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City Beat

City Says Downgrade Would Affect Projects

August 9, 2011 Whittney Evans

Credit rating agencies have spared the state a rating downgrade, but some local governments are now under review. Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County and some school districts with AAA bond ratings are being reviewed by Moody’s Investors Service for possible downgrades. Darrin Casper, the county’s Chief Financial Officer, says Moody’s believes the county depends too much on federal grant money and federal jobs, but the county disagrees.

Local News

Utah Company Creates Near-Bloodless Scalpel

August 9, 2011 Whittney Evans

The Food and Drug Administration has cleared a Utah medical device company’s use of its new near-bloodless scalpel. The company says it results in a less invasive surgery overall and a faster recovery. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports on the FMwand, invented by the Salt Lake City-based Domain Surgical.

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Youth Advocates Panhandle For a Cause

August 8, 2011 Whittney Evans

A group of local kids who are advocates for their at-risk peers got to experience what it’s like to panhandle over the weekend. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, the money raised during the event went to Volunteers of America to help kids who really are on the streets get the help they need.

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Council Candidate Says He’s Victim of Defamatory Mailings, Dirty Politics

August 8, 2011 Whittney Evans

A candidate for Salt Lake City Council says defamatory mailings falsely portraying him as anti-Mormon and swiping at his Republican opponents are phony. District 2 hopeful Kyle LaMalfa says the postcard, which displays his logo but no name or return address, does not reflect his beliefs. And he says following the postcard, voters received a letter from a man named Diamond Jim Davis, referencing the postcard as reason to not vote for LaMalfa while accusing him of bigotry.

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Sheriff Says ACLU Request is Excessive, But County Has Nothing to Worry About

August 4, 2011 Whittney Evans

Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder says an open-records request to find out if law enforcement agencies are getting warrants for cell-phone location data is excessive. The ACLU of Utah filed the request as part of a nationwide effort among 33 other affiliates. Winder says he would understand if the organization were following up on individual cases, but the scale of the request serves no purpose but to burden law enforcement agencies and occupy staff time.

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Salt Lake County Urges Residents to “Commit To Be Fit”

August 4, 2011 Whittney Evans

Salt Lake County has unveiled a new challenge for residents and their elected officials alike. It’s called “Commit To Be Fit,” a partnership between the mayor and Salt Lake Valley Health Department to encourage the county to become more physically active. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, it kicked off with a rock-climbing competition between County Mayor Peter Corroon, Murray Mayor Dan Snarr and Taylorsville Mayor Russ Wall.

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President Chooses Republican U.S. Attorney for Utah

August 3, 2011 Whittney Evans

After a long vacancy with no one filling the position, President Obama has nominated Republican David Barlow to be U.S. Attorney for Utah. Now, as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, Democratic attorneys in the state are perplexed by the decision.

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Herbert Meets with Utah Troops in Iraq

August 2, 2011 Whittney Evans

Utah Governor Gary Herbert is in the Middle East, where he met with troops in Iraq yesterday. He says he wanted to get a closer look at the current situation and lend support to Utah’s servicemen and women. The governor says he also got plenty of insight from U.S. commanders.

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Mid-Jordan, West Valley TRAX Lines Set to Open Sunday

August 2, 2011 Whittney Evans

The Utah Transit Authority and cities on Salt Lake County’s west side are celebrating the completion of the Mid-Jordan and West Valley TRAX lines, which will open for service on Sunday. Officials hosted a ceremony this morning in South Jordan before hitching a ride on the light rail line to West Valley City. KCPW’s Whittney Evans was in West Valley’s new Fairbourne Station for the celebration.

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Economy

DWS Offers Up to $4,000 for Job Training for Some Workers

August 1, 2011 Whittney Evans

The Utah Department of Workforce Services has received funds from the U.S. Labor Department to help eligible workers afford job training for in-demand occupations in Utah, Summit, Wasatch and Juab Counties. Michelle Viertel, DWS operational program specialist, says it can provide up to $4,000 in supplemental money for up to 24 months of a job-training program or college degree.

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