City Beat
West Valley Introduces Promenade to City Residents
West Valley City officials today unveiled the recently completed Promenade at Fairbourne Station, the community’s new park and public walkway.
Author Archives: Charlotte Duren
Legislative Coverage
Lawmakers Hear Audit of Inmate Education System
In 2011, more than 5,200 inmates in jails and prisons throughout Utah were enrolled in state corrections education services, and more than 850 of those received High School diplomas.
Local News
UTOPIA Audit Reveals Financial Woes
A performance audit of the Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency, or UTOPIA was presented to state lawmakers Wednesday at the Capitol. KCPW’s Charlotte Duren has more on the problems auditors found with the municipal network, and why UTOPIA still plans to move forward.
Economy
Population Could Stop Lake Powell Pipeline
New population projections released by Governor Gary Herbert’s office are showing slower growth than expected in Utah’s Washington County. KCPW’s Charlotte Duren has more on how this could impact the proposed Lake Powell Pipeline project.
Entertainment
Life at Topaz Internment Camp on Display Online
Images of a dark period in Japanese American history are now on display thanks to the state history department.
County Beat
Public Safety Funding About to Change
Homeowners in Riverton, Herriman, and in unincorporated Salt Lake County will soon be supporting the Unified Police Department through a new property tax that will take the place of a flat rate fee.
Local News
Push for Latino Candidates in Utah Finds Success
Salt Lake City is seeing a large number of Latino candidates running for seats in state legislative races. A total of eight Latinos are running, and six of them are women. KCPW’s Charlotte Duren finds out what’s behind the push from the Latino community to get involved in local and statewide politics.
Local News
U of U Aims to Help Veterans with New Prosthetic Implants
A group of University of Utah researchers are working with Salt Lake City’s Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center to develop a new prosthetic implant that could improve the lives of U.S. Veterans returning from war with amputated limbs. Thad Kelling with the U.’s Technology Venture Development says the new prosthetic implants aim to help patients who may have had trouble with standard prosthetics in the past.
Local News
Obama Appoints First Mormon to Faith Based Council
The White House has announced the appointment of Elder Steven E. Snow of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to sit on President Obama’s Advisory Council on Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. KCPW’s Charlotte Duren reports on local reaction to the appointment.
Healthcare
Health Department Holds Outreach Meetings on Data Breach
The Utah Department of Health is kicking off a dozen outreach meetings to provide help for those impacted by the Medicaid data breach in March, which compromised the Social Security numbers or other sensitive data of up to 780,000 people. Spokesman Tom Hudachko says over the next month, the health department will visit twelve communities, offering free workshops to anyone with questions about the incident.
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