SALT LAKE CITY — The first case of avian flu in wild birds in Utah was confirmed in April, and now the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has confirmed the virus has spread to wild birds in three additional counties, most likely due to the fall migration. The virus had […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – Utah Republicans will again try to close a legal loophole that allows Salt Lake County to require background checks at gun shows. Under the law currently, Salt Lake County can require checks from vendors at any county-owned facility. That includes large shows at the Salt […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — State lawmakers are moving quickly to overturn mask mandates currently in force in two Utah counties. State senators voted 22-5 in favor of a resolution that would knock down the mask orders in place in Salt Lake and Summit counties. The five no votes came […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican leaders in Salt Lake County won’t overturn a mask mandate implemented during an omicron variant surge of the coronavirus. Council chair Laurie Stringham said Sunday that testing lines are miles long, cases are up among students and crews are struggling to staff fire and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two Utah counties have issued indoor mask mandates amid a record-setting surge of coronavirus cases that has left long testing lines, shortages of monoclonal antibody treatments and strained hospital staff. Salt Lake County health officials made the order Friday, a day after Summit county. Both […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Department of Transportation says drivers should expect some delays on Interstate 15 today. The agency expects northbound I-15 in Davis County and southbound I-15 in Salt Lake County to experience backups of ten to 15 minutes this afternoon and evening. Southbound 1-15 near […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Republican-controlled Utah House approved new congressional maps Tuesday that set aside the work of a voter-approved independent redistricting commission in favor of boundaries that further carve up the Democratic-leaning Salt Lake County. GOP lawmakers say their maps better reflect the state as a whole […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake County Council has overturned a school mask order for kids under 12 that the county’s top health official issued this week as the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus spreads. The Republican-controlled council in Utah’s most populous county voted to cheers […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The top health official in Utah’s most populous county says she will seek a mask mandate in schools for kids under the age of 12. Salt Lake County Health Director Angela Dunn said Tuesday that she issued an order of constraint requiring children under 12 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake County prosecutors have ruled that an officer was justified when he shot and killed a handcuffed man inside a police station. District Attorney Sim Gill said Thursday that Sgt. Tyler Longman will not face any charges related to the fatal shooting of Michael […]
