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Where were you on August 11, 1999? If you were living in the state of Utah, you can probably remember this day like it was yesterday! It was a normal Wednesday afternoon in downtown Salt Lake City. Suddenly, a storm in the sky was rapidly building...

These towns in Utah have THE SEXIEST NAMES EVER! Beaver: I mean... Come on! The jokes write themselves with this one. That's where you'll find your I <3 Beaver bumper stickers that everyone has! Mona: Mona? Moaner? If you don't make a "Moaner" joke when you pass through......

Former Salt Lake County Mayor Nancy Workman has died.  The 79-year-old died last week in St. George.  Workman was the first person to be elected mayor of the county after it switched to a council-mayor form of government in 2000.  She ...

Salt Lake County has extended its stay-at-home order for the coronavirus pandemic through the end of the month.  Mayor Jenny Wilson made the announcement through a Facebook livestream in her home earlier today.  Wilson says there will be no modifications, meaning businesses that have closed down from the coronavirus will remain closed.  Sal ...

The Salt Lake City Council is extending the mayor's COVID-19 emergency declaration into next month.  The council voted last night to extend the declaration through May 7th.  The city council also discussed a budget amendment that includes money for pandemic sick leave for city staff, equipment and funding for extended telework and a four-million-dollar fund for disaster-related needs.  Oth ...

Salt Lake County's mayor says she is considering extending a stay-at-home order for residents until the end of May.  Mayor Jenny Wilson says that her current order will be extended, but that she is still considering how long that extension should last.  ...

Certain businesses in Salt Lake County will not be open today as even stricter COVID-19 regulations take effect in the county.  The Salt Lake Health Department and Mayor Jenny Wilson issued the new rules yesterday.Among businesses that will be closed are hair and nail salons, barber shops, spas, tattoo and piercing shops, gyms, museums, aquariums and zoos.  ...

Governor Gary Herbert is ordering Salt Lake and Utah counties to retract directives prohibiting the gathering of more than ten people in one place.  The governor tweeted yesterday that the state was not consulted about the local orders and that the state Department of Health would require the counties to pull back on their directives.  ...

Salt Lake County has its own task force to help handle the response to the coronavirus.  County Mayor Jenny Wilson announced the formation of the task force yesterday.Wilson said Salt Lake County already has protocols in place to operate during emergencies such as earthquakes and wildfires, and some of those could be adapted for the coronavirus.  ... Read More ...

Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill has created a new division within his office to help people who have lived through horrible crimes. The Victim Centered Support Division will be made up of dozens-of-professionals, trained to help and counsel trauma victims off all ages and backgrounds...