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SALT LAKE CITY – Getting the COVID-19 vaccine has been a struggle for many Utahns and so far, the rollout hasn t gone as smoothly as hoped. What plans are underway to improve that? The KSL Investigators sat down with Gov. Spencer Cox to get some answers. The truth is we re working to solve it, but we ll probably never solve it completely, said Cox. At least for a long time.
You could say the vaccine rollout in Utah got off to a very rocky start. Well the first thing I found out was that they wouldn t answer a phone call, said Washington County resident Gary Zabriskie. And the next thing I found out was they wouldn t pay any attention to their website.
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SALT LAKE CITY – In a data-driven society, some in law enforcement find this data concerning: FBI numbers show 2019 as the deadliest year for domestic extremist violence since the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995. Thirty-nine people were killed, in five separate attacks.
The FBI and U.S. Department of Homeland Security warn that domestic terrorism is a greater threat than international terrorism. And the two government agencies say it s been that way for the past several years at least. In its Homeland Threat Assessment released in October 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security concluded that racially and ethnically motivated violent extremists specifically white supremacist extremists (WSEs) will remain the most persistent and lethal threat in the Homeland.
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SALT LAKE CITY With a statewide mask mandate still in place, the KSL Investigators wanted to know: How are Utah businesses doing at making sure employees wear masks?
The mandate went into effect in November with Gov. Gary Herbert s emergency declaration. With it came an emergency rule to be enforced by the Utah Occupational Safety and Health Division that requires every employee to mask up, with few exceptions.
Failure to follow the rule can result in a fine.
KSL Investigators found so far most businesses are complying with the rule.
There have been complaints of non-compliance to UOSH. According to data from the Utah Labor Commission, which oversees UOSH, 1,126 complaints were registered regarding COVID-19 issues since March 2020. Of those, 957 complaints were received between November and January.
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SALT LAKE CITY – Two months have passed since a statewide mask mandate required businesses to ensure employees are wearing masks to work.
The temporary administrative rule is enforced by the Utah Occupational Safety and Health Division, which is the state s equivalent of OSHA. The rule states employers and employees must mask up at work. Not doing so can mean punitive actions. They can be fined up to $7,000, so it can be quite substantial, said UOSH spokesman Eric Olsen.
Olsen told KSL Investigators the vast majority of businesses are complying with the temporary rule.
According to court documents, there have been four instances where UOSH had to seek administrative warrants to compel certain businesses to allow them to inspect the property following a complaint about masking.
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WEST VALLEY CITY – In the past 12 months, an estimated $5.4 billion worth of merchandise has been stolen off porches across the United States according to a recent survey by Finder.
Porches like yours. Porches like mine. Porches like hundreds, if not thousands, of Utahns this year alone.
In just the past few weeks, it has happened to people like Doreen Armstrong. She told us she lost, About $1,500 worth of stuff.
It has happened to guys like Spencer Whiting. Even when you have cameras, it doesn t mean that you re safe, he said.
Even when you have cameras, it doesn t mean that you re safe.