SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Shani and Sergei Oveson were excited to reopen dine-in seating Friday at their small downtown Salt Lake City restaurant that saw an 85% drop in sales since mid-March, when eateries across Utah were limited to offering takeout orders to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The effort to reopen the economy in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic has set off a conflict at the state and federal level that is escalating by the day over how much legal protection companies should get if their returning workers get sick. The […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Preparations for the 2020 general election debates are proceeding “according to schedule” despite the coronavirus outbreak. The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates, which has organized all general election debates since 1988, said in a statement Tuesday that it “will continue to monitor and assess developments regarding public […]
HOUSTON (AP) — Secrecy surrounding executions could hinder efforts by a group of medical professionals who are asking the nation’s death penalty states for medications used in lethal injections so that they can go to coronavirus patients who are on ventilators, according to a death penalty expert and a doctor […]
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation is ordering all people on the tribe’s sprawling reservation to wear protective masks when out in public to help fight the spread of the coronavirus. Tribal officials announced Friday night that the Navajo Department of Health issued an emergency health order for […]
MARSHFIELD, Vt. (AP) — They were far away from home — young adults from Latin America, working seasonally at U.S. ski resorts. Then the coronavirus arrived, even before the snows departed. Though some made it home, others were stranded. But they were not abandoned. The resorts have stepped up to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Legislature will hold a special session to address the coronavirus crisis starting Thursday. The gathering announced late Monday will be held remotely for the first time to avoid possibly spreading the virus that has already infected one lawmaker. Democratic Sen. Luz Escamilla has […]
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP)-The number of coronavirus cases on the nation’s largest Native American reservation jumped by 17% Saturday as the Navajo Nation prepared to get new rapid-test kits. The Navajo Nation said in a statement that the number of cases on the 27,000-square-mile (70,000-square-kilometer) reservation that sprawls across Arizona, […]
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 […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Wednesday, Utah Governor Gary Herbert and state epidemiologist Dr. Angela Dunn addressed the media for their daily press briefing. Herbert mentioned there have been several modifications to the initial directive he gave March 27. Perhaps the most significant one is that Utahns can now go into restaurants or […]
