(KCPW News) The new S-Line Streetcar opens in Salt Lake City this weekend. Public celebrations and a food drive are planned to promote the newest addition to UTA’s growing light rail system. Members of the media were taken for an afternoon stroll on the streetcar. KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham was on board. UTA will be holding…
(KCPW News) After the ineffective rollout of healthcare.gov in October, the Obama Administration set a self-imposed deadline of November 30 to work out all the kinks to their online health insurance exchange. Just a few days after that deadline has passed, the Associated Press is reporting that the functionality of the healthcare.gov website has improved…
(KCPW News) First there was Black Friday, then Cyber Monday. Now, non-profits across the country have coalesced around something called Giving Tuesday. They are hoping to reprioritize giving after one of the biggest weekends of spending all year. KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham has more.
(KCPW News) “Comet of the century.” “Once in a lifetime event.” These are some of the ways Comet ISON has been described recently. The comet is currently darting through the solar system and is expected to come within 730,000 miles of the Sun’s surface — right around the time when most Americans will be sitting…
(KCPW/ Explore Utah Science) Antibiotics are our main line of defense against bacteria that can make us very sick. But that defense is breaking down as the microorganisms are increasingly becoming resistant to our most effective drugs. How we deal with this threat may determine if we will become at risk of dying from infectious…
(KCPW News) Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker broke ground on a new solar farm in the city on Tuesday. The new facility will be built over a former landfill, and cover four acres of land. Mayor Becker and other city officials showed up to the future solar farm in a zero-emissions Nissan Leaf. He…
(KCPW News) A lobbyist for Utah energy interests has recommended that the state defend itself from the Sage-Grouse. To explain that proposal, here’s KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham. Correction: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior designates endangered species, not the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA does, however, address environmental impact issues…
(KCPW News) The Utah Elections Office revealed the final report of their special investigation of outgoing Attorney General John Swallow on Friday. The report cites five election law violations by Swallow, who will resign from office effective Dec. 3. According to the report, if Swallow would be taken to court over the violations, the court…
(KCPW News) A legislative task force researching Utah’s healthcare options is considering recommending limited Medicaid expansion to the Utah legislature. The Health System Reform Task Force has narrowed their scope to three options for how to handle Medicaid expansion. The group has ruled out accepting full expansion as prescribed by the federal government, but two…
(KCPW/ Explore Utah Science) The US has a lot of depleted uranium that needs to be stored and EnergySolutions wants to get in on the action. Over the next few months, the Division of Radiation Control will be looking at a study on the safety of storing the low level radioactive waste, which may ultimately…
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