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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 decade. Utah’s population, as of July 1, was 3,249,879, according to estimates released Tuesday b...

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 there's 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 Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. Monday will remain unseasonably warm, with a forecast high of 48. It will...

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 Lehi's 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 first vaccine distributions and highest single-day death record, the state capped off the past seven ...

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 them beyond officially full — as the state reported another 2,408 cases of COVID-19 and eight more d...

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. Utah's 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. That U.S. jobless rate, meanwhile, dipped last month from October’s 6.9%. Utah now has the sixth...