SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Nearly 20,000 people applied for unemployment in Utah last week, an explosive increase that’s in line with national data released Thursday amid widespread business closures related to the new coronavirus. The food preparation and services industry took the biggest hit, with a 37% increase in […]
Top NBA executives are having their base salaries reduced by 20% for the foreseeable future, a person with knowledge of the details said. The reductions affect the roughly 100 highest-earning executives, as the NBA joins the NHL and NASCAR in cutting salaries while competitions are on hold because of the […]
The NCAA will distribute $225 million to its Division I members in June. That is $375 million less than had been budgeted this year because the coronavirus outbreak forced the cancellation of the men’s basketball tournament. March Madness is among the biggest revenue producers for the NCAA and its schools. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (The Salt Lake Tribune) — The U.S. Census Bureau has released a report on the fastest-growing regions across the country, citing three Utah areas. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that Wasatch County was listed as the third fastest-growing county in the past decade with 45% growth, while […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a Utah woman has died as a result of injuries sustained during an accident while riding an all-terrain vehicle. The woman was riding 4-wheel ATVs with a friend at the Little Sahara Sand Dunes in West Desert. The name of the 37-year-old Saratoga Springs […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police say a man who was released early last week from a Utah halfway house because of the spread of the coronavirus attacked a woman in her home two days later. Utah Department of Corrections spokeswoman Kaitlin Felsted confirmed that the virus played a role […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is suspending all temple activity due to concerns over the coronavirus. The Utah-based faith said Wednesday that the temporary suspension would start at the end of the day. Meanwhile, a Utah county hard hit by the new […]
OGDEN, Utah (Standard-Examiner) — Drug agents in Utah have apologized for serving a warrant at the wrong house. Agents broke down a door and handcuffed a staff member and a resident of an Ogden group home for the mentally disabled. The Standard-Examiner reported Tuesday that Ogden Police Lt. Chris Kovalsky […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has claimed 16 of Utah’s 29 delegates to the Democratic National Convention. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the announcement by the Utah Democratic Party formalizes the Vermont senator’s victory in the state’s primary election. Utah was among 14 states participating in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah governor’s race is filling out, with another Republican candidate choosing a running mate. Salt Lake County Council member Aimee Winder Newton announced Tuesday that her lieutenant governor pick is State Auditor John Dougall. She says his knowledge of tax policy and history of pushing […]
