State
Average COVID-19 Cases Continues To Drop
Utah health officials announced just under 800 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend. The state’s seven-day average of new cases has also fallen to 400, down from 422 a week ago. One more person died from the virus. He was a Utah County resident between the ages of 65 and 84. Utah’s vaccine rollout continues with more than 45,000 doses given out over the weekend.
Ross Terrell
Utah Man Arrested For Part In Insurrection
A Kaysville man has been arrested by the FBI for his role in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Michael Lee Hardin faces charges including disorderly conduct in a capitol building and parading or demonstrating in the building. Officials said Hardin was arrested without incident. The insurrection took place on Jan. 6 when a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol as Congress was set to confirm the results of the presidential election.
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Ty Defoe with indigenous arts collective All My Relations performs GIZHIBAA GIIZHIG | Revolving Sky, an immersive theater production that is being developed as part of the Cairns Artist Residency.
Light pollution may not be the most pressing environmental issue at the moment, but it is one that comes with serious health, ecological and economic consequences. That’s according to Daniel Mendoza, a researcher and professor who runs the University of Utah’s Dark Skies minor.
Mendoza said too much artificial light can affect migrating birds and insect species. They use the moon and stars to navigate at night, but light from major metropolitan areas can disorient them, cause them to drift off course and sometimes die.