SENATE MITT ROMNEY HECKLED BY TRUMP SUPPORTERS ON A FLIGHT TO D.C.

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• Romney, R-Utah was called a joke and a traitor showed a video which went viral on Twitter where he is heckled by two people while he was working on a computer in an airport

• Mitt Romney was asked a question about his support to the outgoing President Tr...

QUALTRICS CO-FOUNDER RYAN SMITH: THE NEW OWNER OF UTAH JAZZ

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• Larry H. Miller Companies have owned this team for nearly 35 years and hence it was an emotional moment for Gail Miller, who assured fans that the Jazz will remain in Utah

• the Qualtrics co-founder will pay a sum of $1.6 billion to acquire Utah Jazz and...

UTAH SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVIST COLLIN KARTCHNER DIES AT 40

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• According to a post on the Pleasant Grove Community Connection Facebook page by Pleasant Grove City Council member Cyd LeMone, Collin Kartchner has passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday night

• Kartchner's motive was to help kids and teenagers overcome...

UTAH SENATOR MIKE LEE TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19

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• Mike Lee made a tweet where he said that he had tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and would be working from his home during isolation for coming 10 days

• The Utah Sen. further said that unlike the test he took just a few days ago while visiting t...

UTAH GOVERNOR GARY HERBERT PLANS TO EASE RESTRICTIONS

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• The state of Utah is currently under “orange” risk zone

• Till date, Utah has reported total 6,432 cases of coronavirus while 73 people have lost their lives

According to the sources, the Governor of Utah Gary Herbert is having disc...

UTAH SEES GROWTH IN NUMBER OF PATIENTS RECOVERING FROM COVID-19

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• Till Monday, the state of Utah has reported total 6,362 cases of coronavirus while 71 people have lost their lives

• State’s epidemiologist Dr Angela Dunn stated that Utah has successfully managed to keep number of COVID-19 cases under control ...

UTAH GOV. GARY HERBERT SAYS STATE STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF A CRISIS

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• The state of Utah has reported 5,724 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 61 people have lost their lives

• Governor Herbert said that state will soon advance to the yellow phase of recovery 

While the Governor of Utah Gary Herbert had expre...

UTAH REPORTS 142 NEW CASES OF CORONAVIRUS

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• Newly released data shows decline in community spread of the virus

• At present, the state of Utah has reported 5,317 cases of COVID-19, while 50 people have lost their lives and 441 people stay hospitalized

• Utah state government has tes...

PROVO: A WOMAN AND CHILD HIT BY FRONTRUNNER TRAIN

In a shocking incident which took place in the city of Provo on Saturday, a woman and her toddler were hit by a Frontrunner train, when the lady tried to get across the railroad tracks despite warning signals. 
According to Utah Transit Authority spokesman Carl Arky, at about 3:30 p.m...

PROVO: BUSINESSES REOPEN AFTER STATE GOVERNMENT CURB RESTRICTIONS

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• Restaurants, gyms and salons will restart their activities but have to ensure implementation of all the precautionary measures

• Gov. Gary Herbert warned business owners to exercise extreme precautions as if things don’t go as planned the state may...

UTAH GOV. GARY HERBERT SAYS THE STATE MAY BE UNDER ‘ORANGE RISK' LEVEL

After reopening certain businesses, the Governor of Utah Gary Herbert stated that he is keenly observing whether people are continuing to follow precautionary measures for coronavirus even after a week of relaxation in the restrictions.
Gov. Herbert said that looking at current situation, ...

UTAH GOVERNMENT THINKING OF LIFTING COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS

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• State will move from red phase to orange, which will see reopening of various businesses but with certain restrictions

• Businesses like restaurants, grocery stores, barbers and salons will reopen along with implementation of social distancing measures a...

PROVO: MAN ARRESTED FOR POSSESSING METH WITH INTENTION OF DISTRIBUTION

On Friday, police took a man from Springfield in custody from Genola after reportedly discovering illegal substances with him. The statement of probable cause filed in support of the arrest state that two police officers conducted a field visit to camper of Ramon Glen Foster, age 32 and found her...

UTAH WILL LIFT FEW RESTRICTIONS BY NEXT WEEK SAYS GOV. GARY HERBERT

Governor of Utah, Gary Herbert is hopeful about state’s future as he has declared that he wishes to loosen few of the coronavirus restrictions related to public gatherings from next week. Along with this, few other changes are expected to be enrolled from May 1, which include in-house dinin...

UTAH: HEALTH OFFICIALS UNAWARE OF ANTI-MALARIA DRUG PURCHASE MADE BY OTHER DEPARTMENT

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• Anti-malaria drugs including Hydroxychloroquine, chloroquine and zinc were purchased by a state department weeks ago

• Utah department of health is planning to buy 200,000 doses of those anti-malaria drugs

• Maj. Gen. Jefferson Burton has ...

UTAH: STATE COMMISSION ADVISES GOVERNOR TO START LIFTING ECONOMIC RESTRICTIONS

Utah’s newly appointed state commission to map down a plan for reopening Utahan economy and balance economic concerns with the public health has advised the Governor of Utah Gary Herbert to lower the Utah’s restrictions on businesses and social life. 
This lifting of econo...

CORONAVIRUS: UTAH GOVERNOR CALLS FOR A SPECIAL SESSION

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• The special session called by the Governor, Gary Herbert will address the current coronavirus pandemic and also deal with two bills which were vetoed by him in previous general session

• There are 3,296 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the state of Utah...

UTAH WILL SEE HIGHEST NUMBER OF COVID-19 CASES THIS WEEK

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• As per data given by state health department, Utah has 3,213 confirmed cases of coronavirus out of which 28 have lost their lives

• The prediction made by Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation says that number of hospitalizations will go up on Frida...

PROVO: ALLEGIANT AIR AND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ARE SEVERELY AFFECTED BY THE COVID-19

The coronavirus pandemic has impacted the global economy by denting each and every business in almost every sector. To prevent the widespread of the virus, majority of countries have closed their borders and this has resulted into almost zero travel. Zero travel ultimately affects the travel sect...

PROVO MUNICIPAL COUNCIL FINALLY APPROVES TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN

The discussion which took place for months, finally saw an end after the Provo Municipal Council passed an amended Transportation Plan unanimously on Tuesday. 
The previous transportation plan was presented with certain proposed amendments and was called as Amendment A. The transporta...