A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Oct. 23, 1903, a unique university was born ...

Why is the BYU-Utah rivalry called the Holy War? There doesn’t appear to be a widely agreed-upon origin story for how “the ...

Brigham Young Academy … The Cougars won the last matchup, knocking off the Utes, 26-17 in Provo in 2021 … Utah defeated BYU ...

Donated to the Brigham Young Academy in 1875, it was used to begin and dismiss classes until it was destroyed in a fire in 1884. The Academy went without a bell for the next 28 years, using instead a ...

Jake Retzlaff engineered two fourth quarter scoring drives and Will Ferrin kicked a 44-yard field with four seconds remaining ...

and that is especially the case in a rivalry series the Utes lead 59-32-4 that BYU says dates back to 1922 (the Utes claim six more games back to 1896 against Brigham Young Academy). But with the ...

Dallas Jenkins, creator of "The Chosen," shared his journey of surrendering to God after facing failure with "The ...

Limited openings are few — a trio of quality documentaries, A24’s We Live In Time, a couple of Academy runs and a faith-based Mormon film on Brigham Young’s ascendance. There also are a half ...

John Wilson portrays Brigham Young in “Six Days in August.” The movie premiered in theaters on Oct. 10. “It’s overwhelming amazement,” Wilson said about the experience in a phone ...

Rudy Bautista was a U.S. Marine before studying law at Brigham Young University. He spoke with KSL at Night on Oct. 29, 2024.

On Oct. 23, 1903, a unique university was born in Provo, Utah. The school’s origins began in 1875, formed as Brigham Young Academy. According to historical accounts, the instructors first ...