LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A mayor in northern Utah has asked for a citywide mask mandate to limit the spread of COVID-19, a request that has drawn mixed reactions from Cache County council members and city residents. The Herald Journal reported that Logan Mayor Holly Daines said the mandate would […]
RIVERTON, Utah (AP) — A Utah lawmaker says she and her family tested positive for COVID-19 after having a small Sunday dinner with a close relative last week. Rep. Candice Pierucci told the Deseret News Tuesday that the family member later said they had been exposed to the virus at […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah saw one of its best primary election voter turnout in years despite issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic. This year’s primaries were conducted exclusively by mail, though some voters were able to vote at drive-through locations in seven counties. The Salt Lake Tribune reports […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A vice presidential debate will be held with an audience at the University of Utah in October, though it will be significantly smaller to accommodate social distancing amid a surge of coronavirus cases in Utah and elsewhere. Officials said Wednesday the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has seen a surge in coronavirus cases _ but not in densely populated Salt Lake City, where cases are dropping a month after the county instituted a mask mandate. In a rare scenario, case counts in Salt Lake County have started returning to late-June […]
The Central Utah Public Health Department (CUPHD) was notified on Wednesday, July 22 that a death occurred in Sevier County due to COVID-19. The person who passed away was a female, between the ages of 45-64, and was not hospitalized prior to her death. She was initially reported to be […]
The Richfield City Police are seeking help from the public in locating a missing person believed to be in the Sevier County area. In a post to their Facebook page, the Richfield City Police stated that 45 year old Tammy Kay Biddle was last seen the first week of July […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 58-year-old Utah municipal judge known for his advocacy for Asian Americans and criticism of President Donald Trump has died. Taylorsville Justice Court Michael Kwan was found unresponsive at his home Tuesday. Family friend and spokeswoman Emily Bingham says his death was sudden and unexpected. […]
A 61 year old woman was taken into police custody for failing to stop for law enforcement while speeding down Interstate 15. A Utah Highway Patrol trooper spotted Louise Locke in a silver Ford Mustang traveling over 120 mph southbound on I-15 in the evening of July 21. While attempting […]
After being confirmed in domestic rabbits in Sanpete County in June, Rabbit hemorrhagic disease has now been confirmed in wild rabbit populations in Wayne County as well. Rabbit hemorrhagic disease serotype 2 (RHDV-2) was confirmed on July 21 after some dead wild cottontail rabbits were found in the Teasdale area […]
