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Utah soccer coach arrested, charged with sexually abusing 14-year-old player
PROVO — A 41-year-old soccer coach in Utah County has been arrested and charged with abusing a 14-year-old player. Aaron Villasenor, of Pleasant Grove, was booked into the Utah County Jail on Wednesday and charged Thursday in 4th District Court with four counts of forcible sexual abuse, a second-degree felony.
Utah County community feels ignored over gun range near homes
PAYSON, Utah (KUTV) — A community got its wish to air their concerns with a proposed gun range that would be placed in their neighborhood, but they still don't feel heard. BLM held a meeting in Payson Thursday allowing dozens of people from West Mountain to come and ask questions.
Special and alternative education concerns take center stage during Lehi public hearing on new school district
As students are more than halfway through their summer vacation from the classrooms, discussions regarding their educational future remain a hot topic throughout Utah County cities in the Alpine School District. Ten of the municipalities are exploring the viability of leaving ASD and forming their own districts via interlocal agreements.
‘Elections Project’ will fight political misinformation with digital identity verification
As campaigns for the U.S. presidential election and down-ballot races begin to accelerate, one university is taking aim at politically motivated deepfakes and the potential misinformation they could spread. Leaders from Utah Valley University’s Gary R. Herbert Institute for Public Policy and the Center for National Security Studies on Tuesday...
Lehi voting data for primary election; turnout rate just under forty percent
On July 9, the Utah County Clerk’s office completed its canvass of the 2024 primary election. The total ballots cast county-wide was 91,631 out of 211,283 active registered voters. This resulted in a Utah County voter turnout of 43%. In contrast, the Salt Lake County Clerk’s office reported voter turnout of 37.73%.
Family demands change after claiming teen faced discrimination at Provo water park
PROVO, Utah (KUTV) — A Utah County mom is demanding change after she claimed her teenage daughter faced discrimination at a popular water park in Provo. She says the teen, who is a type one diabetic and has celiac, was denied entry with the food she needed, causing her to get sick. The water park claims they tried to accommodate her.
ATV accident in Utah County claims the life of a Kaysville man
SPANISH FORK — The Utah County Sheriff’s Office says a Davis County man died in an ATV accident over the weekend near Spanish Fork. Emergency personnel responded to Skyline Drive on Saturday around 3:30 p.m. On Monday, police said that Clifford Ralph Hokanson, 53, of Kaysville, was seriously...
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