SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — State officials say Utah will buy 200,000 treatments of malaria drugs widely touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus despite warnings from doctors that the medications shouldn’t be used until more testing is done. Utah Department of Health spokesman Tom Hudachko said […]
Salina, UT—The Sevier County Judicial Nominating Commission has announced the appointment of Judge Mark McIff to fill the Salina City Justice Court vacancy. The position will replace Judge Cordell Pearson who left the position in Dec. 2019. Judge Mark McIff currently serves as judge of several justice courts in Sevier […]
WEST JORDAN, Utah (AP) — Police are searching for a Utah man who they say forced his way into the home of a couple he knew and killed them both, leaving behind their three young children. Authorities said 31-year-old Albert Enoch Johnson was likely cut on his hands or legs […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Peterson has named a health care advocate as his running mate. Peterson announced Monday that he has chosen Karina Brown of Nibley to share the Democratic ticket with him. Nibley helped sponsor a successful Medicaid expansion ballot initiative known as […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah state health officials say all but one of Utah’s 28 confirmed coronavirus deaths have been people over the age of 55. That breakdown mirrors national trends. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show more than nine in 10 of the 15,000 […]
Once a year, Civil Air Patrol gives cadets around the nation the opportunity to take a trip to Washington, DC. Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is a nonprofit organization that has three core missions, Search and Rescue (SAR), Aerospace Education and a Cadet Program. The purpose for this trip is to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man was arrested after police say he threatened a civil war if Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall refused to lift the city’s lockdown. Marlin Richard Baer was arrested Friday on suspicion of making a terrorist threat and electronic communication harassment. He was […]
WEST JORDAN, Utah (AP) — Members of a Utah community gathered at a weekend vigil to mourn the loss of a couple police believe were killed by an intruder. The Saturday night vigil was held to commemorate 30-year-old Katherine Butterfield and 31-year-old Tony Butterfield. Police say the Butterfields were killed […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Department of Public Safety announced Sunday that it will stop texting Amber Alerts to cellphones after an alert was sent that did not have the required information. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the alert sent Sunday was the third one that lacked […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — At least 27 people in Utah have died and over 3,000 have tested positive for the coronavirus. Sunday’s figures from state health officials come a day after about a thousand people violated a Salt Lake City health order by rallying against social distancing and business […]
