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Health officials report 1,516 new cases and 13 more deaths, though four of those occurred in 2020.

Utah is offering free COVID-19 tests in 12 counties this week Scott D. Pierce © Rick Egan (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Cassidy Murphy tests for Covid-19 at Intermountain Healthcare Cottonwood InstaCare, on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. Free COVID-19 testing will be available this week at 15 sites in a dozen counties across Utah. According to the Utah Department of Health, the free rapid antigen testing is being offered at locations chosen because they have a high rate of positive tests, lower numbers of tests conducted, untreated wastewater sampling shows the virus is sprea...

Under a Salt Lake City overpass, a new type of homeless encampment takes shape — but how long will it last? Taylor Stevens Nestled on either side of an out-of-use railroad track, dozens of tents reach toward the top of a Salt Lake City overpass — a concrete umbrella that provides a reprieve from snow, hail and rain but keeps in the smell and sound of crackling fires and the laughter and shouts of the people who live here. This is the scene at Camp Last Hope, a homeless encampment located in an industrial area in Utah’s capital city near 900 South and 500 West that has be...

Utah pharmacist central to hydroxychloroquine controversy pleads guilty in federal court Erin Alberty © Provided by Salt Lake Tribune (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Dan Richards, CEO, pharmacist of Meds In Motion Pharmacy, talks about elected and health officials teaming up to fight the coronavirus in a news conference at the Utah State Capitol, Friday, March 20, 2020. The owner of a Utah pharmacy that was poised to sell millions of dollars worth of hydroxychloroquine to the state has pleaded guilty to illegally importing the drugs before the state canceled the contr...

Face to face with a maskless man threatening to shoot her, Amanda Andrade-Rhoades had limited options.  The freelance photojournalist was working solo on assignment for The Washington Post last Wednesday as supporters of President Donald Trump descended on the U.S. Capitol, rioting as Congress voted to certify the 2020 election results.  The man was tall and older, with a mustache and a tan jacket, Andrade-Rhoades told VOA.