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Utah man who died of coronavirus had visited Mormon temple

Utah man who died of coronavirus had visited Mormon temple

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Church officials say a Utah man who died from the coronavirus had visited a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple the week before his diagnosis. The temple in Bountiful, north of Salt Lake City, was closed Sunday after state health officials announced the […]

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Lost snowmobile rider dies, companion survives in Utah park

Lost snowmobile rider dies, companion survives in Utah park

DENVER (AP) — Authorities say only one of two missing Colorado snowmobile riders was found alive after the men were stranded inside a remote area of Utah’s Dinosaur National Monument. The Denver Post reported the 65-year-old who was rescued and the 58-year-old who did not survive were located Saturday. The […]

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Utah residents still reporting damage days after earthquake

Utah residents still reporting damage days after earthquake

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Five days after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake shook parts of Utah, residents continue to report damage. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the Greater Salt Lake Municipal Services District asked those within its boundaries to submit online notices of home or business damage from the March […]

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Utah school closure extended during coronavirus outbreak

Utah school closure extended during coronavirus outbreak

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Classes at Utah schools will remain dismissed at least through May 1, Gov. Gary Herbert said Monday as the number of diagnosed cases of the new coronavirus spiked. State officials say 257 cases have been diagnosed, up from 181 on Sunday. The increase comes a day […]

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Utah judicial nomination to restart after confirmation fails

Utah judicial nomination to restart after confirmation fails

LOGAN, Utah (The Herald Journal) — The judicial nomination process for a Utah district court vacancy will likely be restarted after an appointed judge was not confirmed by the state Senate. The Herald Journal reported the regular legislative session ended before Robert Lund could be confirmed. Lund is the National […]

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Romney chides Mormons at airport who greeted missionaries

Romney chides Mormons at airport who greeted missionaries

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Sen. Mitt Romney and Utah state leaders have criticized a large gathering of family and friends who converged at Salt Lake City’s airport to welcome home missionaries even though people are supposed to be keep their distance to prevent the coronavirus from spreading. Photos and videos […]

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Congressman hospitalized, lawmaker diagnosed with COVID-19

Congressman hospitalized, lawmaker diagnosed with COVID-19

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah congressman who has the new coronavirus was hospitalized over the weekend, and a state lawmaker was also diagnosed with the disease. Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams was treated with oxygen in an isolation unit after suffering severe shortness of breath Friday evening, he […]

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Tribes take measures to slow spread of new coronavirus

Tribes take measures to slow spread of new coronavirus

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Native American tribes across the country are pressing the federal government for more resources to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. In the meantime, tribal leaders are suspending travel off reservations, closing casinos and hotels, instituting curfews in some places and strongly urging their citizens […]

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Utah’s Gobert Discusses Symptoms

Utah’s Gobert Discusses Symptoms

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Jazz center Rudy Gobert spent part of his Sunday tweeting about symptoms of coronavirus. Gobert said he has lost his sense of smell and taste over the past few days. He is recovering after being the first NBA player confirmed to have the virus.

Hospitalized man is first to die of coronavirus in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has reported its first death related to COVID-19 _ a man over the age of 60 who had underlying health problems. State health and hospital officials said Sunday that the unidentified man from Davis County had been at Lakeview Hospital in Bountiful for two […]

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