SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah mountain county home to the popular ski town of Park City has closed all restaurants, resorts, bars, entertainment venues, spas and exercise facilities in hopes of preventing the spread of the coronavirus. Summit County health officials announced the measure Sunday night, a day […]
Nate Selin from the Central Utah Public Health Department joined Robert Lovell and Porter Huntsman on Morning Talk on KSVC 980 AM and 100.5 FM Monday to talk about the Coronavirus. Selin discussed the importance of not congregating or traveling outside of the communities you live in, except when absolutely […]
The Utah State Board of Education has created a website for parents concerned about COVID-19. Coronavirus information and resources can be found at schools.utah.gov/coronavirus. An additional resource is the Coronavirus hot-line, 1-800-456-7707.
Soft closure means that students would be sent home, but facilities would be kept open and faculty and staff would be allowed to continue to work. South Sanpete School District will implement the following action plan to continue instruction. There will be no instruction on Monday and Tuesday, March 16th […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Legislature has wrapped up its work for the year. Lawmaker ended a session that saw major changes to the state’s polygamy statute, a revision of a voter-approved redistricting law and a compromise on education funding. The 45-day meeting is ending in the shadow […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal judge has overturned the conviction of a death row inmate, saying he received ineffective counsel during his trial. The Deseret News reports a U.S. District judge ruled Von Lester Taylor was not adequately represented in his 1991 trial that led to a death […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers have passed new regulations on abortion, including a measure approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature Thursday that would ban most abortions if Roe v. Wade is overturned. It comes as abortion opponents around the country hope the Supreme Court will reconsider the landmark ruling […]
Just before 8:00 p.m. Mar. 12 Utah Highway Patrol responded to a call about a crash involving a motorcyclist in Richfield next to the bowling alley. Upon arrival it was discovered that Britney Duncan, who was driving a car, was crossing Cove View road from the old K-Mart parking lot […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Prosecutors have canceled a jury trial scheduled for a man accused of starting one of the largest wildfires in Utah history. The Daily Herald reported the state dismissed a misdemeanor charge of burning during a closed fire season against 63-year-old Robert Ray Lyman. A misdemeanor reckless […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Voters could soon be asked to change the Utah Constitution to allow a major shift in education funding after a deal announced Wednesday with the state’s largest teacher’s union. The compromise would include increasing the amount of money schools get per student and the creation […]
