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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.
Vineyard is now a 'boomtown' with the fastest growth rate in the nation
Northern Utah County’s Vineyard, a booming suburban community situated between I-15 and Utah Lake, is the fastestgrowing city in the U.S., according to data released by national self-storage website StorageCafe. With growth in both population and increase in housing units exceeding 7,000 percent over the past 10 years, Vineyard is designated a "boomtown" and its growth easily outranks traditional growth hotspot cities in places like Texas and Florida.
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.
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...
Kaysville man, 53, killed in ATV crash near border of Utah, Sanpete counties
UTAH COUNTY, Utah, July 8, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A 53-year-old Kaysville man was killed in an ATV accident Saturday afternoon in Utah County near the Sanpete County border. Clifford Ralph Hokanson was riding an ATV on Skyline Drive when he crashed and was seriously injured, the Utah County...
Family believes pilot had medical emergency before deadly crash in Utah County
SPRINGVILLE — The man killed in a plane crash in Utah County over the weekend has been identified as Larry Irwin Kellogg, 49, of Springville. His parents and siblings are still processing the tragic event. They suspect he suffered a medical emergency after taking off from the Spanish Fork Airport on Sunday.
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