southern Utah case

The Salt Lake Tribune 12 Feb 2026
A Brigham Young University football standout has been arrested and is being charged with rape stemming from allegations in southern Utah. .
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Provo City Council reapproves $20 million sales tax revenue bond for airport expansion

Provo Daily Herald 11 Feb 2026
Jacob Nielson, Daily HeraldA SkyWest airplane departs the Provo Airport on Wednesday, Jan ... Jimmy McKnight, Provo’s public works administration division director, told the Council on Tuesday that since passing the resolution on Dec.
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Prophet speaks at BYU: President Dallin H. Oaks challenges students, church members to strengthen faith

Provo Daily Herald 11 Feb 2026
Nate Edwards, BYU Photo. Nate Edwards, BYU Photo ... Oaks addressed BYU students and church members worldwide in a message that aired in remote gatherings across BYU campuses in Provo, Idaho and Hawaii, and was broadcast on various streaming platforms ... .
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Guest opinion: Utah’s housing crisis is real, and voters want reform

Provo Daily Herald 11 Feb 2026
Housing affordability is an issue for nearly all Utahns, and it’s time we do something that will actually help ... The housing crisis cuts across every demographic line that typically divides the electorate ... This is the opposite of what voters want ... .
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Utah’s redistricting fight heads to federal court; anti-gerrymandering plaintiffs ask to intervene

Provo Daily Herald 11 Feb 2026
McKenzie Romero, Utah News DispatchThe Orrin G. Hatch United States Courthouse is pictured in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. A federal court has agreed to hear a lawsuit that two of Utah’s U.S ... A three-judge panel is scheduled to hear Reps.
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President Dallin H. Oaks to give first devotional as prophet Tuesday at BYU

Provo Daily Herald 10 Feb 2026
Courtesy Intellectual ReservePresident Dallin H. Oaks speaks at the funeral for President Jeffrey R ... 31, 2025. President Dallin H ... from inside the Marriott Center in Provo ... .
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Footing the bill: Utah County requesting $2 million from the state to help fund Tyler Robinson case

Provo Daily Herald 10 Feb 2026
Trent Nelson, The Salt Lake TribuneDeputy Utah County Attorney Ryan McBride in 4th District Court in Provo on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, during a hearing for Tyler Robinson, accused in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk ... So discovery has been very timely.
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Guest opinion: Reflections on values and career opportunities at BYU

Provo Daily Herald 10 Feb 2026
Isaac Hale, Daily Herald file photoBrigham Young University students pass by an entrance sign as they make their way toward campus during the first day of classes for Fall Semester on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019, in Provo ... My connection to BYU runs deep ... .
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Blaming broken promises for Great Salt Lake, lawmaker threatens to block homeless campus

Provo Daily Herald 10 Feb 2026
Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News DispatchThe site of a future homeless services campus at 2520 N. 2200 West in Salt Lake City is pictured with I-215 in the foreground on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025 ... And I would like that commitment to be honored.” ... .
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The Big 12 Conference stepped in to stop the anti-LDS chants at BYU games. This ...

The Salt Lake Tribune 09 Feb 2026
Oklahoma State received a $50,000 fine for the anti-Latter-day Saint chants directed at BYU’s basketball team last week. .
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Remote learning on a budget: UVU recognized for the affordability of its online programs

Provo Daily Herald 09 Feb 2026
Emily Muñoz, UVU MarketingAn online student is pictured studying at Utah Valley University Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. Utah Valley University received national recognition for its affordable online education, with its $8,100 annual tuition landing No ... .
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Utah homeless leaders look to focus funding on ‘high utilizers’ while not ‘backing away’ from campus

Provo Daily Herald 09 Feb 2026
Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News DispatchPeople congregate around the Geraldine E. King Women’s Center in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 ... Tyler Clancy, R-Provo, takes the helm in March after serving his last session as a legislator ... .
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Utah’s Curtis, Owens among Republicans in Congress denouncing racist meme of Obamas posted on Trump social media

Provo Daily Herald 08 Feb 2026
Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News DispatchRep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, attends an election-night event hosted by the Utah Republican Party in Draper on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 ... Tim Scott. “The President should remove it.” ... Nebraska Republican Sen ... Vile ... .
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Short-term stays, long-term decisions: A look at the vacation rental situation in Orem

Provo Daily Herald 07 Feb 2026
Jacob Nielson, Daily Herald. Jacob Nielson, Daily Herald. Orem is working to codify a formal policy on short-term rentals that will give residents clearer guidance on the matter going forward ... State code changed last year with the approval of H.B.
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