(Rick Egan | Tribune file photo via AP) This July 15, 2020, file photo shows protesters during a Provo rally against face masks being required in schools. A lawsuit brought by parents challenging dozens of emergency pandemic orders by Gov. Gary Herbert and the state health department has been dropped.
Leia Larsen is a sixth generation Utahn and a water and land use reporter reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has covered environment, energy and political issues throughout the West. When she’s not chasing the news, Leia can be found exploring the Wasatch Mountains, sleeping in the desert or rooting around her garden.