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MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - APRIL 07:  Voters wait in line to enter a polling place at Riverside Univers...
Todd Richmond, Associated Press

Officials: Seven Virus Cases May Be Related To In-Person Voting

Wisconsin health officials say they have identified at least seven people who may have contracted the coronavirus from participating in the April 7 election.
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Alex Cabrero, KSL TV

National Park Closure ‘Devastating’ For Garfield County Businesses

Despite some recreation areas reopening, Bryce Canyon National Park's closure has been devastating for local businesses that depend on tourism driven by the park.
4 years ago
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Mike Anderson KSL TV

Utah Volunteers Hoping For Small Naval Graduation At State Capitol

For the first time in 175 years, the United States Naval Academy has cancelled their events leading up to graduation, impacting a handful of officers in Utah.
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Jed Boal, KSL

Doctors Hopeful Plasma Treatment Could Help COVID-19 Patients

Doctors at Intermountain Healthcare performed the state's first plasma transfusion for a COVID-19 patient in critical condition. The new treatment has given patient and medical care workers hope.
4 years ago
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the coronavirus daily briefing at the White House on Apri...
Jill Colvin & Ben Fox, Associated Press

President Trump Immigration Ban Halts Green Cards, Not Temporary Visas

President Donald Trump said he's about to sign what he describes as a “temporary suspension of immigration into the United States," but the executive order would apply only to those seeking permanent residency and not temporary workers.
4 years ago
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 21: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) heads to the Senate floor ...
Andrew Taylor & Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Senate Approves $500B Virus Aid Deal, Sends It To House

The Senate has approved a $483 billion coronavirus aid package after Congress and the White House reached a deal.
4 years ago
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Josh Ellis, KSL TV

Gov. Herbert Calls Additional Special Session Of Legislature

Governor Gary Herbert has called the Utah State Legislature into a fourth special session.
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David Williams, CNN

More Than 40 Employees Lived At Their Plant For 28 Days Making PPE For Health Care Workers

Workers at a Pennsylvania manufacturing plant got to clock out and go home for the first time in almost a month after a marathon effort to make material needed for personal protective medical equipment.
4 years ago
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COLLEEN LONG and KATE BRUMBACK, Associated Press

Virus Forces Cancelation Of Iconic Events Like Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest, the Running of the Bulls, and the national spelling bee have all been canceled. the effort to beat back the coronavirus and return to normal could be a long and dispiriting process.
4 years ago
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State Reports 4 New Virus-Related Deaths, 83 New Cases

There have been four new virus-related deaths in Utah, bringing the total number of fatalities to 32. 
4 years ago
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MATTHEW PERRONE, AP Health Writer

US OKs 1st Coronavirus Test That Allows Self-Swab At Home

U.S. health regulators on Tuesday OK'd the first coronavirus home test that allows people to collect their own sample.
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Matt Gephardt and Cindy St. Clair, KSL TV

Gephardt: Lagoon Season Pass Holders Told No Refunds, Extended Season

Several people reached out to Matt Gephardt to find out why refunds aren't being offered to Lagoon season pass holders, despite several amusement parks across the country offering them.
4 years ago
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JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press

Doctors: Execution Drugs Could Help COVID-19 Patients

Many of the medications being used to sedate and paralyze COVID-19 patients placed on ventilators and to also treat their pain are the same drugs that put inmates to death by lethal injection.
4 years ago
Two people look out from their balcony showing a banner which reads ''Many thanks neighbors'' on Ap...
Matthew Jacobson

Countries And US States Move To Reopen Amid Health Warnings

Countries across Europe and beyond — joined in the U.S. by a cascade of states — moved to gradually reopen amid warnings that acting too quickly could enable the virus to come back with a vengeance.
4 years ago
Hundreds of protesters gather around the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., on April 19, 2020, to demonstra...
Donie O'Sullivan and Brian Fung, CNN

Facebook Will Take Down Some, But Not All, Posts Promoting Anti-Stay-At-Home Protests

Facebook will remove some posts on anti-stay-at-home protests being organized in California, New Jersey and Nebraska after consulting with officials in those states.
4 years ago
FILE: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)...
ANDREW TAYLOR and LISA MASCARO, Associated Press

Schumer: Deal Reached On Major Parts Of $500B Virus Aid For Small Businesses

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer says agreement has been reached on major elements of a nearly $500 billion coronavirus aid package for small businesses.
4 years ago
Cynthia Lemus, 24, was placed on a ventilator in the ICU after being diagnosed with COVID-19 earlie...
Ashley Moser, KSL TV

Magna Woman First Utahn To Receive Plasma From COVID-19 Survivor

A Utah woman who was diagnosed with COVID-19 became the first patient in the state to receive plasma from someone who recovered from the virus.
4 years ago
Caleb Chapman’s Soundhouse faced an uncertain future just a couple of weeks ago....
Andrew Adams, KSL TV

Utah Music Training Studio Pivots In Pandemic

With the COVID-19 pandemic making it impossible to do business the way it had always done, Caleb Chapman’s Soundhouse faced an uncertain future just a couple of weeks ago.
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Brittany Glas

Politics in a Pandemic: KSL Investigators explore how primaries, conventions will adapt

The 2020 election cycle is unlike anything we've witnessed in modern times. KSL Investigator Brittany Glas discovered how party and state leaders are adapting and how it will impact your vote.
4 years ago
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 20: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a daily briefing of the corona...
Associated Press

President Trump Says He’ll ‘Suspend Immigration,’ Offers No Details

President Donald Trump said Monday that he will sign an executive order “to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States” because of the coronavirus.
4 years ago
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Mike Anderson, KSL TV

Willard COVID-19 Victim Remembered For Making Everyone Feel Special

A northern Utah community has been mourning the death of a former Box Elder County educator who fell victim to coronavirus, just months into a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
4 years ago
Dr. Angela Dunn, state epidemiologist for the Utah Department of Health, gives a daily update on CO...
Jed Boal, KSL TV

Coronavirus Model Predicts Peak Week For Deaths, Hospitalizations In Utah

This could be the peak week for COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations in Utah, according to the latest estimation models from the University of Washington.
4 years ago
A group of students, parents and coaches said the UHSAA made a bad call by canceling spring sports ...
Tania Dean, KSL TV

Group, Student-Athletes Want UHSAA To Reconsider Spring Sports Cancellation

A group of students, parents and coaches said the UHSAA made a bad call by canceling spring sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
4 years ago
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Felicia Martinez, KSL TV

Utah Company Pivots From Snorkels To Personal Protection Equipment

After hitting record lows in sales, a Utah company has found success after finding their snorkels could be converted to N95 masks.
4 years ago

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