Amie Schaeffer

Digital Content Producer at KSL-AM (Salt Lake City, UT)

Digital Content Producer @kslnewsradio & The Great Salt Lake Collab. Former EIC and Digital for @GlobeSLCC, writer, and media geek. Opinions are my own.

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Articles

Utah lawmakers won't revisit pause on gender care for minors

1 week ago | kslnewsradio.com | Bridger Beal-Cvetko |Amie Schaeffer

SALT LAKE CITY — Republican lawmakers in Utah say they don’t plan to revisit a moratorium on gender-related care for minors even after a report commissioned by the Utah Legislature found such care leads to “positive mental health and psychosocial functioning outcomes.” Related: From gender-affirming care bans to minimum wage increases, these new laws take effect January Lawmakers enacted the moratorium on gender-related care in 2023, pressing pause on surgeries and hormone treatments that can...
Artificial intelligence will dash entry-level jobs

1 week ago | kslnewsradio.com | Debbie Worthen |Amie Schaeffer |Kennedy Camarena

SALT LAKE CITY — Artificial Intelligence is poised to revolutionize the job market, particularly for entry-level white-collar positions, according to a leading AI expert. A recent warning from Dario Amodei, CEO of AI company Anthropic, suggests that artificial intelligence could replace up to half of all entry-level jobs, potentially driving unemployment rates as high as 20%.
Cat finds fur-ever home with rescuer after Bryce Canyon tragedy

1 week ago | ksltv.com | Amie Schaeffer

SALT LAKE CITY — Mirage the cat, the lone survivor of a 380-foot fall from a Bryce Canyon cliff, has a new home. Mirage was found in a soft-sided animal carrier, matted and covered in dirt next to the bodies of an adult male and adult female. The Best Friend Animal Sanctuary in Kanab took over her care on April 30. Now, weeks later, Mirage is going home with the woman who rescued her. Chelsea Tugaw was the search and rescue pilot who responded to the victims on April 29.
Judge reduces Menendez brothers' murder sentences, putting them a step closer to freedom

3 weeks ago | kslnewsradio.com | Jaimie Ding |Amie Schaeffer

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Erik and Lyle Menendez will have a new shot at freedom after 35 years behind bars for murdering their parents, a judge ruled Friday. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic reduced the brothers’ sentences from life without parole to 50 years to life. They’re now eligible for parole under California’s youthful offender law because they committed the crime under the age of 26. The state parole board must still decide whether to release them from prison.
2-alarm garage fire in Bluffdale displaces residents

3 weeks ago | ksltv.com | Amie Schaeffer

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2-alarm garage fire displaces Bluffdale residents

3 weeks ago | kslnewsradio.com | Amie Schaeffer

BLUFFDALE — Multiple fire agencies responded to a large garage fire early Monday morning in Bluffdale near 3300 West and 14600 South. According to the Bluffdale Fire Department, the fire was reported just before 3:30 a.m. On arrival, heavy smoke and flames could be seen. Fire extended into the attic of the home and living area elevating the scene to a second alarm response. Within 25 minutes of the response, the roof collapsed.
2-alarm fire breaks out in downtown Salt Lake

1 month ago | ksltv.com | Amie Schaeffer

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Crews battle 3-alarm structure fire in Liberty Wells neighborhood

1 month ago | kslnewsradio.com | Amie Schaeffer

SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake City Fire Department responded to a three-alarm structure fire at 1518 S. and Main Street in the Liberty Wells neighborhood Tuesday morning. According to fire officials, smoke billowed from the La Rana Mexican Snacks Factory, formerly the New Golden Dragon restaurant. “It (the building) had about a dozen employees inside,” said Salt Lake City Fire Capt. Brandt Hancuff.
Utah immigration lawyer receives order to self-deport

1 month ago | kslnewsradio.com | Amie Schaeffer

SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah immigration attorney, who has been a naturalized U.S. citizen for more than a decade, has been ordered by the federal government to leave the country.
Crash closes portion of I-15 in Millard County

1 month ago | kslnewsradio.com | Devin Oldroyd |Amie Schaeffer

HOLDEN — A section of Interstate 15 in Millard County is closed after a crash Wednesday evening. I-15 is closed for a serious crash southbound at mile marker 177 in Millard County. Traffic is diverted off exit 178 to take the frontage road around the scene. Estimated closure time is 2 to 3 hours. Use alternate routes if available.