SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s state liquor regulator wants to implement curbside pickup and online sales of alcohol, but the state agency needs funding from the Legislature. KSTU-TV reported Tuesday that some state legislators are apprehensive about the idea. Utah remains one of the most restrictive states about alcohol […]
Americans are marking the Thanksgiving holiday amid an unrelenting pandemic that has upended traditions at dinner tables all around the country. Zoom and FaceTime calls are fixtures this year, and people who have lost family members to the virus are keeping an empty seat to honor their loved ones. Far […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Physicians in Utah are warning that Thanksgiving could become a major super spreader event for COVID-19 transmission if people don’t follow public health guidelines. An increased number of hospitalizations across the state has prompted doctors and public health officials to advise against attending Thanksgiving gatherings […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Andy Larsen is a sports writer for the Salt Lake Tribune, but with so many games scratched during the pandemic he has spent a lot of time digging into coronavirus data and its sobering implications. Then on Monday, while he was sorting his spare change, […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A university in southern Utah has said testing will be encouraged but not mandatory despite state health orders mandating college students get tested weekly for the coronavirus. Dixie State University spokesperson Jordon Sharp said the school does not have enough tests to even test everyone. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert will relax restrictions on social gatherings ahead of Thanksgiving weekend. An increased number of hospitalizations has prompted doctors and public health officials to advise against attending large holiday gatherings. Herbert says he will not extend his previous order that required people […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two more Utah inmates have died after testing positive for COVID-19. Prison officials said Friday that makes a total of six inmates who have died throughout the pandemic, and there are 780 active cases in the Utah prison system. In Utah, 1 in 141 people […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is calling on members to flood social media over Thanksgiving week with messages of gratitude in what he hopes will serve as a healing tool as the world grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, racism […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As college students prepare to go home for the holidays, some schools are quickly ramping up COVID-19 testing to try to keep infections from spreading further as the coronavirus surges across the U.S. Thousands of cases have been connected to campuses since schools opened their […]
Two-time defending Pac-12 South champion Utah will finally kick off the season this weekend against No. 20 USC. The Utes had their opening two games canceled due to COVID-19 cases. Utah’s game marks the latest opener for the Utes since 1895, when they played against the Salt Lake City YMCA […]
