LOGAN, Utah-Utah State University President Noelle Cockett invites students, faculty and staff at USU campuses across the state, including the Heber City satellite location, to learn the latest about how the university is combating COVID-19. This is Friday April 17 from 10:00-11:00 am on Aggie Cast. Panelists include Cockett, vice […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Two teams from Intermountain Healthcare are on the way to New York to assist with major surges in COVID-19 cases. Jess Gomez of Intermountain Healthcare media relations confirmed, via a press release, that hundreds of clinicians confirmed a desire to assist states suffering from extreme staffing issues during […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Utah Republican Senator Mitt Romney and Connecticut Democratic Senator Chris Murphy have united to propose the creation of a health security council. The purpose of this, Romney confirmed, is to prepare the country to confront the spread of another infectious disease this upcoming flu season. Previously, Romney expressed […]
SALT LAKE CITY-A 20-year-old Salt Lake City man is facing three felonies after police say he assaulted and kidnapped a pregnant woman with a pistol before telling her he was going to Idaho to kill her and bury her body. Salt Lake City Police say Israel Jesus Rosales pulled a […]
SALT LAKE CITY-The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released new information on hours of operation for its distribution retail stores and Deseret Book locations (all open Deseret Book locations have only curb-side service). Distribution Centers (All Limited Hours Unless Specified Otherwise) Cotonou, Benin Hong Kong (regular hours) […]
AMERICAN FORK, Utah-American Fork-based Domo, a Cloud software company, was forced to cut roughly 10 percent of its workforce because of COVID-19 this week. This resulted in 90 employees being laid off. Ironically, Domo’s purpose during the pandemic outbreak had been to build a crisis command center for Utah. Despite […]
SALT LAKE CITY-In news released Friday afternoon, the University of Utah confirmed that commencement will occur virtually for the class of 2020 April 30. This will be followed up by a conventional commencement ceremony December 18-19. Students took part in a survey which offered the following celebration options for graduation: […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Friday, Utah Republican Governor candidate Jon Huntsman Jr. announced he head earned the endorsement for this position by Utah Republican Senator Mike Lee. Lee served as general counsel in the Huntsman Administration from 2005-2009 during his previous time as governor of the Beehive State. Per a news release, […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Friday, United States president Donald Trump and his White House coronavirus task force spoke earlier than usual as they sought to honor Good Friday as part of a key point of The Holy Week. The first speaker, incidentally, was surgeon general of the United States, Jerome Adams. With […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Friday, the last Utah coronavirus task force briefing of the week occurred with several key points of discussion at the state Capitol Building. Utah state epidemiologist Dr. Angela Dunn commenced the proceedings this afternoon. She confirmed that Utah now has 2,102 total COVID-19 cases. This is an increase […]
