Salt Lake City’s budgeting process for next year is expected to be much smoother than in years past, with revenues up instead of down, bolstered by an estimated million dollars in sales taxes from the newly opened City Creek Center. But Mayor Ralph Becker says the city is still $11.5 million behind on its projects.
U.S. Army officials recognized the work of employees at the Deseret Chemical Depot weapons storage facility in Tooele Thursday for their part in destroying the largest stockpile of chemical weapons in the United States. KCPW’s Whittney Evans spoke to employees and officials about looking back and life after the project.
Governor Gary Herbert is supporting the head of the Utah Department of Transportation despite the controversy over an employee who was wrongfully terminated. At his monthly news conference on KUED Thursday, Herbert called UDOT Executive Director John Njord extraordinary, and raised questions about those publicizing the issue. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports on why the incident has created a war of words between the Governor and the state’s Democratic leader.
Salt Lake City police believe a man who died from falling outside the entrance to the Main City Library shortly after 10 a.m. today committed suicide.
While Utah Senator Orrin Hatch more than survived last weekend’s Republican state convention, it still ended with Hatch having to face his first primary election since originally winning his first Senate race in 1976. So what lies ahead between now and June, when he’ll go up against former State Senator Dan Liljenquist on the GOP ballot?
Outdoor Retailer, the tradeshow that’s helped boost Utah’s economy twice a year for nearly two decades, is outgrowing Salt Lake City. And as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, the solution could mean expanding the venue here or finding a new host city altogether.
A series of community workshops running now through next Tuesday focuses on Salt Lake City’s Granary District, the area just south of downtown encompassing several blocks between West Temple and I-15. Christian Harrison, Chair of the Downtown Community Council, says planners have identified the Granary District as an opportunity to re-invigorate a key area close to downtown.
The Salt Lake City metropolitan area is the seventh worst in the country for short-term particle pollution, according to a new American Lung Association report card, called “State of the Air.” That’s a slight improvement from last year, when it ranked fifth.
Segment 1: Utah ranks just 31st in the nation when it comes to bike-friendly states. But don’t let the tepid rating dissuade you from hopping on your two-wheeled chariot and taking a spin. More Utah cities and towns are widening roadways to accommodate bike lanes and the state is boosting programs that encourage cycling and…
Utah Congressman Jim Matheson is pressing the Department of Energy on a five-year contract it awarded last year for the removal of 3.1 million tons of radioactive mill tailings from the Moab Tailings Project Site along the Colorado River. Noting that five million tons have been removed in the past three years, the congressman says under this slower pace, the project won’t be done by 2019 as required by law.
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