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Benjamin AltenesThe next round of federal COVID relief is finally on its way. That has some Utah business owners hopeful they might just be able to outlast the pandemic. The money won’t solve all their problems though. -
Staff say lines are normal, that people get an early start so they can head to work afterward. Still, the need is stunning. "We have literally doubled the number of individuals we're serving in this drive-up distribution between March and November," says food bank head Amy Pezzani.
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Evictions have cascading effects, and researchers have found they could be fatal during the COVID-19 pandemic. A new study draws the connection between a lack of stable housing and an increase in COVID-19 cases and deaths.
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Counties in Southern Utah are asking state lawmakers to grant them more leeway for spending hotel tax dollars. They want to use the cash to offset the impacts of tourism and develop infrastructure, rather than promote tourism.
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Co-Diagnostics, a company that has provided coronavirus tests to three state governments, has come under intense scrutiny for claims about its tests' accuracy and stock sales by company leaders.
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Money for Utah’s rental assistance program is expiring at the end of the year, along with a federal eviction moratorium. Housing advocates are concerned the lapse in support will result in a wave of evictions.
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Typically the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and Sunday after are some of the busier travel days at the Salt Lake City International Airport. This year, it saw a slight uptick in passengers compared to previous months.
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Line crews on the Navajo Nation are rushing to connect over 500 homes to power before the end of the year. The project is funded through the tribe’s federal CARES Act funds, which expire on Dec. 30.
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A new apartment complex in Salt Lake City provides more affordable housing options for older adults.
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The COVID-19 pandemic brought the ski season to an early close, setting off the longest off-season in Utah skiing history. But officials from Utah’s resorts said they’ve been working since then to make sure the 2020-21 season is a success, even though coronavirus cases across the country are spiking in record numbers.
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Engineers at a uranium mill in San Juan County have figured out how to produce a concentrate of rare earth elements from domestic ore. But environmentalists say the development could further delay reclamation of the mill, which has outlived its purpose.
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Business owners in Utah and across the country boarded up their windows Tuesday night in anticipation of election night unrest. Despite the precautionary measures, no major issues were reported along the Wasatch Front. Law enforcement agencies in Salt Lake and Utah Counties have said their intelligence does not show signs of future unrest later this week.
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Just under 325,000 people in Utah have lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic. While the state’s economy has rebounded faster than other parts of the country, not all of jobs are expected to return. It means that some are being forced to rebuild their careers from scratch.
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Despite a rocky year, Salt Lake County is projecting a budget surplus for 2021. Mayor Jenny Wilson said that is largely because the county was able to deal swiftly with 2020’s many curveballs, which included five emergency declarations, an influx of new activity for some departments and a near-complete shut down for others.
