(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) 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.
(KCPW News) Researchers announced the discovery of a new dinosaur species at the Natural History Museum of Utah on Wednesday. The specimen was found in southern Utah in November 2009, and it is an ancestor to the well-known Tyrannosaurus rex. KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham reports.
(KCPW News) Back in February of 2012, Congress and President Obama authorized the Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, to choose six test sites for commercial drone use. In December, the FAA is expected to announce which locations they’ve selected. Utah is one of 24 states vying for this potentially lucrative deal. The state has proposed…
(KCPW News) The Governor’s Prison Relocation and Develop Authority board, or PRADA, decided on Wednesday to delay any recommendations to the state Legislature regarding the relocation of Utah’s State Prison. Citing a need for more information on the issue, board chairman Lane Summerhays says PRADA won’t make a recommendation to the Legislature before 2015. The…
(KCPW News) Sex advice columnist and gay rights advocate Dan Savage is known nationally for his syndicated column Savage Love, as well as his podcast Savage Lovecast. He has frequented many national news and media outlets, such as Real Time with Bill Maher, The Colbert Report, and This American Life. He also started the It…
(KCPW News) Government employees of the new National Security Agency data storage center in Utah will be treated to a clean highway on their commute to work — but it will come in the form of inventive political activism. A local chapter of protest group Restore the Fourth has adopted a section of Utah State…
(KCPW News) Governor Gary Herbert held a first-ever after-school faculty meeting on Wednesday. The education summit was meant to shed light on Utah’s goals for education policy. In particular, the governor’s PACE plan was discussed. The PACE plan aims for 66% of all working-age Utahns to hold a post-secondary degree by 2020. Herbert addressed the…
(KCPW News) On Wednesday, KCPW reported that due to the shutdown of the federal government, some 66,000 Utahns would be left with limited access to a supplemental food assistance program known as WIC. WIC assists low-income women, infants, and children in ensuring they receive proper nutrition. In Salt Lake County, the county council approved emergency…
(KCPW News) Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker announced a new transit pass program for city residents on Friday. The proposed program aims to help alleviate the poor air quality that has plagued Salt Lake Valley in recent years. For more, here’s KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham with his report.
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