Utah reports 14 more deaths caused by COVID-19

Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing free access to critical stories about the coronavirus. Sign up for our Top Stories newsletter, sent to your inbox every weekday morning. To support journalism like this, please donate or become a subscriber. The Utah Department of Health reported 14 more COVID-19 deaths on Friday — and,…

Delta variant ‘on the way’ to being dominant COVID-19 strain, University of Utah health experts say

People who don’t get vaccinated against COVID-19 are becoming more likely to get sick from the coronavirus, experts at the University of Utah say — because of the spread of the Delta variant. “Choosing not to get vaccinated is a choice to ultimately get infected by this virus,” said Stephen Goldstein, a virologist and post-doctoral…

Delta variant ‘on the way’ to being dominant COVID-19 strain, University of Utah health experts say

People who don’t get vaccinated against COVID-19 are becoming more likely to get sick from the coronavirus, experts at the University of Utah say — because of the spread of the Delta variant. “Choosing not to get vaccinated is a choice to ultimately get infected by this virus,” said Stephen Goldstein, a virologist and post-doctoral…

Downtown taco carts bounce back

Business is heating up for Salt Lake City’s downtown taco carts, which dot the area around 800 South between State and Main Street, near the old Sears building. Over the past year, some of these carts have struggled to remain open, according to food service workers and regular customers. But despite sweltering early summer temperatures,…

Downtown taco carts bounce back

Business is heating up for Salt Lake City’s downtown taco carts, which dot the area around 800 South between State and Main Street, near the old Sears building. Over the past year, some of these carts have struggled to remain open, according to food service workers and regular customers. But despite sweltering early summer temperatures,…

Donald A. Falvey: Let park managers manage their national parks

Flashback: A National Park Service superintendent’s conference in the 1990s. The regional director called me out by name for contacting him to advise we were considering culling the deer herd in Zion Canyon due to over population and disease. The reason for singling me out was that he felt that decision was one that needed…

Biden pushes shots for young adults as variant concern grows

Washington • The U.S. government is stepping up efforts to get younger Americans vaccinated for COVID-19 as concerns grow about the spread of a new variant that threatens to set the country back in the months ahead. The push is underway as the delta variant, first identified in India, has come to represent more than…

Charles M. Blow: Stop hoping the Republicans will play ball

I am truly baffled as to why Democrats continue to search for bipartisan support that has not only been illusory but nonexistent — with the exception of a predictable few and only on a few issues with them. Democrats: Republicans don’t want you to win. It’s that simple. They want no successes on your watch,…

Sarah Bauman: America wants its national monuments, and so does Utah

Sen. Mike Lee is attempting, yet again, to block presidents from creating or expanding national monuments. A Colorado College poll this year shows that 73% of Utahns support monuments, parks and refuges to protect historic sites or provide areas for recreation, and 74% of Utahns support restoring national monuments. Lee’s proposal is in direct opposition…

Lelac Almagor: I taught online school this year. It was a disgrace.

Our prepandemic public school system was imperfect, surely, clumsy and test-crazed and plagued with inequities. But it was also a little miraculous: a place where children from different backgrounds could stow their backpacks in adjacent cubbies, sit in a circle and learn in community. At the diverse Washington, D.C., public charter school where I teach,…

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Utah rolls out new driver license design

Utah is rolling out a new design for its driver licenses — but don’t worry, you won’t have to replace your current one. Starting this month, the state is using a new design on driver licenses and identification cards it issues, the Utah Department of Public Safety announced in a news release. The new design…

Fires continue to burn across Utah

Wildfires continue to burn around the state of Utah, although as of Monday afternoon no structures are threatened and there are no current evacuation orders. Here’s an update with the latest from Utah Fire Info: Bennion Creek Fire (Carbon County) • Started June 4 by lightning, the fire is now 8,313 acres and 64% contained.…

Esther Wivine: Refugee from Africa finds success in Utah

June is Refugee Awareness Month. I came to Utah as a refugee at age 15. I would like to share my story. My name is Esther. Esther was in the bible. She worked hard. She was a strong woman. She was brave. I was born in the Congo. I have two brothers and one sister.…

Delta variant cases quadruple in Utah — but it’s because of a new way of counting

Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing free access to critical stories about the coronavirus. Sign up for our Top Stories newsletter, sent to your inbox every weekday morning. To support journalism like this, please donate or become a subscriber. The number of confirmed cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant in Utah nearly quadrupled…

As BYU holds its annual football media day, all signs point to normalcy for 2021

Provo • As of Thursday, 47,000 tickets have been sold for BYU’s season opener against Arizona in Las Vegas on Sept. 4. Those trekking to Nevada will have the opportunity to attend Fan Fest at Craig Ranch Regional Park the night before the season opener. All signs point to the program, as well as businesses…

Lake Mead expected to match record low water level

Albuquerque, N.M. • A key reservoir on the Colorado River is expected to dip to its record low Thursday in the latest showing of the drought’s grip on the region. The surface elevation of Lake Mead along the Nevada-Arizona border is projected to be at 1071.61 feet — a measure that was hit in 2016.…

Movie buff unchains himself from Utah Theater, but vows to keep fighting to save it

A Salt Lake City man has ended his hunger strike and unchained himself from the doors of the dilapidated Utah Theater but says he will persist in protesting outside the historic hall in hopes of averting its demolition. Movie buff Michael Valentine, who began a vigil outside the downtown Main Street site on Tuesday, said…

Utah Jazz-L.A. Clippers buzz: Rudy Gobert finishes it, Quin Snyder gives Donovan Mitchell a pep talk, Paul George struggles

The Utah Jazz put together a stellar second half en route to a Game 1 victory over the L.A. Clippers in the second round of the NBA Playoffs on Tuesday, and there was intrigue for entire game. From a huge Rudy Gobert block to Donovan Mitchell’s continued brilliance to a struggling Paul George to a…

Tattoo studio partners with local animal organization in fundraiser

Watercolor kittens, rainbow paw-prints and hamster illustrations were just a few choices that patrons could get permanently inked up with at the Tats for Cats animal fundraiser over the weekend. Fallen Angel Tattoos partnered with Salt Lake County Animal Services to offer $60 customizable pre-selected tattoos on June 4 and 5, with half the proceeds…

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic becomes lowest draft pick ever to win MVP award

Denver • Nikola Jokic was selected with the 41st draft pick when he entered the NBA seven years ago. Now, by overwhelming consensus, he’s No. 1. The Nuggets’ big man was revealed Tuesday as the NBA’s Most Valuable Player for 2020-21, making him by far the lowest draft pick ever to win the award. “The…

New York Knicks’ Tom Thibodeau picked as NBA’s coach of the year; Utah Jazz’s Quin Snyder finishes 3rd

New York • Tom Thibodeau got the New York Knicks back to the playoffs, guiding the team to its second-best record in 20 years. And in the eyes of the voters, that coaching job was the best in the NBA. Thibodeau was revealed Monday as the NBA’s Coach of the Year for 2020-21, as determined…

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