(KCPW News) Demonstrators gathered on Thursday night in downtown Salt Lake to protest recent actions by police officers, here and across the country. At the forefront of the discussion was the shooting death of Dillon Taylor, who was killed by a Salt Lake City police officer outside a South Salt Lake 7-Eleven. Taylor’s brother Jerrail,…
(KCPW News) In light of recent events in Ferguson, Mo., as well as the shooting incident involving a 20-year-old man and a Salt Lake City police officer, Chief Chris Burbank invited reporters to attend a question-and-answer session on Tuesday. Burbank spoke on a range of issues for nearly fifty minutes, but the question of when…
(KCPW News) Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams unveiled a plan to improve bikeways in the region on Thursday. The $800,000 initiative will add bicycle lanes to critical stretches of road, in an effort to better-connect sections of the county’s commuter bike network. Carlton Christensen, Salt Lake County Director of Regional Development, said the goal…
(KCPW News) You may not have heard of Lyft or Uber, but chances are, you could be using them sooner rather than later. Uber and Lyft are services that offer what is called ride-sharing—a way of coordinating transportation with private citizens via phone app. Ride-sharing is a growing trend across the country, and Salt Lake City…
Back in November, host Roger McDonough spoke with John de Graaf, Executive Director of the organization Take Back Your Time, as well as co-founder and senior partner of The Happiness Initiative. De Graaf also co-authored the best-selling book Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic which looks our society’s relentless pursuit of material gain. That interview, plus your local headlines, on…
Last week, 14 U.S. Senators signed a letter written to President Obama, urging him to establish a new national monument in southern Utah. In reaction to this, Utah Governor Gary Herbert sent a letter to those senators inviting them to come visit Utah, and see the area around Canyonlands National Park for themselves. For this week’s…
Dr. Michael Mann is a well-known climatologist who helped pioneer methods to track global temperatures and the climate through the centuries. This breakthrough allowed scientists to show the marked increase in temperatures that stemmed from an enormous increase in global carbon emissions after the industrial revolution. Mann, who currently leads Penn State University’s Earth System Science Center, was in…
(KCPW News) Just a few days ago, Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes and the state of Utah petitioned the Supreme Court to hear Kitchen v. Herbert. Now, the plaintiffs in favor of same-sex marriage have announced that they, too, would like their case to be heard at the nation’s highest court. KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham called Kate…
Last September, KCPW’s Roger McDonough sat down with Lisa Stoddard, who’s the suicide prevention coordinator for the Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs Medical Center. They talked about the effect post-traumatic stress disorder (or PTSD) is having on returning veterans—as well as the treatment programs available to them. That interview, your local headlines, and Kate Kendell…
(KCPW News) The European Space Agency’s Rosetta probe met up with comet 67P on Wednesday, which is impressive enough. But its mission is far from over. KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham spoke with NASA Solar System Ambassador to Utah Patrick Wiggins about this remarkable feat and what happens next.
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