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Dan Bammes

Dan Bammes is a reporter and anchor with KSL NewsRadio. You can reach him at dbammes@ksl.com.

School scrambles to get ready for First Lady Jill Biden’s visit

First Lady Jill Biden plans to visit Glendale Middle School this week when she makes a stop in Utah sometime on Wednesday
5 years ago

India will receive donation of cloth masks from Navajo Nation

India will receive a donation of masks from the Navajo Nation after experiencing a surge of COVID-19 infections.
5 years ago

Bigger crowds expected at Utah’s National Parks this summer

Visitation at Utah’s national parks was down last year but this summer, with the pandemic nearing its end, the crowds are expected to return.
5 years ago

No appointment needed: Salt Lake County to offer walk-in vaccination clinic hours

The Salt Lake County Health Department will provide COVID-19 vaccinations to anyone who comes to walk-in Mountain American Expo vaccination clinic.
5 years ago

Homeless camp cleanups continue in Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City officials continue homeless camp cleanups and offer resources by removing two camps near downtown on Wednesday.
5 years ago

“Project Safeguard” aims to help police respond to people with special needs

Eight police departments and two dispatch centers in Salt Lake County came together with Project Safeguard to respond to people with special needs.
5 years ago

Report: Seniors stand to lose affordable housing

Seniors who depend on Social Security as their only source of income are in a particularly difficult position when it comes to affordable housing.
5 years ago

Gov. Cox signs bills for $1 million to help adults finish college degrees

Governor Spencer Cox signed five education bills that provide $1 million to help adult students who haven't finished their degrees.
5 years ago

UDOT gets an extra $60 million to finish Highway 89 rebuild

Work continues on the Highway 89 rebuild, with three interchanges nearly finished -- but more money allows the project to do more.
5 years ago

New West Valley City parking ordinance facing criticism online

The West Valley City Council passed a new ordinance on April 6th prohibiting parking within five feet of a driveway.
5 years ago

Jennie and Brent Taylor family will dedicate “mini-farm” on Earth Day

After a year of work, the mini farm that Jenny Taylor and her late husband Major Brent Taylor had envisioned for their home in North Ogden is almost done.
5 years ago

Vaccine side effects after COVID-19 shot are common but mostly mild

Vaccine side effects which are serious, including a severe allergic reaction, happen in fewer than five cases per million.
5 years ago

USU space lab gets $5.7M to calibrate next-gen climate science tool

The USU space lab won a $5.7 million contract from NASA to calibrate the Libera system, which measures energy from the sun.
5 years ago

Processing evidence kits backlog changes how sexual assault cases are prosecuted in Utah

At one time, there were more than 3,000 sexual assault evidence kits, also known as rape kits, waiting to be processed in Utah. Now it's done in weeks.
5 years ago

Priced Out: Rentals? Too few, too expensive to be affordable

Affordable rentals are increasingly hard to find in Utah, but there are plans in place to turn that trend around - and programs to ease the expense.
5 years ago

Ranchers hope rewards help stop cattle shootings

Dozens of cattle shootings have occurred on public rangelands as well as in private pastures and even corrals in Utah over the past year.
5 years ago

FEMA offers funeral assistance for families of COVID-19 victims

FEMA is offering assistance of up to $9,000 to help with funeral expenses for families of those who have died from COVID-19 . 
5 years ago

Priced Out: How did the Utah housing market get so expensive?

The Utah housing market is surging thanks in part to the state's economy and the proclivity for Utahns to stay put.
5 years ago

Utah state senator criticizes business boycotts used to influence legislation

Republican State Senator Curt Bramble told KSL Newsradio that big business boycotts like Major League Baseballs are prohibited in Utah.
5 years ago

Google v. Oracle court case decided on ‘fair use’

A specialist in intellectual property law at the University of Utah law school weighs in on the Google v Oracle case.
5 years ago

Strict visitor policies relaxed at Intermountain hospitals

Intermountain Healthcare is relaxing its visitor policy at hospitals as COVID-19 cases decline.
5 years ago

No tuition increase this year at Southern Utah University

All but one of Utah's nine public universities will increase tuition and fees for the coming academic year, the exception being Southern Utah University.
5 years ago

U of U testing antidepressant drug for COVID-19

Psychiatrists in St. Louis first observed that the antidepressant Luvox could be effective against COVID-19. Clinical trials are underway in Utah.
5 years ago

First Unitarian Church joins lawsuit over sanctuary fines

An immigrant from Honduras and her daughters have taken sanctuary at First Unitarian Church for more than three years. Now they're fighting sanctuary fines.
5 years ago