After months of negotiations, Chevron has reached a proposed settlement with Salt Lake City and the state of Utah over two oil spills that plagued the city last year. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, the settlement is expected to cover the damages to property and waterways, but at least one doctor is worried that none of the money is being set aside for long-term health damages.
Firefighters from Grants Pass, Oregon, made a stop at a Salt Lake City fire station this morning, displaying a piece of the World Trade Center retrieved after the 9-11 terrorist attacks. Joe Hebert, one of the firefighters who flew to New York to collect the steal beam, says it’s a floor girder from one of the Twin Towers. He says it’s incredible to see that there’s concrete left on the beam because of the enormous force it endured.
The nationwide search for someone to lead two local schools for deaf students will focus on a candidate whose teaching philosophy is more in line with the schools’ practices than that of the former director. The Utah School for the Deaf and Blind is looking for someone after the principal of the Jean Massieu School of the Deaf near Salt Lake City resigned, just after the school year started. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports.
Local sixth-graders are joining the debate over whether Salt Lake City should fine people for idling their vehicles. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, all the students agreed idling is bad for the environment and their health, but a few say that a mandate is going too far.
The Salt Lake Valley Health Department will begin offering flu vaccines tomorrow at five locations. November through May is typically when people get the flu. Immunization Coordinator Sharon Moon says most people start getting their shots in October, but she says the Centers for Disease Control suggests getting them as early as August.
Native American Tribes in Utah continue to struggle to be economically sustainable. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, tribal leaders are meeting with state and federal government leaders this week to talk about their unique problems that stem from a struggle to develop their economies.
Salt Lake City is hosting the National Conference for Tourism Professionals this year. It’s where state and city tourism officials from across the country learn about new trends in beefing up the tourism industry. The three-day conference at the Grand America Hotel wraps up today and as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, the focus is making travel easier by harnessing the latest technology and loosening up travel regulations.
A long-awaited museum that blends science, technology and art in Salt Lake City will be open to the public by mid-fall. The Leonardo on Library Square will open its doors October 8th. Spokeswoman Lisa Davis says the idea of such a project has been around since the late 1980s, with the realization that by bringing those disciplines together, the outcome would be bigger, more interesting and groundbreaking.
Utah fortunately hasn’t caught up with the rest of the nation in obesity rates, but some families are being proactive to make sure it doesn’t. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, they’re seeking help from their doctors and joining programs like Intermountain Healthcare’s LiVe to break the kind of habits that cause one in four Utah kids to become overweight or obese.
While sending money to someone you don’t know or giving out your bank account number on the phone may sound like an obvious scam, many people in Utah are still victims. And South Salt Lake Police Spokesman Gary Keller says there has been a recent increase in scams in the city. Victims will typically get a call from someone claiming to be a relative asking for money, or calls from distant area codes telling them they’ve won a prize and need to pay taxes on the winnings.
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