The Utah Supreme Court will hear testimony Tuesday, September 4th on the state’s appeal to overturn the 2011 exoneration of Debra Brown, who was convicted for murder in 1995 after being accused of killing her employer at his home in Cache County. KCPW’s Charlotte Duren reports.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals will have one of more than 200 booths at this year’s state fair. PETA’s booth will feature its new 4-H parody campaign, highlighting the meat industry’s impact on animals, the environment and public health. Virginia Fort, Senior Campaigner with PETA says she hopes the booth helps change how…
Despite the Republican National Convention held this week in Tampa, Florida, Republican Congressional candidate Chris Stewart has been here in Utah. The candidate made it out of the state GOP convention earlier this year as his party’s nominee for the 2nd District, despite the huge number of candidates running.
While delegates from Utah were thrilled to hear from Mitt Romney last night as he accepted the GOP nomination for president, not all of their experiences at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida have made them happy, as they spent several hours one night trapped on what’s being called the “bus from hell.”
According to a new report by Western Resource Advocates, carbon dioxide emissions are declining for the first time in 20 years in Utah as well as four other western interior states. KCPW’s Charlotte Duren talked with the author of the report to find out how the retirement of a number of coal-fired power plants is…
The number of Utahns without health insurance climbed from 10.6 to 13.4 percent between 2010 and 2011, according to new numbers from the Utah Department of Health. That puts the latest figure at more than 377,000 Utahns. Spokesman Tom Hudachko says while the department is concerned about the spike, it’s unsure whether the increase is…
Two LGBT rights groups sat down Wednesday with the head of KSL-TV’s parent company, Bonneville International, following the NBC affiliate’s decision not to air “The New Normal,” an upcoming show about a same-sex couple who have a baby through a surrogate mother.
A new program offered by Rocky Mountain Power is aimed at building more energy efficient homes in Utah. The Wattsmart New Homes Program offers cash incentives to homebuilders for incorporating energy efficient features. KCPW’s Charlotte Duren has more on the program.
Despite concerns voiced by theater teachers, the Jordan School District Board of Education unanimously passed changes to its policy on selecting school plays Tuesday night, hoping to strengthen the district’s Drama Production Selection Committee. Copper Hills High School Theatre Teacher Jordan Morrell was at the meeting, and says his concern is whether his voice will…
Segment 1: In 2002, a group of Utah cities got together to build a state-of-the-art fiber optic network, a technology infrastructure that would give residents high-speed, high-quality Internet. Ten years later, only about 10,000 homes currently subscribe to the service, well short of the 50,000 envisioned. A recent legislative audit recommends better management of the…
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