Life just got a whole lot more public for those visiting Salt Lake City’s Main Street. The Downtown Alliance recently installed two cameras on a storefront allowing everyone with access to the Internet 24-hour-access to activity on the street. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports on the reason behind the cameras.
Salt Lake City wants to create more open space where dogs are welcome. Ann Ober, the city’s Administrative Services Division Director, says up to five additional off-leash dog areas are being considered because of increased demand.
As Election Day nears closer, so do the polls; many of which report President Obama and his Republican Challenger Mitt Romney neck and neck. The close race has been a dream for political junkies and helped create some new ones along the way. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports on how businesses and organizations are helping create a more political savvy city during this year’s election season.
Local designers are using this week to come out of the woodwork. Monday marked the kickoff of the second annual Salt Lake Design Week, an effort to showcase local architecture, graphic design, photography, art and culture.
Utah’s unemployment rate has reached a new low since the recession hit in 2008. According to numbers released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics this week (last week), it dropped to 5.4 percent in September, making it one of the lowest in the country. But as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, experts say that number may not paint an accurate picture of what unemployment actually looks like in Utah.
Just under 32,000 people were booked into the Salt Lake County Jail in 2011. Republican candidate for County Mayor Mark Crockett says that’s too many, largely because it’s costing the county too much money: on average, $90 dollars a night for each inmate. Thrusday, he held a news conference talking about what changes he would make if elected, but as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, Sheriff Jim Winder says he doesn’t understand the system.
In the final weeks leading up to Election Day, the first debate between six-term Senator Orrin Hatch and Democratic challenger Scott Howell was held Wednesday at KBYU Television. Hatch continues to tout his years of experience, but as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, Howell says it’s time to hit the reset button.
A device that could prevent HIV transmission is being developed in our own backyard. Scientists at the University of Utah have developed an intravaginal ring that was able to deliver an HIV/AIDS-prevention drug when implanted in sheep. Now the device is being showcased to scientists across the country. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports on how it works.
Nine hundred thousand dollars. That money is coming to Salt Lake City to help fight domestic violence thanks to the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women. The grant was awarded yesterday to the Salt Lake Area Family Justice Center. but as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, more than a dozen agencies around the Salt Lake Valley will use the money to provide domestic violence outreach.
Since 2008, Utah’s public colleges and universities have seen record enrollment increases, averaging about 18 percent. But this year paints a different picture. Pam Silberman with the Utah System of Higher Education says overall enrollment for this fall semester saw a slight decrease.
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