All healthcare workers and teachers in Utah are eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine. But public health directors in the southeast part of the state report many are opting out.

The Utah Democratic Party will hold a special election for House District 10 this weekend. The seat was vacated by Rep. Lou Shurtliff, who died late last year.

On the morning of Jan. 8, people on the Salt Lake City's west side woke up to a sickly smell wafting through their homes. Residents of nearby neighborhoods were alarmed, and some began feeling health effects. It took 48 hours for local authorities to respond to their concerns.

In the past week, Utah has administered almost the same number of vaccines it did during the first roughly three weeks it was available.

The proposed Northern Corridor would cut through the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area, which is set aside to protect Mojave Desert tortoises.

The Cove Reservoir in Kane County is planned to be for agricultural use. But environmental groups say where the water will be used isn’t agricultural.

A map of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths around the world. The respiratory disease has spread rapidly across six continents and has killed at least 1 million globally.

View NPR's maps and graphics to see where COVID-19 is hitting hardest in the U.S., which state outbreaks are growing and which are leveling off.

With the backdrop of the U.S. Capitol, where anger and fear are raw after the Jan. 6 riot, President-elect Biden will give his address on Inauguration Day. Biden has vowed to bring Americans together.

Authorities at the U.S. Capitol are on high alert. NPR's Noel King talks to National Guard Vice Chief Lt. Gen. Marc Sasseville about how the guard is helping to secure Inauguration Day events.