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Utah was fastest-growing state in last decade, according to census preview Lee Davidson © Rick Egan (Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) New home construction in Saratoga Springs on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. New Census Bureau estimates — which are essentially a preview of the actual 2020 census — say Utah was the fastest-growing state over the past decade. In what may be essentially a sneak peek at 2020 census counts, Utah appears to be the fastest-growing state over the past...

Dreaming of a white Christmas? Don’t hold your breath, Utah. Scott D. Pierce © Rick Egan (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) There was snow in Liberty Park when this picture was taken on Nov. 12, but theres not much chance of snow in Salt Lake City on Christmas. The chances of a white Christmas in Utah this year are not great, according to the National Weather Service. There’s some snow in the forecast for the Salt Lake City area this week, but not much. And not on Christ...

Coronavirus in Utah: 1,994 new cases and seven more deaths reported on Sunday Norma Gonzalez © Rick Egan (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Emergency physician Bart Johansen, gets a COVID-19 vaccine from Brandon Widdison, as Lehis Mountain Point Medical Center gives out its first COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing free access to critical stories about the coronavirus. Sign up for . In a week when Utah saw its fi...

Utah ICUs now at 99.4% capacity, as state reports 2,408 new COVID cases and 8 deaths Lee Davidson © Rick Egan (Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) Taylor Woodrow tests for Covid-19 at Intermountain Healthcare Cottonwood InstaCare, on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing free access to critical stories about the coronavirus. Sign up for . Intensive care units at Utah hospitals have never been so slammed during the pandemic — with many of th...

Utah’s unemployment rate creeps up, but, at 4.3%, it remains well below the nation’s 6.7% Tony Semerad © Rick Egan (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Shoppers and commuters wear masks in downtown Salt Lake City, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. Utahs unemployment rate was at 4.3% for November, compared to 6.7% for the U.S. as a whole. That ticked up slightly from 4.1% in October but remained well below the national rate for November of 6.7%, as reported by the Department of Labor....

As Utah learns it will get less vaccine next week than expected, rate of new cases continues to slow Erin Alberty © Rick Egan (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Cassidy Murphy tests for Covid-19 at Intermountain Healthcare Cottonwood InstaCare, on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing free access to critical stories about the coronavirus. Sign up for . Utah will be receiving thousands fewer COVID-19 vaccine doses than the state previousl...

There are ways Utah cities can boost affordable housing. But some residents may not like them. Tony Semerad © Rick Egan (Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) The Suncrest community in Draper on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. If you’re looking for a place to live in Utah right now, you’re well aware that home prices and prevailing rents are high and climbing skyward. With Utah’s housing shortage now reaching crisis worsened by the pandemic, researchers at the University of Utah ha...

Nearly 80% of the money budgeted for Operation Rio Grande was used for policing, jail beds and court costs Bethany Rodgers © Provided by Salt Lake Tribune (Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Police continued policing the removal of homeless camps for the second day near the Rio Grande area, Dec. 10, 2020. Nearly $8 of every $10 allocated by state and local governments for Operation Rio Grande, a massive safety and social services campaign, were spent on cour...

During COVID-19 pandemic, Salt Lake City elementary students failed fall classes at triple last year’s rate Courtney Tanner © Rick Egan (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A second-grader at Bonneville Elementary studies from home using Zoom with her class, on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. Salt Lake City School District saw an increase in "need for improvement" grades among its youngest students with school being entirely online during the pandemic. Editor’s note , The Salt Lak...