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Utah Governor Gary Herbert is appointing a new judge to the 5th District Court in Southern Utah. The governor says he's confident in Ann Marie Mcliff Allen and that she will be a notable addition to the court. Allen currently serves as the general counsel for Southern Utah University, she has also been the deputy county attorney at the Garfield County Attorney's Office since 2014 ...

Buffets and 24-hour restaurants will be allowed to reopen in Utah under a new executive order from Governor Herbert.  The order issued yesterday will require all restaurants open 24 hours to close twice a day for cleaning and sanitizing.  ...

Governor Gary Herbert has issued an Executive Order declaring a state of emergency due to civil unrest. On Thursday, July 9 the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office announced its decision that the officer involved shooting of Bernardo Palacios Carbajal was justified under the law.  ...

Utah Governor Gary Herbert announced Thursday during the coronavirus press conference all students, faculty, staff, and visitors will be required to wear masks when returning to school in the fall.  The Gov. mandated that all Utah K-12 students will wear a mask in the building and on the bus. In addit ...

The Utah Legislature's COVID-19 Commission is opposed to a potential statewide order to wear face masks.  UtahPolicy.com reports that commission members are at odds with Governor Gary Herbert and his own coronavirus task force.  The Legislature's Commission says they support the idea of wearing masks, but believe the idea of the government mandating wearing a mask crosses the line. ...

Governor Gary Herbert may be considering a possible statewide order making face masks mandatory in public.  The governor was asked yesterday about such an order during an event where half-a-million face masks were donated for students to use when they return to in-person classes. Sal... Read More ... Read More ...

Governor Gary Herbert says he has "no plans to shut down Utah's economy" following an assessment of the coronavirus pandemic from health officials.  In a memo released to the public, State Epidemiologist Dr. Angela Dunn expressed concerns with a recent surge in COVID-19 cases, saying Utah will need to move back to the orange "moderate risk" phase of the state reopening plan if

Leaders from four Utah health care systems and the Hospital association are promoting a new public awareness initiative to get people to wear masks as COVID-19 cases rise across the state.  Officials fear the current rate of new COVID-19 cases could overwhelm intensive care units in some hospitals next month.  ...

Utah Governor Gary Herbert is keeping most of the state in the yellow phase of the reopening process as Southern Utah's daily COVID-19 cases reached a new high. Herbert says nobody wants to return to normal quicker than him, but he doesn't want to do that and then have to take a step back ...

Governor Gary Herbert is announcing a ban on the use of chokeholds for state law enforcement officers.  The policy change applies to the Utah Department of Corrections and the Department of Public Safety.  The governor also called on local police agencies to take similar actions as well.  Her ...