(KCPW News) A rite of Spring in downtown Salt Lake City is the Living Traditions Festival, which will take place this weekend at Washington Square. In advance of the event, KCPW’s Roger McDonough spoke with Casey Jarman, Program Coordinator for the Salt Lake Arts Council – and the man who founded the festival 29 years…
(KCPW News) Several Utah universities held an event last week that paired potential investors with University tech-developers and inventors. The format of the event? Speed dating, an approach that has been taking off in investment circles in recent years. KCPW’s Roger McDonough reports.
(KCPW News) A new agreement between the state of Utah and federal regulators means that Utah will have two health insurance marketplaces – one for individuals run by the federal government and one for small businesses, run by the state through its existing Avenue H online health exchange. KCPW’s Roger McDonough reports
(KCPW News) The Salt Lake County District Attorney’s office filed Homicide by Assault Charges against a Salt Lake teenager on Wednesday for his role in the death of recreational league soccer referee Ricardo Portillo. District Attorney Sim Gill said that the choice of charges had to do with the teenage suspect’s intent.
(KCPW News) A coalition of environmental and community organizations are asking the Utah Department of Transportation to reevaluate their proposal for the West Davis Corridor – a 24-mile highway that would skirt the Great Salt Lake to the north of the Farmington Bay Wildlife Management Area. KCPW’s Roger McDonough tells us more.
(KCPW News) An exhibit that features some of the famed Dead Sea Scrolls is comin to Utah this Fall. The display, called Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Ancient Times, is a large collection of ancient artifacts from Israel and includes 20 scrolls that feature the oldest known copies of the Hebrew bible.
(KCPW News) A bill that would increase the level of background checks needed to purchase firearms failed to pass in the senate this week. What does this mean for the chances of passing any new firearms laws? KCPW’s Roger McDonough asked that question to Thomas Burr, Washington correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune
(KCPW News) A national conservation organization has named the Colorado River the nation’s most endangered river. In a report released on Wednesday, the group American Rivers said that the Colorado is being overused and under-protected. KCPW’s Roger McDonough reports.
(KCPW News) After months of negotiating, a bipartisan group of US senators known as the Gang of Eight has released their proposal for immigration reform. KCPW’s Roger McDonough spoke with Mark Alvarez, a Salt Lake Attorney and Spanish language radio host to learn more about the proposal.
(KCPW News) Nearly 10,000 people are expected to run in this weekend’s Salt Lake Marathon. In the wake of the explosions at Boston’s race, the Salt Lake Police Department is adding extra security measures. KCPW’s Roger McDonough spoke with race organizers and with Salt Lake Police Chief Chris Burbank to learn more about the additional…
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