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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (KDXU) - A former state lawmaker is facing sexual exploitation charges after an investigation by the Internet Crimes Against Children task force. 74-year-old Jeffrey Vern Fox was arrested Tuesday in Salt Lake City. The investigation reportedly started after information that showed files with child pornography uploaded to an internet account registered to Fox ...

ST. GEORGE, Utah (KDXU) - The battle against COVID-19 in Utah continues. The Utah Department of Health is reporting 18 more deaths related to the virus Wednesday. Another three deaths will push the pandemic's death toll to 4,000. The state also reported more than 12,000 new positive tests for the virus Wednesday ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (KDXU) - More Utah schools are moving to virtual learning after officials' concerns with rising COVID-19 cases. The Salt Lake City School District is moving East High, West High and Highland High to remote classes, starting Friday ...

ST. GEORGE, Utah (ABC4/ KDXU) – More than 6,700 people have been tested for COVID-19 just in the last week at the Nomi site on Tech Ridge Drive in St. George, according to leaders from the Utah Department of Health. It’s the busiest week on record since officials opened the site in August of last year. “Unfortunately th ...

SEVIER COUNTY, Utah (KDXU) - A Utah mother is facing homicide charges after a deadly crash on Interstate 70 in Sevier County. Leaders from the Utah Highway Patrol say an SUV going the wrong way on the interstate hit a semi early Sunday morning ...

ST. GEORGE, Utah (KDXU) - Dr. Brandon Webb, a Disease Specialist with Intermountain Healthcare says hospitals, including the St. George Regional Hospital may not be able to fully treat al COVID-19 patients as treatment and the Omicron variant is causing cases to surge ...

ST. GEORGE, Utah (KDXU) - The record for daily COVID-19 infections was shattered Thursday after leaders from Intermountain Healthcare say the St. George Regional Hospital is moving into 'full crisis mode' during the Omicron variant. The Utah Department of Health is reporting 517 new COVID-19 infections in Southern Utah Thursday, breaking the December 20 record of 363 cases in 2020 ...

PARK CITY, Utah (KDXU) If you plan on visiting Park City anytime soon, make sure you bring a mask. Summit County is implementing a mask mandate for all indoor spaces and waiting lines. Anyone living in or visiting the county will have to wear a mask in those areas, starting Friday, January 7th ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (KDXU) - The University of Utah is implementing stricter COVID-10 protocols as positive COVID-19 cases surge around the state. Leaders of the institution say the new Omicron variant is potentially less deadly, but is more highly transmissible ...

ST. GEORGE, Utah (KDXU) - University of Utah Health is delaying non-emergency surgeries due to the current surge in COVID-19 cases. The hospital announced Tuesday that at least 300 staff members have gotten sick or are isolating due to the coronavirus ...