Photo illustration by Michelle Budge and Alex Cochran Facebook and Twitter face backlash for limiting the spread of the New York Post article about Hunter Biden When the New York Post published an article last week that contained incriminating documents and photos allegedly taken from Hunter Biden’s laptop, social media companies stepped in to control
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Coronavirus: Utah responds to the pandemic
Ruby Van Wagenen, 11, is held by her mother as she is tested for COVID-19 by medical assistant Nicole Paepke at Utah Valley Hospital in Provo on Friday, May 8, 2020. In an effort to help address COVID-19 hot spots that have been identified in Utah County, the Intermountain Healthcare Coronavirus Mobile Testing Unit provided
Jobless claims still at high levels in Utah
The Utah Department of Workforce Services’ main administration building in Salt Lake City. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — Thousands of people continue to file for jobless benefits even as the economy is recovering. The state Department of Workforce Services reported Thursday the number of new claims for unemployment compensation in Utah
Poll: How voters feel about Amy Coney Barrett and the Supreme Court
Judge Amy Coney Barrett listens as President Donald Trump announces Barrett as his nominee to the Supreme Court, in the Rose Garden at the White House, on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Washington. | Alex Brandon, Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected Thursday to advance U.S. Supreme Court nominee
Cost of hosting another Olympics in Utah rising as coronavirus adds to risks
Ravell Call, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — The price tag for hosting another Olympics in Utah is going to be higher than the $1.35 billion estimate released two years ago, according to leaders of the effort to bring another Winter Games to the state as soon as 2030. Just how much more is still
Watch: Utah attorney general candidates Sean Reyes, Greg Skordas square off in only debate
Incumbent Republican Attorney General Sean Reyes, left, and Democrat Greg Skordas, right, are pictured in this composite photo. | Jeffrey D. Allred and Laura Seitz, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — The debate Wednesday between incumbent Republican Attorney General Sean Reyes and Democratic challenger Greg Skordas is igniting sparks even before the two candidates meet
Salt Lake City School Board member to file complaint against 3 others over texts
West High School in Salt Lake City is pictured in 2019. Recently released texts between Salt Lake City School Board members have stirred controversy in the district. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City School Board member Michael Nemelka said he will file complaints against board members Nate Salazar, Katherine
Utah voters taking advantage of early voting, officials say
Elizabeth Winfrey, of Salt Lake City, joins other voters as she casts her ballot in person at the Salt Lake County Government Center during the first day of early voting in Utah on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020. | Steve Griffin, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — With Election Day less than two weeks away, thousands
They became an online sensation. Now, this father-daughter duo has a gig in Utah
Savanna Shaw and Mat Shaw record a cover of the song “Shallow” in their family’s home on Thursday, May 14, 2020. The father-daughter duets went viral on YouTube as they shared their passion for music amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the Shaws will perform with Gentri at the Maverik Center on Dec. 5. | Ivy
Utah hospital giving behind-the-scenes look at intensive care in the COVID-19 era
Gloria Ford gets tested for COVID-19 by phlebotomist Ethan Laudie at an Intermountain Healthcare COVID-19 mobile testing site outside of Orem Community Hospital in Orem on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — Perhaps no one in Utah is more tired of fighting the spread of COVID-19 than caregivers