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Daphne Chen

Clement and Candace Chow watch their daughter, Emery, at their home in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, June 21, 2017.
Utah
Asians are fastest-growing racial group in increasingly diverse Utah
More than 1 in 5 Utahns is now a racial or ethnic minority, according to the census data — including more than one in four Utahns under the age of 18.
By Daphne Chen
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Utah
Two Utah doctors caught in spotlight of opioid lawsuits
Two Utah doctors who were among the most prominent advocates of using opioids to treat chronic pain are now entangled in a spate of lawsuits filed against opioid manufacturers in several states.
By Daphne Chen and Eric Schulzke
FILE - The Provo in Utah State Hospital on Thursday, May 18, 2017.
Utah
An inmate makes it off the mental health waitlist, but solutions still sought
“It would be so much more productive if some high-level decision-makers could be proactive about looking at this issue rather than waiting until someone files a lawsuit,” said Disability Law Center legal director Aaron Kinikini.
By Daphne Chen and McKenzie Romero
Construction continues on the new Hale Centre Theatre as work begins on the new Mountain America Credit Union Corporate offices in Sandy. Commercial construction in Sandy and Lehi on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016.
Utah
Lehi was 11th fastest-growing large city in U.S. between 2015-16
Lehi was the 11th fastest-growing large city in the nation between 2015 and 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. South Jordan ranked 24th and Orem was ranked 31st.
By Daphne Chen
Nate Hall, center, embraces his son, Gabriel, while standing with Alizea Gobel, 5, bottom left, her sister, Haze Hall, 4, bottom right, and other family members in front of Matt Hall’s casket during his funeral at Myers Mortuary in Ogden on Saturday, Apri
InDepth
The new asylums: How Utah traps the mentally ill behind bars
SPECIAL REPORT: Mentally ill inmates are being forced to wait five months or more to get into the Utah State Hospital for help, far exceeding wait times in six other Western states. Some are getting sicker. Some are released. Others are dying.
By Daphne Chen and McKenzie Romero
Jon Huntsman Sr., seen here outside the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City, suggests that wealthy Americans should donate 80 percent of their means to charity.
Utah
Huntsman Sr. says U. ‘instigated’ dispute in two-page ad
The ad claims that the Huntsman family and “family contacts” together donated $656 million to the Huntsman Cancer Institute and the Huntsman Cancer Foundation over the years.
By Daphne Chen
Left: The John R. Park Building, which houses the University of Utah president's office, in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Right: The Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, April 25, 2017.
Utah
U. to hire auditor to examine financial relationship with Huntsman foundation
An attorney hired by the University of Utah to assist in negotiations with Huntsman Cancer Foundation over the future of the Huntsman Cancer Institute said “the time for bickering and contention is over.”
By Daphne Chen
FILE "“ The billionaire philanthropist Jon M. Huntsman Sr. said the financial team at the U. "has been a disaster for years and years" and that University of Utah Health needs to "clean up several other people."
Utah
Huntsman promises full accounting of cancer center
The billionaire philanthropist also said the financial team at the U. “has been a disaster for years and years” and that University of Utah Health needs to “clean up several other people.”
By Marjorie Cortez and Daphne Chen
FILE "“ Vivian Lee, CEO of University of Utah Health Care, walks out of a Board of Trustees meeting in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, April 25, 2017.
Utah
Dr. Lee to keep $1 million salary from university for one year as fallout continues
The fallout from the dispute between the University of Utah and the Huntsman Foundation could result in “brain drain,” and the loss of Lee and her husband, Benedict Kingsbury, a prominent expert in international law.
By Daphne Chen
The Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. Peter Huntsman, the CEO of the Huntsman Cancer Foundation, confirmed Tuesday that his family will continue to seek more autonomy for the Huntsman Cancer Institute in ongoing negot
Utah
Peter Huntsman: ‘It’s not about the Huntsmans controlling anything’
Peter Huntsman, the CEO of the Huntsman Cancer Foundation, confirmed Tuesday that his family will continue to seek more autonomy for the Huntsman Cancer Institute in ongoing negotiations with the University of Utah.
By Daphne Chen
The Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. Dr. Mary Beckerle, the former Huntsman Cancer Institute director and CEO who was fired abruptly last week, was reinstated.
Utah
The unanswered questions from the U. relationship with Huntsman Cancer Institute
A state lawmaker said Tuesday that the Utah Legislature’s Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee will soon ask University of Utah administrators for more information about the school’s relationship with the Huntsman Cancer Institute.
By Ben Lockhart, Marjorie Cortez, and 1 more
Top left: Chairman H. David Burton, University of Utah President David Pershing. Right: Jon Huntsman Sr., Huntsman Cancer Institute CEO Mary Beckerle. Bottom left: Peter Huntsman, University of Utah Health CEO Dr. Vivian Lee.
Utah
The inside story: Power and money at center of U. controversy
A confidential internal document obtained by the Deseret News reveals that two members of the Huntsman family asked University of Utah President David Pershing to grant enormous powers to the Huntsman Cancer Institute’s CEO, sparking controversy.
By Daphne Chen
Headshot of Dr. A. Lorris Betz. University of Utah Health CEO Dr. Vivian Lee, who resigned on Friday, will be replaced in the interim by Betz, a legendary leader in the U. hospital system, according to U. President David Pershing.
Utah
Interim CEO named to replace embattled Lee at U.
University of Utah Health CEO Dr. Vivian Lee, who resigned on Friday, will be replaced in the interim by Dr. A. Lorris Betz, a widely respected former leader of the U. hospital system, according to U. President David Pershing.
By Daphne Chen
Vivian Lee, CEO of University of Utah Health Care, leaves a board of trustees meeting in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, April 25, 2017.
Utah
Dr. Vivian Lee resigns post at University of Utah
Dr. Vivian Lee, the CEO of University of Utah Health who was at the center of a heated controversy for the firing of the Huntsman Cancer Institute director last week, resigned Friday.
By Ben Lockhart and Daphne Chen
FILE"” Vivian Lee, CEO of University of Utah Health Care, leaves a board of trustees meeting in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, April 25, 2017.
Utah
Focus turns to Dr. Lee with new U. structure in place
Firings raise questions about University of Utah health care chief Dr. Vivian Lee’s management style. But supporters say she pushes employees “to think outside the box.”
By Daphne Chen
A gray box containing Justin Huggard's ashes sits on the sidewalk outside his friend Aimee Rolfe's home in Heber City on Thursday, March 30, 2017. Rolfe said Huggard loved flowers.
InDepth
Dying homeless in Salt Lake City
The world identified him as homeless. To his friends, he was Justin: “Whenever he got depressed, whenever he got lonely, he turned to his bottle. And Justin was always depressed and he was always lonely.”
By Daphne Chen
H. David Burton, chairman of the University of Utah board of trustees, and U. President David W. Pershing leave a board meeting in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, April 25, 2017.
Utah
What now? Rift exposes tensions in University of Utah health care system
It remains unclear how the university will move forward after an unusually public and ugly rift exposing tensions between the Huntsman Cancer Institute and the larger organization it belongs to, University of Utah Health.
By Daphne Chen
University of Utah President David W. Pershing leaves a board of trustees meeting in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, April 25, 2017.
Utah
Beckerle back: U. reinstates fired CEO of Huntsman Cancer Institute
Mary Beckerle, the former Huntsman Cancer Institute director and CEO who was fired abruptly last week, was reinstated to her role effective immediately Tuesday.
By Daphne Chen and Ben Lockhart
Chris Nelson, communications director at the University of Utah, talks with protesters as he stands in the doorway of the president's office in the Park Building on the U. campus on Monday, April 24, 2017. Nearly 100 cancer patients and others called for
Utah
Sources: Huntsman Cancer Institute director to be reinstated Tuesday
Dr. Mary Beckerle, the director and CEO of the Huntsman Cancer Institute who was abruptly fired last week after more than a decade in charge, will be likely reinstated to her position as early as Tuesday, according to sources.
By Daphne Chen and Ben Lockhart
Matthew Ryan Hall, who had been found mentally incompetent for his case to proceed and waiting for months for a bed at the Utah State Hospital, died last week after injuring himself in the Weber County Jail in February.
Utah
Mentally incompetent man waiting months for transfer to Utah State Hospital dies after injuring himself
A man who had been found mentally incompetent for his case to proceed and waiting for months for a bed at the Utah State Hospital died last week after injuring himself in the Weber County Jail in February.
By McKenzie Romero and Daphne Chen
Jessie Mandle, Voices for Utah Children senior health policy analyst, speaks about the risks of losing the Affordable Care Act, during a news conference presented by a coalition of patient advocates at the Disability Law Center in Salt Lake City on Friday
Utah
Utah House delegation frustrated by no vote on health care, signals reluctance to try again
“Obviously, some things will have to change in order to move forward if this issue is brought back up again,” said Rep. Rob Bishop, stressing the word “if.”
By Daphne Chen
The Bears Ears region in San Juan County was named one of the nation's most endangered sites by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Utah
Census: San Juan County is fastest-growing county in U.S.
Three Utah counties are among the fastest-growing counties in the nation, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released Wednesday night.
By Daphne Chen
Emma Watson stars as Belle and Dan Stevens as the Beast in Disney's “Beauty and the Beast.”
Utah
Google searches say something about Mormons and ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Disney’s $300 million remake of “Beauty and the Beast” has drawn equal parts anticipation and controversy — but nowhere has it drawn more interest in the past year than in the Intermountain West, according to Google Trends data.
By Daphne Chen
Jim Williams, a firefighter paramedic with the Salt Lake City Fire Department, explains how naloxone kits are used at Fire Station No. 2 on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. The department is one of the first in the U.S. to give naloxine kits to people at risk of an
Utah
Salt Lake City firefighters begin distributing naloxone kits
Salt Lake City Fire Department will be one of the first fire departments in the nation to begin distributing to people kits that counter overdoses.
By Daphne Chen
FILE: Up to 5,000 low-income Utah parents will become newly eligible for Medicaid under what officials are calling "limited Medicaid expansion." Pictured is Utah Gov. Gary Herbert.
Utah
Utah moves forward with ‘limited Medicaid expansion’ for up to 5,000 parents
Up to 5,000 low-income Utah parents will become newly eligible for Medicaid under what officials are calling “limited Medicaid expansion.” But the main target group — childless adults who are the sickest of the sick — remain in limbo
By Daphne Chen
A redesigned DeseretNews.com snagged the top award in a national contest honoring the best local news websites.
Utah
DeseretNews.com wins national innovation award
A redesigned DeseretNews.com snagged the top award in a national contest honoring the best local news websites.
By Daphne Chen
FILE: Representative Ken Ivory speaks in the Utah House of Representatives in 2015. On Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, Ivory presented to the House Public Utilities, Energy and Technology Committee a bill meant to modernize the reimbursement models for doctors who
Utah
Lawmaker revives telemedicine bill that could restrict abortions
A bill that seeks to expand telemedicine services in Utah found itself at the center of a debate over abortion Monday.
By Daphne Chen
Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes, R-Draper, trains with his boxing coach, Eddie "Flash" Newman, at Flash Academy in Holladay on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017.
InDepth
Greg Hughes might be the most powerful man in Utah politics, if he could just stay out of trouble
“A lot of people see politics as chess. I play checkers. There’s strategy in checkers, but it’s very upfront. I’m not thinking six moves ahead. I got this move and I need to move to that spot. If you’re in front of me, I jump over.
By Daphne Chen and Jesse Hyde
Abigail Wright, middle, has a son with hearing loss due to a common but relatively unknown virus called CMV. She attended the Women's March at the state Capitol in Salt Lake City on Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, to advocate for disability rights.
Utah
Utah’s newborn screening law works to catch infants with hearing loss, study says
Utah was the first to implement statewide screening for a common congenital infection found in American children. Now a study reveals how the law has panned out.
By Daphne Chen
The Capitol is seen in overcast skies as the 115th Congress convenes in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. A yearslong battle over Medicaid expansion in Utah just got longer. The Obama administration recently informed the Utah Department of Health that it
Utah
Utah’s Medicaid expansion decision falls to Trump administration
A yearslong battle over Medicaid expansion in Utah just got longer. The Obama administration recently informed the Utah Department of Health that it would not take action on Utah’s small-scale Medicaid expansion proposal.
By Daphne Chen
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