OREM, UTAH (AP) — A Utah city council passed an ordinance outlawing demonstrations targeting homes following a protest outside the governor’s private residence. The Orem City Council passed the ordinance Friday after a protest targeted the private home of Republican Gov. Gary Herbert, KSTU-TV reports. The demonstration followed the announcement of a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Deeply conservative Utah began a major shift in fighting the coronavirus pandemic Monday, implementing a statewide mask mandate for the first time and planning a dramatic increase in testing. Republican Gov. Gary Herbert said the timing right after the presidential race was called for Democrat Joe Biden […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert declared a state of emergency Sunday night and ordered a statewide mask mandate in an attempt to stem a surge in coronavirus patient hospitalizations that is testing the state’s hospital capacity. Herbert and the Utah Department of Health issued executive and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said Friday he is “disgusted” after someone shot at a state health department office in what he called an attempt to intimidate public health employees. The agency said someone shot at its office overnight in the Salt Lake City suburb of […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A county in Utah has implemented a face mask mandate as COVID-19 cases surge in the state. Utah County’s health department issued a public health order Tuesday night that requires face coverings in public immediately and expires Oct. 20. The order does not carry any criminal […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert announced Thursday that he is considering a statewide mask mandate and is planning expanded coronavirus testing in response to what he called an alarming spike of infections in the state. Over the past two weeks, Utah’s rolling average number of daily […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has set new goals for fighting the coronavirus pandemic that include keeping the state’s fatality rate below 1% and maintaining an unemployment rate below 4.5%, state leaders said Thursday. Gov. Gary Herbert and other state leaders rolled out their new plan, which prioritizes both […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah will no longer recommend that schools allow students who have been exposed to COVID-19 to come to class following pushback from doctors and educators, state officials said Thursday. The state issued a new recommendation Thursday that any student or teacher who has come into close contact […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Wednesday, the state of Utah is to receive a tremendous shipment of masks to help keep students safe as they return to school this fall. 500,000 face coverings are to be delivered to the Salt Lake City International Airport for the benefit of students and teachers. Per a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s state epidemiologist is warning leaders that a rapid spread of the coronavirus could force hospitals to run out of intensive care beds next month and may require reinstating some restrictions that were lifted in May, according to a memo released Monday. The state’s surge […]
