(KCPW News) After a year in office and facing ever-increasing scrutiny from a House inquiry and criminal investigations, Utah Attorney General John Swallow has announced his resignation — effective Tuesday, December 3rd. Earlier in the day on Thursday, Salt Lake Tribune reporter Robert Gehrke reported that the Attorney General was expected to resign in light…
(KCPW News) The largest antiquities collection to ever leave Israel will soon be on display in Salt Lake City. The Leonardo Science and Technology Museum will host hundreds of artifacts from the Middle Eastern nation, including a sampling of the Dead Sea scrolls. KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham has more details from Bryton Sampson of The Leonardo…
(KCPW News) Last Wednesday, KCPW reported that a round of discussions between the United States and eleven other countries would take place in Salt Lake City this week. On Tuesday, those nations were scheduled to begin negotiating the details of a trade agreement called the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP. To mark the start of those…
(KCPW News) Commercial jet manufacturer Boeing has racked up sales at the Dubai Airshow so far this week, pulling in around $100 billion-worth in new orders from airlines. The Boeing 777 represents a significant portion of those orders, which could be good news for Utah’s economy. Boeing officials met with Governor Gary Herbert last week…
(KCPW News) The Sugar House neighborhood took another step forward this week in its ongoing overhaul. On Tuesday, the Salt Lake City Council adopted a new plan to improve transportation in the area. The plan includes additional bike lanes, installation of bike racks and bike shares at streetcar stops, and a redesign of Highland Drive.…
(KCPW News) The anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks released on Wednesday one chapter of the draft text of what would be the largest-ever economic trade deal between nations. Next week, Salt Lake City will play host to a chief-negotiators-summit for that deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership. KCPW’s Roger McDonough looked into the negotiations as well as today’s WikiLeaks…
(KCPW News) The Utah Department of Health revealed on Wednesday that reported cases of gonorrhea are up 94% in Utah. From January 1 to September 30 of this year, 633 cases of gonorrhea were reported in the state, compared to 327 cases during the same period last year. According to UDOH, gonorrhea is the second…
(KCPW News) This past weekend, Governor Gary Herbert hosted a black tie event at Salt Lake’s Grand America Hotel to honor Sundance Film Festival founder and actor Robert Redford. KCPW’s Roger McDonough filed this report on “The Governor’s Salute to Robert Redford: A Utah Tribunte to an American Icon.”
(KCPW News) During the 2012 presidential campaign, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid helped to circulate a rumor that Mitt Romney had not paid income taxes in a decade. So was Jon Huntsman Sr., father of Republican candidate Jon Huntsman, behind the rumor? KCPW’s Roger McDonough posed that question to Thomas Burr, Washington Correspondent for the…
(KCPW News) Students at Hunter High School in West Valley competed in the sixth annual Fastest Geek Contest on Friday. Students who entered put their computer-building skills to the test by reassembling a desktop computer as quickly as possible. KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham witnessed the battle of the speedy geeks.
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