Former Reporter

Paul Nelson

Paul Nelson is a former reporter and anchor at KSL NewsRadio.

New York nurses arrive in Utah to help treat COVID-19 patients

A group of ICU nurses from New York are in Utah, helping Intermountain hospitals treat COVID-19 patients.  They say it’s a way to say thank you for Utah’s health care workers going to New York in their time of need. 
6 years ago

Cottonwood Heights family says police started conflict with protesters, later people rally to support the CHPD

The family at the center of a protest that turned violent in Cottonwood Heights claim the officers started the violence, not the protesters. 
6 years ago

Alpine School District urges parents to let them know if kids will return for in-person learning

Educators in the Alpine School District say many parents missed the deadline to weigh in on whether they wanted face-to-face learning or not.
6 years ago

Protecting workers from the heat at COVID-19 testing centers

COVID-19 testing and the heat bring extra challenges for health care workers.
6 years ago

NWS issues excessive heat warning for southern Utah

n excessive heat warning is being issued for the southern parts of Utah. Meteorologists say temperatures will be very hot all over Utah.
6 years ago

Officers/engineers look closer at deadly auto-pedestrian crash site in Taylorsville

A mother and child recover after a deadly auto-pedestrian crash that killed another child. Meanwhile, police investigate a road neighbors say is dangerous.
6 years ago

Utah buffets reopen but will face an uncertain future 

Utah restaurant owners and business analysts are praising the state for allowing buffets to reopen, as long as they follow certain guidelines.
6 years ago

Dog possibly to blame for deadly auto-pedestrian crash in Taylorsville

Taylorsville police say a dog may be to blame for an auto-pedestrian accident that killed one child and seriously injured another.
6 years ago

WATCH: Ogden police speak after chase ends with suspect dead and officers hurt

Police in Ogden identified the man killed after a high speed chase in their city as James Franklin, 20, of Clinton.
6 years ago

SLC school board votes 4-3 to delay start of school year; remote learning still a possibility

The Salt Lake City School Board voted to delay the start of the school year until Sept. 8, but did not take action on a remote learning recommendation.
6 years ago

Summit County lays out firework restrictions

Officials in Summit County are placing firework restrictions in hopes to limit human-caused wildfires related to July 24 festivities.
6 years ago

Confrontation over face mask leads to alleged assault in Park City store

PARK CITY — Investigators in Summit County are looking for a man who they say assaulted a woman inside a Park City Walmart store for not wearing a mask. Officers say it rises to the level of an assault, even though he never physically touched her.  The Summit County Sheriff’s Office was called to the […]
6 years ago

Man accused of attacking wife and police officer, reportedly angry over testing positive for COVID-19

man with a history of domestic violence is arrested again after police say he threatened his wife and a Utah County police officer. 
6 years ago

More stores add facemask requirements, enforcing them is another story

The list of chains adding facemask requirements is getting longer, but some retail analysts say they could be tricky to enforce. 
6 years ago

Utah tourist arrested in Hawaii for allegedly not following quarantine order

Hawaii police say the Utah tourist, John Shiffler, from Salt Lake City, made no arrangements to stay in quarantine on his arrival as required.
6 years ago

Antigen tests add COVID-19 cases in Utah; schools consider next steps

Antigen tests mean more than 250 of the state's 954 new COVID-19 cases could be from any point in the last six weeks, not new infections.
6 years ago

Anti-mask crowd fills Utah County Commission meeting on mask mandate, meeting abruptly called off

It was supposed to be an open meeting where Utah County Commission residents could weigh in on a proposed request for flexibility in the state’s school facemask mandate.  Instead, the Utah County Commission called it off, saying the crowd made it unsafe. 
6 years ago

Utah County commissioners on opposite sides of facemask mandate

Two Utah County commissioners appear to be at odds over a request to loosen the state’s mandate on facemasks for school kids.
6 years ago

Salt Lake County DA suggests major changes to police shootings laws

The top prosecutor in the county says if the public wants to see changes when it comes to police shootings, it needs to happen at the Utah State Capitol. 
6 years ago

State officials put free masks in grocery stores in viral hot-spots across Utah

SALT LAKE COUNTY – State economic officials say they want to remove barriers that prevent people from getting the masks that reduce the spread of COVID-19.  That’s why the state is sending 140 thousand free masks to grocery stores across the state. Since the Mask For Every Utahn program kicked off in late April, state […]
6 years ago

Do teachers even want to come back to school during pandemic? Districts trying to find out

How comfortable are teachers with the idea of coming back to school in the fall as COVID-19 cases continue to climb? Educators are trying to figure that out
6 years ago

Gov. declares state of emergency as protesters block traffic, paint street

Gov. Gary Herbert declared a state of emergency Thursday night as police tried to get officer-involved shooting protesters to disperse.
6 years ago

Utah trucking company owner accused of PPP fraud

The owner of a Draper trucking company faces federal charges alleging he participated in PPP fraud. 
6 years ago

New COVID-19 testing center open in Kearns

Kearns is 35 percent Hispanic, and Hispanics are the community hit hardest by COVID-19 in Utah -- another reason for the new testing site.
6 years ago