Science + Technology
Kelli Pierce
Candidates for Utah Governor talk water, environment, economy during online forum
Five candidates to be the next governor for Utah are outlining their plans in an online forum. The Envision Utah forum was hosted by KSL's Doug Wright.6 years ago
Kelli Pierce
The Utah Attorney General’s Office suspends contract with Banjo over its founder’s past ties to the KKK
PARK CITY, Utah – The Utah Attorney General’s Office is suspending its $21 million contract with Park City-based Banjo after the surveillance system company’s founder admitted to having past ties to the Ku Klux Klan as a teenager. Damien Patten also confirmed an earlier report from OneZero that he took part in a drive-by shooting […]6 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Fitness centers in Utah are cautious to reopen as COVID-19 restrictions loosen
Many businesses are anxious to reopen. Fitness centers in Utah are being extremely cautious to reopen so they do not contribute to the spread of COVID-19.6 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Salt Lake City to update its transportation master plan for the first time in almost 25 years
This summer the city will start updating its transportation master plan for the first time in about 25 years. City planners will be looking to modernize roads, public transportation routes, and other ways to get around.6 years ago
Ashley Strickland, CNN
Giant asteroid flying by Earth next week looks like it’s wearing a face mask
An asteroid estimated to be 1.2 miles wide will fly by Earth next week, but it's not expected to collide with our planet. And if an asteroid could be aware of such things, it appears to be wearing a face mask in deference to the pandemic.6 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Elective surgeries could happen again in Utah as soon as this week
COVID-19 temporarily put the brakes on elective surgeries in Utah. Now that the state is starting to flatten the curve, patients could be allowed such procedures early as this week.6 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Utah Poison Control Center calls increase 20% due to COVID-19
The Utah Poison Control Center reported the repetitive cleaning due to COVID-19 has caused a 20% increase in calls to their hotline.6 years ago
Paul Nelson and Simone Seikaly
Utah Governor releases “Healthy Together” app to track spread of COVID-19
The governor of Utah introduced the Healthy Together app on Wednesday, intended to help the state with contact tracing among other things.6 years ago
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
