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KDXU Sunrise Stories for September 12, 2023. A concert centered around 9/11 in St. George, a former governor is speaking at Utah Tech, and text saves a life.

Photo by Alli Hamblin 11/8/2020 Governor Herbert says "We must do more and do it now!” as he pleads with Utahns to stop the spread of Covid-19 On Sunday, Nov 11, 2020 at 9:30p.m. Governor Gary Herbert addressed the state of Utah after sending out a reverse 911 alert to all citizens. He i ...

Governor Herbert just announced the new Covid-19 levels for each county in Utah. In Southwest Utah, Washington County has now been moved to High Transmission level which means it remains in the same transmission level as it was during this initial statewide two-week probation period, along with Beaver and Garfield Counties. ...

Gov. Gary Herbert announced a new plan for Utah's COVID-19 response. The color codes will be done away with. The new system is based on science calculated by the amount of infection and transmission. Public health officials will analyze each county based on three data points to determine high, moderate, or low transmission ...

Governor Gary Herbert is still resisting a statewide face mask order despite the rising number of COVID-19 cases reported in Utah.  Herbert said during his monthly press conference yesterday that some rural parts of the state would see no benefit if he implemented a statewide mask order. Downl...

Utah Governor Gary Herbert is denying Washington and Iron County their requests to move into the green phase of the reopening process. Herbert says it's hard to approve these requests if the data doesn't justify it. The governor claims Washington County and Iron County are getting close, but there's a few areas of transmission rates that are a little too high ...

Utah Governor Gary Herbert told Utahns he has established a new state of emergency for the state to replace one that expires at midnight on August 20. The new state of emergency allows Utah to stay eligible for federal funding and keeps the ability to react to the changing pandemic in place. ...

It didn’t take long for the Washington County School District to come into compliance with a new visor/mask mandate. The mandate was sent out to all K-12 schools in Utah late last Friday mandating that shield wearers were now required to also wear a face mask. ...

Governor Gary Herbert is making it easier for local governments and state departments to issue a mandate for face masks.  Governor Herbert says he is streamlining the process for local mask orders.  Jurisdictions looking to require masks will simply need to notify the state first, and the mandate will be issued.  Num ...

Governor Herbert says he may still implement a statewide face mask order if Utahn's refuse to wear masks voluntarily.  The governor said yesterday that he has been encouraged by recent data that shows the number of new COVID-19 cases declining.  ...