Author: Mariah Wheeler

UTAH – Utah snowbirds, or those that split their time between the northern and southern parts of the state, can receive a COVID-19 vaccine in either area. The process begins, said David Heaton with the Southwest Utah Public Health Department, by making an appointment online. “If you live here [in southern Utah] part-time, whether you rent or own if you can show just some kind of proof of that address linked to your name, we consider you a resident,” Heaton told KSL Newsradio. “Anyone that’s living here full-time or part-time, we’re serving both of those groups.” Right now, the COVID-19 vaccine…

OGDEN, Utah – As one of their first acts of the 2021 session, Utah lawmakers approved a resolution honoring the late Rep. LaWanna “Lou” Shurtliff, who died in December after a three-week battle with pneumonia. “Her loss is a great loss for all of us. A loss of somebody who was a revered educator,” Senate Majority Whip Ann Millner, R-Ogden, said on the Senate floor. Shurtliff’s popularity in District 10 was fueled by love and support from students and parents. Weber County’s lone Democrat, Shurtliff, who was just reelected to represent House District 10, had been hospitalized for three weeks after becoming…