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Kelli Pierce

Silicon Slopes partners with state to launch mobile COVID-19 testing sites

SALT LAKE CITY – Technology companies from Utah’s Silicon Slopes have partnered with the state of Utah to launch a program designed to more quickly establish mobile testing sites across the state. The “Utah Crush the Curve Campaign,” is designed to fill some of the gaps in COVID-19 testing in Utah, especially in Utah County. […]
6 years ago
Democrat convention delay...
BILL BARROW Associated Press

Democrats delay nominating convention amid virus concerns

The Democratic National Committee is delaying its convention until the week of Aug. 17
6 years ago
Heather Kelly

Call before you dig: Stay safe during your home projects

A lot of people are using their time away from work to do projects in their yards.  But, Dominion Energy says, not so fast. State law says you need to call 811 before you dig.
6 years ago
Ben McAdams discharged from hospital after battle with coronavirus...
Adam Thomas

Rep. McAdams praises Trump Administration for senior stimulus rule change

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Utah Rep. Ben McAdams is praising the Trump Administration for a rule change that makes it easier for senior citizens to get their stimulus checks. The Treasury Department announced Wednesday night that income tax returns from 2018 or 2019 won’t be necessary to secure payments from the $2.2-million stimulus. This […]
6 years ago
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Emily Ashmead

Safe Service: Three Ways to Give Back

Filling days with purpose and routine during this unusual time can be challenging. However, there is a way to add extra moments of meaning to your day, and that is by serving others.
6 years ago
Groundbreaking dates for new temples were announced by the Church....
Colby Walker

Stone removal to begin on historic Salt Lake Temple

A number of stones on the historic Salt Lake Temple are about to be removed after they were displaced during the recent 5.7 earthquake.
6 years ago
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Mary Richards

The worldwide impact of The First Vision

PALMYRA, New York — This Spring marks 200 years since Joseph Smith’s First Vision, where he says he saw God the Father and His son Jesus Christ appear to him in a grove of trees near his home. The event is now marked as the beginning of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and […]
6 years ago
spring breakers...
Colby Walker

More than 40 spring breakers who ignored public health advice test positive for coronavirus

Dozens of spring breakers from Texas boarded a plane for fun and came home with coronavirus.
6 years ago
Utah unemployment...
Colby Walker

Utah unemployment filings up again

Utah has seen another dramatic increase in workers filing for unemployment benefits with new claims over the last two weeks approaching the total number of filings claimed over the last year.
6 years ago
covid-19 testing...
Mary Richards

New rapid COVID-19 testing coming to Utah

15 machines from Abbott Laboratories are on their way to Utah that can run rapid COVID-19 tests which can give results in 15 minutes.
6 years ago
Southeast utah...
Mary Richards

Southeast Utah filling up despite stay home orders

The Southeast Utah Health District is updating its health order for Carbon, Emery and Grand Counties and encouraging residents to stay home, but locals are concerned about the crowds of visitors swarming the area.
6 years ago
davis county stay at home...
Colby Walker

Davis County ‘Stay at Home Order’ in effect

Davis County has become the third in the state to issue an official "Stay at Home Order" that will remain in effect until May 1.
6 years ago
Utah Unemployment...
Anneken Tappe, CNN Business

6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, a record high

Millions more Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, as businesses continue to lay off and furlough workers amid the coronavirus outbreak.
6 years ago
FILE - In this Tuesday, March 31, 2020 file photo, neighbors line up for free food staples outside ...
MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer

More evidence indicates healthy people can spread virus

More evidence is emerging that coronavirus infections are being spread by people who have no clear symptoms.
6 years ago
In this Feb. 7, 1984 photo made available by NASA, astronaut Bruce McCandless II, performs a spacew...
Colby Walker

NASA call for astronauts draws 12,000 spaceflight hopefuls

NASA's latest call for astronauts has drawn 12,000 spaceflight hopefuls. That's the second-largest group of applicants for the job.
6 years ago
This aerial image taken from video provided by KABC-TV shows a Pacific Harbor Line train that derai...
CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press

Feds: Man intentionally derailed LA train near hospital ship

Authorities say a train engineer intentionally drove a speeding locomotive off a track at the Port of Los Angeles because he was suspicious about the presence of a Navy hospital ship docked there amid the coronovirus crisis.
6 years ago
Courtesy SLCPD...
Colby Walker

Silver Alert issued in Salt Lake City

SALT LAKE CITY– Salt Lake City have issued a silver alert and are looking for 78-year-old Douglas Babych. Babych is described as a white male, 5′ 6″  with gray hair and normally wears a black leather jacket and Champion sweats, he has been missing since 10:30 Wednesday morning. Police say that he was last seen […]
6 years ago
April Fools Day Prank Utah...
Kelli Pierce

Viral April Fools Day post spooks Utah students and angers Governor Herbert

An April fools day post forced Utah Gov. Gary Herbert to take time from his daily COVID-19 coronavirus to assure Utahns the post was a fake.
6 years ago
coronavirus homeless shelters covid, homeless resource centers in salt lake city safer...
Kelli Pierce

Road Home: no positive tests for coronavirus at area homeless shelters

The Road Home says they are doing everything they can to prevent the spread of the coronavirus at homeless shelters in the Salt Lake area.
6 years ago
weber state university ventilators donation ards...
Saige Miller

Weber State donates ventilators, medical equipment to healthcare facilities

Weber State University gave resources such as masks, ventilators, and gloves to McKay Dee Hospital, Midtown Community Health Center, and Ogden Clinic.
6 years ago
idaho earthquake...
Adam Thomas

Idaho, Utah earthquakes have same cause, but not related

Experts believe there's no connection between recent major earthquakes in Utah and Idaho. And neither quake poses an increased risk to the supervolcano at Yellowstone National Park.
6 years ago
Director for the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention Dr. Robert Redfield. (Photo: CDC)...
Cami Mondeaux

CDC director: COVID-19 is greatest public health crisis in over 100 years

The White House announced Tuesday the effects of COVID-19 on the country may be grim -- expecting up to 240,000 deaths before the pandemic is over.
6 years ago
missionaries vaccine...
Mary Richards

Returning missionaries have options to return to the field

As tens of thousands of Latter-day Saint missionaries are returning to their home countries they have been given the option to return to serve after being released temporarily.
6 years ago
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 31: An ambulance driver puts away and cleans a medical gurney outside of Mount...
Chris James, CNN

Inside the ER: Doctor in New York details dire supply shortages

New York City has become the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States and doctors and nurses there are saying that they don't have the protective equipment needed to stay safe.
6 years ago