(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah prisoners are not getting adequate medical care according to a state audit. The audit found many “systematic deficiencies” that have resulted in delayed care as well. Some with diabetes are not being given food soon enough after they have insulin, and private medical logs […]
(Washington, DC) — Republican Senator Mitt Romney continues to heap bipartisan praise on the Biden Administration’s decision to hold a diplomatic boycott for the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics. During an interview on MSNBC, Romney said it was the right move as a way to protest China’s ongoing human rights abuses, […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2023 includes 45-million dollars to help preserve and protect the Great Sale Lake. It’s part of his 25-billion-dollar state budget that also features a half-billion in water conservation measures and a 160-million-dollar grocery tax credit. At a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah health officials have confirmed its first COVID-19 case of the omicron variant in a patient who traveled to South Africa. The positive case was discovered in an older adult who lives in the southwestern part of the state. Utah health officials said Friday the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — State leaders released their plan to combine the Utah Department of Health and the Human Services Department into a single agency. The proposal from Governor Spencer Cox calls for the new Utah Department of Health and Human Services, or DHHS, to begin work on July […]
(Santaquin, UT) — A man who exposed himself at a Utah gas station is in custody after leading state troopers on a high-speed chase. The unidentified man reportedly ran naked through a gas station in Scipio yesterday before stealing something from the business and leaving the scene. Later, the same […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — State health officials are testing for signs of the COVID-19 variant known as omicron [[ahm-ih-cron]] as it begins to spread across the country. The first case in the United States was confirmed in California Wednesday and it has now been found in New York and […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A state hospital that treats the most severe cases of mental illness is facing a staffing crisis. Officials at Utah State Hospital say they lost 20-percent of their workforce over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic and have been unable to fill currently open positions. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — One of the longtime state lawmakers who led efforts in Utah’s redistricting — Republican State Representative Paul Ray — says he’s resigning to take a job with the state. Ray had decided not to run for reelection when a post became available at the Utah […]
Officials are warning of a scam currently targeting residents in Sevier County. According to reports, several individuals have received notices saying they owe $98 to the Sevier County Recorder’s office in recording fees, however the return address is in Norco, California. It appears this scam is targeting older individuals, especially […]
