Scott McKane

1 week ago | fox13now.com | Scott McKane

SALT LAKE CITY — Helping the most vulnerable in our state is Utah Community Action’s mission. They are the largest nonprofit in Utah, serving more than 53,000 people, and that includes the more than 1,200 children in the Head Start school program. But nearly all of the Community Action funding comes from federal grants, and officials fear that money could be on the chopping block in the next federal budget. Utah Community Action actively helps people who are living at or below the poverty line.

2 weeks ago | fox13now.com | Scott McKane

PARK CITY, Utah — Plans are moving forward to demolish a junior high school in Park City to build a new sports facility. The plans would focus on the site of Treasure Mountain Junior High and Dozier Football Field near Park City High School. The new sports facilities would include baseball and soccer fields, batting cages, tennis courts, bleachers, and administrative buildings. The plans were approved by the school board before moving them to the City's Planning Commission for approval.

2 weeks ago | fox13now.com | Scott McKane

SALT LAKE CITY — Spring is in the air, and that means trees, flowers, and plants are blooming, but there is another annual rite of spring in Utah: potholes. Wednesday, Salt Lake City is kicking off a campaign to patch as many of those as they can, calling it Pothole Palooza. This is the third year Salt Lake City and their street teams will be out and about, in force, trying to patch as many of those road divots as they can over the next 7 days.

2 weeks ago | fox13now.com | Scott McKane

SALT LAKE CITY — A Real Salt Lake legend is providing a big assist to those living in Salt Lake City’s Central Ninth neighborhood. And it all happened because Nick Rimando saw a story on FOX 13 about efforts to clean up an underpass that had been neglected for years. Last fall, we showed our viewers how leaders in the central ninth community were cleaning up the Mead Avenue underpass, hoping to make it a safe, community gathering spot.

2 weeks ago | fox13now.com | Scott McKane

SALT LAKE CITY —  Starting next school year, your child won't be able to use their cellphone at school. The new law banning those devices in Utah public schools was signed into law by Governor Spencer Cox on Thursday. The official name of Senate Bill 178 is Devices in Public Schools. Now, Utah school officials across the state are already busy making sure teachers, administrators and students are all on the same page when the next school year begins this fall.