SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox has won the race for Utah governor. He replaces the leader who endorsed him in a race that played out during the coronavirus pandemic. Cox defeated Democrat Chris Peterson, a law professor who continued to advocate for a mask mandate […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has reported its highest number of hospitalizations yet with 348 COVID-19 patients, surpassing the record of 342 patients set on Sunday. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that last week, officials with the Utah Hospital Association told Gov. Gary Herbert that if the number of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said Friday he is “disgusted” after someone shot at a state health department office. The agency says someone shot at its office in the Salt Lake City suburb of Millcreek with what appeared to be a pellet gun. The vandalism occurred […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is implementing a new strategy to fight the coronavirus pandemic as the number of confirmed cases and hospitalizations continued to surge. Gov. Gary Herbert said Tuesday that the state will now place counties under restrictions based on their COVID-19 transmission rates. Six counties are […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A spike of coronavirus cases in Utah that began after schools and colleges resumed classes reached a new peak Friday with a record number of single day confirmed cases. Gov. Gary Herbert said he will meet with his command team on Monday to consider new […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is considering a statewide mask mandate and is planning expanded coronavirus to fight a recent surge of virus cases in the state. The Republican governor says he is alarmed by the increase, much of it in Utah County. And an infectious […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City schools will delay their first day until Monday due to continued power outages after a windstorm tore through Utah this week. The storm knocked down trees and caused significant damage from Salt Lake City to Logan. Gov. Gary Herbert declared a state […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s governor and state leaders have announced new plans for fighting the coronavirus pandemic and boosting the state’s economy. The state is aiming to keep its COVID-19 fatality rate below 1% and maintain a 4.5% unemployment rate. State officials also unveiled an online dashboard that […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A group in Utah has filed a lawsuit against the governor and Department of Health alleging that restrictions imposed because of the coronavirus pandemic infringe on their rights. Morgan Philpot, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, requested in the lawsuit filed last week that a judge nullify […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov. Gary Herbert has presented the Utah Medal of Valor to a National Guardsman who saved the lives of at least a half-dozen people after a gunman began firing into a crowd at a Las Vegas music festival in 2017. The Deseret News reports Sgt. […]
