Home News Local Page 7

Local

Read about the latest news and events impacting the state of Utah.

Wild Kingdom Train zoo protest outside Lagoon

Students demand changes to Lagoon’s zoo

0
Students at Salt Lake Community College are rallying behind a petition to shut down Lagoon’s Wild Kingdom Train zoo, which has drawn criticism for...
Protesters hold "Justice for George Floyd" and "Black Lives Matter" signs

Peaceful protest turns violent in downtown Salt Lake City

0
Here's a look at some of the major developments that took place in Salt Lake City during the protest against police brutality on Saturday.
Young boy holds sign that reads "Boys will be feminist"

Salt Lake City Women’s March amplifies hundreds of voices

0
Hundreds of people participated in the Salt Lake City Women's March to protest gender inequality.
Bandage applied to vaccine injection site

Latin community hit hard by pandemic

0
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected the Hispanic community in Utah.
A view of two mountains coming together to create a canyon where thick pollution hangs in the air over Salt Lake City

Worst air in the world: How SLCC students and staff feel about SLC’s air...

0
SLCC students and staff discuss air quality issues that plague Salt Lake City.
Truly Grapefruit hard seltzer can in focus

Utah Legislature may remove dozens of hard seltzers from grocery store shelves

1
Hard seltzers with ethyl alcohol flavorings will be pulled from Utah grocery store shelves if Senate Bill 176 passes.
View of the Great Salt Lake shoreline in 2021

Great Salt Lake reaches new low point, ecosystem imperiled by salinity ‘tipping point’

0
Dr. Bonnie Baxter, a biologist and director of Great Salt Lake Institute at Westminster College, talks with KCPW about the drying up and too-salty Great Salt Lake.
Rae Duckworth holds a "Justice for Bobby" sticker near a mural in Salt Lake City

Murals paint memories of those lost to police violence across the US

0
In recent years, artists in Salt Lake City and other U.S. cities have painted "gravestone murals" to commemorate people killed by police across the country.
Nursing student Barbara, center, learning intravenous applications

Nurses are becoming more scarce. Here’s how SLCC is preparing them for success

0
The U.S. has seen a significant increase of nurse turnover since the pandemic’s onset, and SLCC is trying to reduce factors that inhibit students from pursuing or completing a nursing degree.
Gray clouds above dust storm on Great Salt Lake

Great Salt Lake’s dust could cost $1.5 billion to fix with costs ‘skyrocketing’ as...

0
Mitigating dust from a shrinking Great Salt Lake could cost more than a billion dollars to fix, a new report from the Utah State Legislature's Auditor General found.
Two students sitting on a bench and talking

Why are students at Utah State University voting?

0
Some students at Utah State University articulated the importance of their vote in the upcoming election.
Closeup of a definition of media printed in black text

SLCC media professors speak on how AI has changed the field

0
At Salt Lake Community College, video and radio production professors are adapting to a media world being reshaped by artificial intelligence.