(Salt Lake City, UT) – The Utah House is passing legislation to suspend Utah’s Test-to-Stay program for schools. In the program, schools that saw a certain number of COVID-19 cases among students were required to test everyone in order to keep in-person learning. Republicans and some health officials have said […]
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is seeking the publics help in finding who is responsible for a bull elk being shot and left to rot in Kane County. According to officials, they received a report on Dec. 12 of an individual shooting at a group of elk near County […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The president of the state Senate is getting mixed results from COVID-19 tests he took on the first day of the new session. Republican Senator J. Stuart Adams tested positive for the virus last week after he began showing symptoms related to COVID-19. He isolated […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — State lawmakers are moving quickly to overturn mask mandates currently in force in two Utah counties. State senators voted 22-5 in favor of a resolution that would knock down the mask orders in place in Salt Lake and Summit counties. The five no votes came […]
AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say a man who was lying on a road in a Denver suburb has died after he was run over by a police vehicle. The Colorado State Patrol says the 37-year-old man from Salt Lake City was run over Monday night by an Aurora Police […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Intermountain Healthcare will start restricting some visitors today. Overnight visitors will only be allowed for people critically ill, suffering from dementia, giving birth, or children. Daytime visitation will also be restricted to 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., and masks are required everywhere.
(Salt Lake City, UT) – The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is urging residents to be on the lookout for moose becoming more aggressive. DWR has reported 11 incidents involving moose since January 9th, including one where UHP had to close I-80 in Parleys Canyon to catch two animals that […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Republican lawmakers will try to limit the powers that a Utah mayor can exercise during a pandemic. A bill unveiled yesterday would prevent the chief executive of any municipality from using emergency powers to respond to a public health emergency. The bill is seen as […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The state of Utah is forming a commission to help ensure diversity and inclusion in state schools. Governor Cox joined other state lawmakers for the announcement yesterday. The event was held at the State Capitol, near a plaque honoring the life of Dr. Martin Luther […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – Intermountain Healthcare restored its COVID-19 vaccine requirement for all employees. Officials reinstated the previous order following Thursday’s ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court that upheld vaccine regulations for medical workers. Intermountain says 98-percent of its workforce is already fully-vaccinated.
