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Monday covid stats for Utah

Monday covid stats for Utah

SALT LAKE CITY-Monday, covid-19 stats were updated for Utah by the state department of health. 93.97 percent of covid-19 cases statewide (344,965-367,073) are recovered. This set a record for the 27th consecutive day. In Wasatch County, 94.8 percent of covid-19 cases (4,066-4,290) are recovered. 5.52 percent of covid-19 cases statewide […]

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Utah Catching up on Vaccine Appointments Postponed by Storm

Utah Catching up on Vaccine Appointments Postponed by Storm

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Southwest Utah Public Health Department announced plans to reschedule appointments for coronavirus vaccinations delayed by a winter storm last week. The severe weather impacted shipments of vaccine to area clinics from outside the state, KSTU-TV reports. Southwest Utah Public Health Department said its Feb. 18 appointments have […]

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FILE- Director Lee Isaac Chung, left, and Steven Yeun pose for a portrait to promote the film "Minari" during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Jan. 27, 2020. (Photo by Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP, File)

In ‘Minari,’ harvesting an American dream

NEW YORK (AP)- — The riverbed, more than anything else, needed to be exactly right. In Lee Isaac Chung’s Arkansas-set family drama, “Minari,” land is something more than a setting. It’s a future. It’s a dream. Jacob Yi (Steven Yeun) has moved his family to a wide-open Arkansas plot to […]

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Court Approves Deal Between Union, Bankrupt Coal Miner

Court Approves Deal Between Union, Bankrupt Coal Miner

CASPER, WYO. (AP) — A court has approved a deal allowing up to 30 workers to be rehired at a shuttered Montana coal mine to complete cleanup of the property near the Wyoming border. The Decker mine stopped mining in January and laid off the vast majority of its workforce amid a sharp decline in […]

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Sunday covid stats for Utah

Sunday covid stats for Utah

SALT LAKE CITY-Sunday, covid-19 statistics for Utah were updated by the state department of health. 607,557 Utahns have been vaccinated. This is an increase of 9,123 from Saturday’s report. Of these, 402, 169 Utahns (66.2 percent) have received one dose. 205,388 Utahns (33.8 percent) have obtained the recommended two doses. […]

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Drought-Stricken West Holds Out for More Than Just Dry Snow

Drought-Stricken West Holds Out for More Than Just Dry Snow

BERNALILLO, N.M. (AP) — It’s a picture-perfect scene — the snow-dusted Sandia Mountains providing a backdrop to the dormant willow and cottonwood trees lining the Rio Grande. While the recent snow has provided a psychological salve to the pains of a persistent drought, it won’t go far in easing the […]

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Evi Figgat, center, poses with daughter Elinor and son Oliver at their Eagle Mountain, Utah, home on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. (Laura Seitz/The Deseret News via AP)

Postpartum Depression Survivors Speak Out on Common Plight

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — After both of her pregnancies, Evi Figgat faced postpartum depression, anxiety and psychosis. An increased availability of resources in Utah, as well as more awareness about maternal mental health after her second delivery, made all the difference, she said, the Deseret News reported. Figgat’s first […]

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Saturday covid stats for Utah

Saturday covid stats for Utah

SALT LAKE CITY-Saturday, covid-19 statistics for Utah were updated by the state department of health. 598,434 Utahns have been vaccinated. This is an increase of 18,383 from Friday’s report. Of those, 397,783 Utahns ( 66.5 percent) have received one dose. 200,651 Utahns (33.5 percent) have obtained the recommended two doses. […]

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Hiker Found Dead in Zion National Park

Hiker Found Dead in Zion National Park

HURRICANE, UTAH (AP) — A hiker was found dead in Zion National Park in Utah, according to a newspaper. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that rangers were searching for an overdue hiker Friday when they found the body below the Angels Landing trail. The man’s identity was not released by park rangers […]

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New legislation would protect drivers who hit protestors

New legislation would protect drivers who hit protestors

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — When massive demonstrations against racial injustice erupted across the nation last summer, protesters used an increasingly common tactic to draw attention to their cause: swarming out onto major roads to temporarily paralyze traffic. This method sometimes resulted in searing images of drivers plowing through crowds, causing […]

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