Britt Johnson

Utah

Reporter at KSL Outdoors Show

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Articles

1 in 4 vehicles on Utah roads is a semitruck, safety awareness is urged

4 days ago | kslnewsradio.com | Brian Carlson |Britt Johnson |Mariah Maynes

WEST VALLEY CITY — “Driving safer around big semitrucks,” that message is one Utah drivers need to hear. The Utah Department of Transportation said deadly crashes with cars and big rigs in Utah are too high, and its on a campaign to fix that. The problem is bigger in Utah than almost anywhere else in the country. Utah has more big rigs on the road than nearly every other state.
Utah fire agencies ramp up wildfire preparedness efforts

4 days ago | kslnewsradio.com | Dan Rascon |Bryanna Willis |Britt Johnson

SALT LAKE CITY — Depending on where you live in Utah, you could already be at risk for wildfires. A new map from the Federal Emergency Management Agency highlights the areas of greatest concern. Counties like Washington, Iron, Tooele, Utah, Summit and Salt Lake are among those facing elevated danger. Fire agencies across the state are not waiting for flames to appear — they’re already hard at work preparing.
UVU students tackle aircraft taxiing problems with new tech

4 days ago | kslnewsradio.com | Britt Johnson

OGDEN — Utah Valley University students are transforming aircraft taxiing with a new invention that allows planes to reach the runway without using their engines. A team of UVU engineering students won first place at a national competition for their invention, the Autonomous Electric Airplane Tug, or “E-tug,” which reduces costs, emissions, and safety risks during aircraft taxiing. Mechanical engineering assistant professor Brett Stone said the team is excited to see it in action.
$3 million awarded to Zion National Park for land preservation

4 days ago | kslnewsradio.com | Britt Johnson

SALT LAKE CITY — More land around Zion National Park will be preserved thanks to funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The department has awarded $3 million to the Zion Connectivity Project. With it, Utah Forestry, Fire and State Lands will purchase a conservation easement on two properties near the park.
Deer Valley development to bring luxury and opportunity

1 week ago | kslnewsradio.com | Britt Johnson

DEER VALLEY — It’s called Deer Valley East Village and it has a list of luxury accommodations. It includes 8 hotels, 32 restaurants, 16 new chairlifts, and 50 miles of hiking and biking trails. There are also luxury housing developments. But this area has struggled to provide affordable housing for the people who work there. Deer Valley East Village is attempting to bridge that gap by creating a workforce housing parcel as part of their planning.
Legislative audit find safety violations in K-12 schools

2 weeks ago | kslnewsradio.com | Brian Carlson |Bridger Beal-Cvetko |Shelby Lofton |Britt Johnson

SALT LAKE CITY — A legislative audit found “consistent problems” of compliance with building codes in several newly constructed and renovated public schools and recommends more state oversight to ensure safety and compliance going forward. Related: How earthquake proof is your child’s school? The report, presented to state lawmakers Tuesday, comes after that panel requested an examination of the Utah State Board of Education‘s oversight of school construction.
Granite School District weighs closing some schools

2 weeks ago | kslnewsradio.com | Brian Carlson |Shelby Lofton |Britt Johnson |Kennedy Camarena

SALT LAKE CITY – Big changes may be coming for thousands of elementary school students in the Granite School District. The district is looking at possibly closing elementary schools on the district’s east side from among a list of ten schools, including: Cottonwood, Crestview, Driggs, Eastwood, Morningside, Oakridge, Oakwood, William Penn, Rosecrest, and Upland Terrace Elementaries. Parents have a chance to weigh in on it Wednesday night.
Cross-country biker rides through Utah

2 weeks ago | kslnewsradio.com | Britt Johnson

SALT LAKE CITY —Teddy Bloom started his bike ride in San Francisco and plans to end it in Washington D.C. in August. Although the ride itself will be an incredible athletic feat, he has a bigger intention. “I’m wearing an American Flag on my back. It’s supposed to galvanize people and make people feel good about America again that don’t otherwise,” Bloom said. He’s calling it Ride 4 Rights and has 4 different issues that he hopes to bring awareness to.
Why are some Salt Lake City coffee shops are forgoing Wi-Fi?

2 weeks ago | kslnewsradio.com | Britt Johnson

SALT LAKE CITY — Although many people take their laptops and spend hours camping out in coffee shops, it’s not conducive to community. Therefore, some Salt Lake City coffee shops have decided not to provide their guests with an internet connection. “It is a growing thing. Coffee Garden moved to no Wi-Fi and I think Three Pines Coffee on Main Street, they don’t have Wi-Fi.” said Erica O’Brien, Owner at The Rose Establishment in Salt Lake City. But for some, it’s been an adjustment.
Salt Lake mom arrested, accused of abandoning her 2-year-old son

3 weeks ago | kslnewsradio.com | Pat Reavy |Britt Johnson

SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake police have arrested a woman who they say gave her 2-year-old son to a man in a car in a parking lot, then passed out and reported her son as being abducted 11 hours later when she couldn’t find him. Chantelle Erichsen Rees, 32, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of child abandonment and child endangerment. The incident began about 4:30 a.m. Monday when Rees went to an apartment complex near 700 South and 300 East along with her 2-year-old son.