SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Three more of America’s most popular national parks have closed their gates as pressure mounts on superintendents to prevent crowded trails that could lead to more spread of the coronavirus even as the Trump administration sticks to its decision to waive entrance fees at the […]
Governor Gary Herbert issued a directive to Utahns on Friday in the hopes of stemming the spread of the Covid-19 virus within the state. He thanked those who are already using best practices and called on individuals and businesses to follow the directive guidelines through April 13. He stressed that […]
EPHRAIM/RICHFIELD, Utah-Saturday morning, Snow College president Bradley J. Cook reiterated his statements from YouTube earlier this week concerning COVID-19. In order for people to keep themselves and Snow College safe, Cook confirms, Snow College encourages all students to stay home after spring break lest the coronavirus should be spread. Snow […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Attorney General’s Office is investigating the hacking of a video call hosted by a gubernatorial candidate who saw the call hijacked by pornographic images and racial slurs on Thursday. A spokeswoman for Republican Aimee Winder Newton said she was about five minutes into […]
SALT LAKE CITY (Deseret News) — The Salt Lake City Police Department has launched an investigation Thursday into a possible hate crime after a man was arrested on multiple sexual misconduct charges. The Deseret News reported that 34-year-old Adam Quinn Atwood was accused of sexually assaulting a lesbian woman, who […]
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 […]
In a Facebook post on Mar. 26 the Juab County Sheriff’s Office shared their support of shutting down the Little Sahara Recreation Area in Juab County. In the press release it was stated that “due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, we are in support of the Bureau of Land Management’s temporary […]
The American Red Cross in Utah has seen a large drop in blood donations due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Adam Whittaker, executive directer of central and southern Utah with the Red Cross, shared on morning talk on KSVC Mar. 26 that utah has seen 140 blood drives cancelled. Due to […]
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 […]
