Author: Mariah Wheeler

UTAH — After a recent tragedy, a Utah legislator and doctor is proposing a bill to limit the supply of opioids a doctor can prescribe to a patient after surgery. Recently, Rep. Ray Ward, R-Bountiful, who works as a doctor, was on call for his practice when a police officer asked if he would be able to sign a death certificate for a woman on his on-call list that night.

OGDEN, Utah – The Utah Department of Health (UDOH) is offering free rapid antigen testing at many locations throughout the state of Utah. Davis County Dates & Locations: Freeport Center, Clearfield, Wednesday, 1/6 and Thursday, 1/7 – 7 a.m. to noon (both days) Register here. Woods Cross High School, 600 W 2200 S, Woods Cross, Friday, 1/8 – 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday, 1/9 – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Register here. Anyone can get tested at these free testing clinics, even if they do not have symptoms of COVID-19. Pre-register to cut down on delays at the test site.…