Utah’s unemployment rate fell to 3.1% in January, further evidence of the state’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The Beehive State’s jobless rate continued to hover at about half the national average, which was 6.3% in January. Unemployment in Utah dropped last month from 3.6% in December — a month when it had appeared to reverse all… Keep Reading
(KUTV) — The Utah County Health Department is moving to a larger vaccination site in Provo, and opening a new site in American Fork. The American Fork site is just off the highway, and will be able to give as many as 2,100 shots a day. Danica Topham with the Utah County Health Department says next… Keep Reading
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – More vaccine doses and more locations are coming to Utah as the Johnson and Johnson dose prepares to make its debut. The state recently partnered with Nomi Health, which “has committed to being able to give 35,000 doses a week and ramping that up to 50,000 doses a week in the… Keep Reading
One of the Utah Legislature’s most significant efforts to ease a worsening statewide housing shortage got its start Tuesday on Capitol Hill, with four days left in the 2021 session. SB164 ratchets up requirements on cities to have detailed plans for encouraging the building of more moderately priced homes in their boundaries and would create a… Keep Reading
As the COVID-19 vaccination allotments for each county in the state continue to grow, the Utah County Health Department has been busy expanding vaccination capabilities in preparation. This was shown through a recent partnership with Orem’s Nomi Health to bring new vaccination sites to Orem, Vineyard and Lehi, but now the health department is expanding itself. Through… Keep Reading
LEHI, Utah (ABC4) – When Katelyn Strobel began building her house, she had a vision of what she wanted it to look like. She wanted something modern, minimal, and mostly stucco- a style similar to many of the other homes in the Traverse Mountain planned community in Lehi, Utah where she is building. “I think… Keep Reading
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – COVID-19 vaccine makers said the U.S. will see a big increase in available doses over the next month, but getting those vaccines into arms takes time and people. The Utah Department of Health put out a call for volunteers, and Utahns answered that call. The request for 1,000 volunteers resulted in… Keep Reading
While the number of daily coronavirus infections continues its downward trajectory, there is one trend that is moving in the opposite direction. Deaths due to COVID-19 are up. There have been 83 new deaths over the past week compared to just 59 the week before. Vaccinations administered in past day/total vaccinations • 14,243 / 716,536. As… Keep Reading
The Utah County Health Department reported an excess amount of COVID-19 vaccine appointment slots in Utah County in the last week. “We monitored it over the weekend, kept posting on social about it, and it was kind of filling but not as quickly as we would like. We did end up with about 200 unused… Keep Reading
PROVO, Utah — Apple CEO Tim Cook, Jazz owner Ryan Smith, and Imagine Dragons lead singer Dan Reynolds announced a partnership donation of $4 million to Encircle, an organization that provides programs and mental health services for LGBTQ+ youth and their families. “Encircle has developed a model that embodies everything that I believe in. It’s love, it’s… Keep Reading
