January 15, 2021 Uber hides ad featuring left-wing activist charged in Capitol riot An Uber ad featuring the left-wing activist John Sullivan, who was arrested on federal charges Thursday in connection with last weeks’ Capitol riot, has been hidden on the ridesharing company’s YouTube channel.
January 15, 2021 UK coronavirus variant identified in Utah for first time: officials A more contagious strain of the novel coronavirus has been identified in Utah, marking the first time the variant — which was initially discovered in the United Kingdom late last year and is known as B.1.1.7 — has been found in the state.
January 7, 2021 Capitol protests sparked demonstrations outside statehouses across US As pro-Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, others supporting the president gathered in state capitals nationwide to oppose President-elect Joe Biden’s win, leading to the evacuations of some statehouses and lawmakers.
January 5, 2021 Avalanche warning issued for parts of Utah after heavy snowfall An avalanche warning has been issued for parts of northern Utah following heavy snowfall.
December 29, 2020 Utah hiker survives 100-foot fall onto cliff ledge, stranded for 5 hours before rescue A hiker in Utah survived a more than 100-foot fall onto a cliff ledge where he lay stranded for over five hours until a fire crew rescued him on Sunday, authorities said.
December 25, 2020 Rep.-elect Blake Moore sees 'aspirational, pro-growth and inclusive' GOP 'bursting' with diversity for future Rep.-elect Blake Moore, R-Utah, said he is "excited to be a part" of where the GOP is headed and lauded the caliber of the other members of his freshman class of Republican representatives.
December 23, 2020 Anti-Trump Lincoln Project ‘Republican’ says he’s reregistering Democrat A co-founder of the anti-Trump Lincoln Project group, a PAC formed by a group of “Never Trump” Rebublicans with the goal of aiding Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential race, said on his podcast that he will reregister as a member of the Democratic Party.
December 18, 2020 Utah approaches record high in police-involved shootings A Salt Lake City police-involved shooting this week marks the 30th incident of its kind statewide in 2020 – one of the highest totals in Utah in recent years, according to a report.
December 16, 2020 Utah man builds monolith to cheer up wife battling cancer There’s no mystery behind this monolith, it was put here to make people smile.
December 15, 2020 Mink is first-known wild animal in US to have coronavirus Just weeks after Denmark ordered the culling of 17 million farmed minks to stop the spread of COVID-19, a mink in Utah has become the first known wild animal to contract the coronavirus in the U.S., officials said.
