During the early afternoon of Apr. 2 Gov. Gary Herbert announced a plan to “test Utah” for COVID-19. The plan will be called the #TestUtahChallenge and is a partnership between the state and Utah’s own Silicon Slopes. The goal is to test everyone in Utah who needs it. More details […]
Sufco is doing its part to try and help stop the spread of the coronavirus. In a statement from Wayne Squire, Sufco’s driector of human resources, it was shared that they are following government guidelines by following the flattening the curve and social distancing directives. It was said in the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jobless claims in Utah ballooned again last week as tens of thousands of people forced out of work during the coronavirus crisis flooded a system that had been staffed to handle a trickle during a time of historically low unemployment. Numbers released Thursday show 28,560 […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah wildlife biologists are monitoring a sensitive species by wading through ponds in search of their eggs. The Daily Herald reports Division of Wildlife Resources officials were near Diamond Fork Canyon on Monday searching for eggs belonging to the Columbia spotted frog to monitor their population […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As the number of coronavirus cases and deaths grew in Utah, authorities announced a freeze on evictions Wednesday and advocates demanded the release of more inmates. Epidemiologist Angela Dunn says seven people have died, and more than 1,000 people have been infected. Meanwhile, Utah Gov. […]
The Central Utah Public Health Department has announced the second confirmed case of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in a resident of the Central Utah Health District (Juab, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier and Wayne counties). CUPHD Health Officer Nate Selin Shared on Morning talk on Apr. 2 that the individual was […]
SALT LAKE CITY (The Salt Lake Tribune) — Salt Lake City officials have announced plans to turn an eclectic community known as Hobbitville into a public art park amid efforts to protect the property from development. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Tuesday that the Salt Lake City Council approved a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Health officials say a woman who was in hospice care in a long-term facility became the fifth person to die in Utah after contracting the coronavirus, State epidemiologist Angela Dunn said Tuesday the woman died in the Weber-Morgan County area and no one else has […]
The Central Utah Public Health Department has announced the first confirmed case of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in a resident of the Central Utah Health District (Juab, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier and Wayne counties). According to the CUPHD, the confirmed case is a male, over 60 years of age, and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The governor of Utah has signed bills that place new rules on abortion providers in the state and remove the threat of jail time for polygamists. Republican Gov. Gary Herbert approved bills over the weekend that make the penalty for multiple marriages similar to a […]
