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 […]
Top NBA executives are having their base salaries reduced by 20% for the foreseeable future, a person with knowledge of the details said. The reductions affect the roughly 100 highest-earning executives, as the NBA joins the NHL and NASCAR in cutting salaries while competitions are on hold because of the […]
The NCAA will distribute $225 million to its Division I members in June. That is $375 million less than had been budgeted this year because the coronavirus outbreak forced the cancellation of the men’s basketball tournament. March Madness is among the biggest revenue producers for the NCAA and its schools. […]
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 (AP) — Police say a man who was released early last week from a Utah halfway house because of the spread of the coronavirus attacked a woman in her home two days later. Utah Department of Corrections spokeswoman Kaitlin Felsted confirmed that the virus played a role […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is suspending all temple activity due to concerns over the coronavirus. The Utah-based faith said Wednesday that the temporary suspension would start at the end of the day. Meanwhile, a Utah county hard hit by the new […]
EPHRAIM, Utah-Tuesday afternoon, Snow College president Bradley J. Cook gave an update on the COVID-19 outbreak that is affecting the Ephraim and Richfield campuses as well as all other institutes of higher learning throughout the world. On Snow College’s official YouTube channel, Cook hoped all students were enjoying Spring Break. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Church officials say a Utah man who died from the coronavirus had visited a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple the week before his diagnosis. The temple in Bountiful, north of Salt Lake City, was closed Sunday after state health officials announced the […]
MIDVALE, Utah (March 24, 2020) – The Utah High School Activities Association is announcing an extension to the ongoing suspension of the Association’s spring activities and athletics, due to ongoing statewide prevention efforts with the COVID-19 virus. As a result of Governor Herbert’s directive in a March 23 press conference, the […]
