SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A woman who contracted the coronavirus in Utah has sued her employer arguing the American Fork-based company did not take proper precautions to protect its employees. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that Juana Victoria Flores filed the lawsuit Wednesday against Built Bar. The company manufactures […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Republican Utah mayor will allow a country music concert protest event to go forward, defying newly loosened health rules aimed at slowing the coronavirus pandemic. Kaysville Mayor Katie Witt acknowledged Thursday the May 30 event would violate current state directives but told the Salt […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (The Spectrum) — Zion National Park has reopened with restrictions after an extended closure caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Spectrum reported that the park will be open during daylight hours but the visitor shuttle system will remain closed. The park was closed for more than a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert will further relax coronavirus-related restrictions across much of the state. He will allow team sports to resume, pools to open and groups of up to 50 people to gather. Herbert said Thursday that stricter rules will remain in several areas, including […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Revenues could be down more than a billion dollars in Utah’s budget next year due to the coronavirus pandemic’s devastating effects on the economy. Lawmakers were preparing Wednesday for widespread budget cuts of up to 10% at state agencies. The decisions will be made at […]
Over the past week there has been two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Central Utah Health District. The first case was in Juab County and was confirmed on May 9. The individual is between the ages of 45 and 64 and is recovering at home. This individual contracted […]
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA is pushing back its deadline for early entrants to the NBA draft to withdraw and return to school. But it will wait to determine a new date. The deadline was originally June 3. That would’ve come 10 days after the completion of the NBA scouting […]
Major League Soccer is looking at the possibility of resuming the season this summer with all teams playing in Orlando, Florida. Details are still under consideration, but a person with knowledge of the plan told The Associated Press that the league’s 26 teams and limited staff would likely be sheltered […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Starting a new life in the U.S. is never easy for refugees, but doing it during a pandemic has created more struggles. They are trying to navigate the upheaval of job losses and other challenges brought on by coronavirus restrictions in a language they don’t […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Domestic violence rates in Utah are rising as the coronavirus confines many people to their homes. The Deseret News reports that has stretched resources for victims and is stoking concerns among law enforcers as judges decline to order some arrests. For many, home is the […]
