Recent news in Orem, Utah

• High school football: Orem shuts down Woods Cross’ cinderella run in 5A semifinal

  The No. 2 Orem Tigers didn’t get caught up in the magic of the Woods Cross Wildcats’ cinderella run. The No. 14 Wildcats shocked No. 3 Box Elder in the 5A first round with a 29-26 overtime win. They d

  Deseret News · Nov 13, 2026

• High school football: West gets some semifinal redemption, overwhelms Bountiful to advance to 5A title game

  What a difference a year makes for West High.A year ago the Panthers rolled into the 5A semifinals as the No. 1 seed but got bullied in the trenches by Orem and never recovered from an early three-tou

  Deseret News · Nov 13, 2026

• Amy Irvine on 'Almost Animal,' her Mormon foremothers and motherhood in the wild

  Amy Irvine, a former climber and firefighter, talks about postpartum depression, her plural-wife ancestors and what she'd tell a lonely new mom in Moab. She's at Star Hall with Pam Houston on Friday,

  Moab Sun News · Nov 11, 2026