Health
Nick Wyatt
Great Salt Lake dust could be toxic, bad for snow season
Dust from portions of dried lake bed at the Great Salt Lake could be problematic. An expert shares the possibilities (they're not good).3 years ago
Kelsey Earl
National Take-Back Day a chance to get rid of unused prescriptions
National Take-Back Day is Saturday, October 22. It gives Utahns the chance to safely dispose of unneeded prescription medications.3 years ago
Heather Kelly and Simone Seikaly
Sen. Lee wants safeguard against military discharge for refusing vaccine
The bill from Sen. Mike Lee does not address any other vaccine that members of the military must take, which vary in number depending on where they serve.3 years ago
Eliza Craig
CDC says certain whole onions from Mexico are linked to Salmonella
Utah is among the 37 states where hundreds of people have been sickened by fresh, whole onions tainted with Salmonella.3 years ago
Curt Gresseth
Religious exemption or not, Washington State coach loses job
A religious exemption won't keep you from being terminated from your job because you refuse to get vaccinated, said a Utah defense attorney.3 years ago
Associated Press writers Olga R. Rodriguez in San Francisco and Lou Kesten in Washington contributed to this report.
President Clinton released from Southern California hospital
ORANGE, Calif. (AP) — Bill Clinton was released Sunday from the Southern California hospital where he had been treated for an infection, and will head home to New York to continue his recovery, a spokesman said. The former president left the University of California Irvine Medical Center around 8 a.m. with Hillary Clinton on his […]3 years ago
Nick Wyatt
University of Utah asks for COVID-19 tests ahead of return from fall break
The University of Utah is asking students, staff, and faculty to get tested for COVID-19 before returning to campus from fall break.3 years ago
Mark Jackson
Bi-yearly survey finds youth substance abuse, vaping decreasing
The Student Health and Risk Prevention Survey is designed to help Utah educators and others track youth trends and plan for change.3 years ago
Simone Seikaly
New COVID-19 cases in Utah averaging nearly 1,300 per day
The number of people in Utah with COVID-19 increased by nearly 1,500 cases on Friday and 559 Utahns are hospitalized with the virus.3 years ago
Marc Giauque
Utah doctors report increasing COVID-19 cases, strained ICUs, staff leaving
Utah doctors dealing with COVID-19 say they're seeing an increase in cases despite national numbers trending downward.3 years ago
Curt Gresseth
Global supply-chain pinch puts bite on Utah school lunches
SALT LAKE CITY — The global supply-chain shortage is crimping school lunches in Utah. KSL.com’s Emily Ashcraft reports: “Kelly Orton, director of child nutrition at the Salt Lake City School District, arranged for the production of 1,300 milk cartons after Meadow Gold was unable to provide them for the district’s schools on Monday [Oct. 4]. […]3 years ago
Eliza Craig
Latest Utah COVID update: 1,845 new cases, hospitalizations exceed 600
The Utah Department of Health reported 1,845 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, for a total of 526,401 since the pandemic began.3 years ago
Becky Bruce
Utah surpasses 3,000 deaths since start of COVID-19 pandemic
The latest data from the Utah Department of Health shows 31 new deaths from COVID-19 on Tuesday, for a total of 3,025 since the pandemic began.3 years ago
MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer
Merck asks US FDA to authorize promising anti-COVID pill
Drugmaker Merck has asked U.S. regulators to authorize its promising antiviral pill against COVID-19, setting the stage for a decision within weeks. If cleared by the Food and Drug Administration, it would be the first pill shown to treat COVID-19, adding a new, easy-to-use weapon to the world's arsenal against the pandemic.3 years ago
Becky Bruce
Edgemont Elementary in Provo moves to online learning after Test-to-Stay event
Provo district officials said Edgemont Elementary School will move to remote or online learning Monday through Wednesday, after a Test-to-Stay event.3 years ago
Anneken Tappe, CNN Business
Major disappointment: US economy adds only 194,000 jobs in September
US employers added only 194,000 jobs in September, another troubling sign that Covid is disrupting the economy.3 years ago
Mary Richards
“Holla Dollars” are released in Holladay to support local business
Holla Dollars can be downloaded in ten dollar increments and were made available by money sent to the state for pandemic relief.3 years ago
Heather Kelly
Home buyers in rural Utah are also feeling the pinch
Housing prices everywhere are seeing unprecedented increases over the last year. As more people leave big cities in droves, they are driving up the home market in rural Utah.3 years ago
Becky Bruce
Rapid at-home COVID tests subject to massive recall
Nearly 200,000 rapid at-home COVID-19 tests from the Australian company Ellume are covered by the recall, after determining some users got a false positive.3 years ago
Simone Seikaly
Utah COVID-19 numbers for Oct. 6, 2021: 2K more Utahns test positive
Nearly 2,000 Utahns tested positive for COVID-19 in the latest report from Utah health officials. Today there are 575 Utahns hospitalized with the virus.3 years ago
Nick Wyatt
Health department: Salt Lake City schools lowest risk of student COVID-19
The Salt Lake City School District has the lowest cumulative risk for student COVID-19 infection in Salt Lake County.3 years ago
Simone Seikaly
COVID-19 in Utah: 1,264 new cases, 8,251 new vaccinations
The newest Utah cases bring the number of Utahns who have contracted COVID-19 to 514,773 since the beginning of the pandemic over a year ago.3 years ago
Lindsay Aerts
Biden vaccine mandate brings nearly 1K people to committee meeting
Almost all of the public comments came from people opposed to Mr. Biden's vaccine mandate, and many of them owned small businesses.3 years ago
