American Fork News

The U.S. Forest Service has eliminated long-standing fee areas on the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway and American Fork-Alpine Loop after a review found it may not be appropriate to charge everyone visiting these popular mountain corridors an hour from Salt Lake City.

While American Fork-based BidSync is a national leader in both e-procurement and bid notification solutions, many of Utah's own state, county and local public agencies use BidSync's products to make better use of taxpayer dollars and achieve greater transparency -- keeping Utah's money in Utah.

Just a few days after leading more than 70 musicians at Carnegie Hall, American Fork's Caleb Chapman is the only Utahn to be named as quarterfinalist for the Music Educator Award presented by The Recording Academy and the GRAMMY Foundation.

Brooklynn Harris, a student at Legacy Elementary in American Fork, was the Best of Show winner in the 15th annual Great Salt Lake Bird Festival Student Art Contest.

OREM a All the problems of the world became non-existent on Monday night when Imagine Dragons took the stage in front of 8,500 fans in the UCCU Events Center.

American Fork a Montreia Barney was found not guilty last month of unlawful sexual conduct with a former Mt.

Two more guns were discovered at the Salt Lake City International Airport during the past week, including one over the weekend.

More than 1,500 women who were ready to ride in the Goldilocks all-women's bike event in Herriman Saturday morning were faced with a decision because of rainy, cold weather.

Utah County officials on Saturday celebrated the opening of the 17-mile Murdock Canal Trail that starts at the mouth of Provo Canyon and ends at Thanksgiving Point.

No Spare Change Uh-oh! American Fork could be dishing out a whole lot of trouble by erecting barriers to the homeless.

Hailing from American Fork, Utah, the Crescent Super Band has won numerous awards from Downbeat Magazine and performed around the world.

Smoke might have been coming out of a building in the mouth of American Fork Canyon, but it wasn't an emergency.

Bingham 318, Davis 317, Weber 302, Alta 301, Viewmont 293, Lone Peak 289, American Fork 270, Fremont 265, Layton 263, Copper Hills 223, Pleasant Grove 209, Brighton 201, Hunter 193, Cottonwood 165, Granger 111, Taylorsville 101 By one stroke her Miners won their fourth straight Class 5A state crown Monday afternoon at Glen Eagle Golf Course in ... (more)

Here's your weekly roundup of what local city councils, school boards and other government entities are tackling during regularly scheduled meetings.

Crews are putting the finishing touches on the Murdock Canal Trail in Utah County, ahead of the grand opening on Saturday, May 18.

American Fork enacted a new approach to the issue of panhandlers earlier this week: If beggars have nowhere to stand, they have nowhere to beg.

Seana Collins lost a legal battle for her grandson when he was adopted by a family in 2011.

It's an 80-degree day in downtown Salt Lake City's Pioneer Park at 300 South and 300 West, and people from the nearby homeless shelter are enjoying the weather.

A panhandler asks for help at 900 West and State Street last week in American Fork.

OREM &#8212 A couple welcomed their son into the world Monday morning on the side of I-15 in Orem.