Science + Technology
Kelli Pierce
Utah cities among worst for air quality in the country…but there’s some good news
The American Lung Association released its latest "State of the Air" report, which ranks Salt Lake City and Logan, Utah in the top 20 cities for worst air quality in the country. However, it's not all bad news.6 years ago
Paul Nelson
Doctors call for people who recovered from coronavirus to donate plasma for COVID antibody testing
Intermountain Healthcare and the Red Cross are calling on those recovered from the virus to donate their plasma to help people who are still infected.6 years ago
Paul Nelson
Salt Lake City man chains himself to protest new 5G tower
A downtown resident chains himself to a structure to protest the placement of a new 5G tower going up in his neighborhood.6 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall talks COVID-19, Stay at Home orders, and business during online Q&A
Salt Lake City mayor Erin Mendenhall talks COVID-19 and how the city is handling it during an online Q&A with the Emerging Leaders Initiative of Utah.6 years ago
Dan Bammes
Earth Day turns 50: City Nature Challenge
The City Nature Challenge is an online opportunity to mark the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.6 years ago
Kelli Pierce
New report says teleworking has benefits for Utah employees and employers…with one drawback
Working from home has benefits for both Utah employees and employers, but there is a drawback6 years ago
Cami Mondeaux
AMBER Alert system on pause after empty message in middle of night
The Utah Department of Public Safety is pausing its AMBER Alert system for the time being after Utahns got a 3:33 a.m. alert with no additional information.6 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Utah State Senate passes several COVID-19 bills during their first-ever virtual session
The Utah State Senate's first-ever virtual session had a late start due to a worldwide Cisco Webex outage. Once the Senators switched to a different platform, however, several COVID-19 related bills were passed.6 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Mayor Mendenhall: Plan to reopen businesses in Salt Lake City like a “dial, not a light switch”
There is the realization of the anxiety felt to reopen businesses. Mayor Mendenhall is aware of how uneasy individuals are to reopen businesses.6 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Local farmers and ranchers in Utah struggle due to coronavirus
Wade Eliason has been a sheep rancher for decades in Moroni, Utah but with the coronavirus, his ranch has struggled. He isn't alone either, ranchers and farmers and local agriculture all over are struggling to maintain a workforce and keep producing during the coronavirus.6 years ago
Kelli Pierce
West High School in Salt Lake City handing out laptops to students
SALT LAKE CITY – West High School in Salt Lake City had to move their classes online last month because of COVID-19. That posed a problem, according to Assistant Principal Ronald Litteral, because many students do not have a computer at home. “There are 600 students that haven’t logged on to the program that we […]6 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Utah cancer doctor embraces telehealth to treat patients during COVID-19 pandemic
Utah doctors are using telehealth in the age of COVID-19, despite a desire to administer care and information face to face.6 years ago
Ashley Strickland, CNN
Apollo 13 astronauts and flight controllers reflect on a ‘successful failure’
On the evening of April 13, 50 years ago, NASA astronauts James Lovell Jr., John Swigert Jr. and Fred Haise Jr. were about to go to sleep for the night in the Apollo 13 command module. They were about 200,000 miles away from Earth on the way to the moon.6 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Utah animal shelter adjusts to COVID-19
Animal shelters in Utah are having to adjust the way they do things because of COVID-19.6 years ago
Kelli Pierce
South Salt Lake men’s resource center to become a COVID-19 quarantine facility
The men's resource center in South Salt Lake will become a quarantine facility after two people staying there tested positive for COVID-19.6 years ago
Emily Ashmead
How to Listen to KSL NewsRadio at Home
This spring, things are different. Chances are KSL NewsRadio hosts Tim and Amanda no longer greet you in your car each morning as traffic-reporter Rikki Meece navigates your way to work. Lunchtime banter with Dave & Dujanovic seems miles away, and your afternoon Minute of News with Jeff Caplan might seem like a distant memory. Listening […]6 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Utah County Commissioner wants Utah open for business
Utah County Commissioner Tanner Ainge wants some Utah businesses to open for business, and soon.6 years ago
REGINA GARCIA CANO and AARON MORRISON Associated Press
Hackers’ new target during pandemic: video conference calls
As businesses, schools, churches and others turn to video conference platforms to stay connected amid the global coronavirus pandemic, many have reported being attacked by uninvited guests.6 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Medical students find ways to help during the COVID-19 pandemic
Claire Bensard is a third-year medical student at the University of Utah, and she hopes to become a vascular surgeon one day. But things have changed because of COVID-19. That's why Bensard and other medical students across the country are finding ways to help.6 years ago
Madeleine Porter
Staying social during social distancing: some things you can do from home
It is important to stay social during social distancing. The spread of coronavirus has created the homebodies in all of us. Just because self-isolation is the new normal, it doesn't mean we have to ditch our social lives.6 years ago
John Wojcik
TestUtah.com draws national attention, aims to test everyone
TestUtah.com, designed by Silicon Slopes, is aiming to test every Utahn for coronavirus. After launching on April 2, they already have performed over 50,000 individual online assessments.6 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall talks COVID-19 on Twitter
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall answered questions about how the city is handling the COVID-19 pandemic during a Q&A session on Twitter6 years ago
Heather Kelly
UDOT making big changes on I-15 in Davis, Weber Counties
Drivers moving between 650 North in Clearfield to 5600 South in Roy will see changes on I-15, with one left lane moved over to the southbound side.6 years ago
