Shelby Lofton

6 days ago | ksl.com | Shelby Lofton

LOGAN — A recent White House executive order calls for an end to federal funding of public media. It could impact PBS and NPR programming and journalism across Utah. KSL-TV spoke to some of the voices and managers of Utah Public Radio, a member of NPR. Utah Public Radio is a nonprofit public radio station located on Utah State University's campus. In its newsroom, a team of journalists find, record, edit and produce stories about Utahns.

6 days ago | kslnewsradio.com | Dorany Pineda |Shelby Lofton

Wildfires driven by climate change contribute to as many as thousands of annual deaths and billions of dollars in economic costs from wildfire smoke in the United States, according to a new study. The paper, published Friday in the journal Nature Communications Earth & Environment, found that from 2006 to 2020, climate change contributed to about 15,000 deaths from exposure to small particulate matter from wildfires and cost about $160 billion.

1 week ago | ksltv.com | Shelby Lofton

LOGAN — A recent White House executive order calls for an end to federal funding of public media. It could impact PBS and NPR programming and journalism across Utah. KSL TV spoke to some of the voices and managers of Utah Public Radio, a member of NPR. Utah Public Radio is a nonprofit public radio station located on Utah State University’s campus. In its newsroom, a team of journalists find, record, edit and produce stories about Utahns.

1 week ago | ksl.com | Shelby Lofton

SALT LAKE CITY — Starting Wednesday, there's a new opportunity to talk with Salt Lake City police officers. The department is launching meetings with the community each quarter. The community meetings will be held at the Sorenson Unity Center, right off California at 900 West. At each meeting, the police department will have a different topic to discuss. The Salt Lake City Police Department has hosted community meetings before, but this is somewhat of a relaunch under the new police chief.

1 week ago | ksltv.com | Shelby Lofton

SALT LAKE CITY — Starting Wednesday, there’s a new opportunity to talk with Salt Lake City police officers. The department is launching meetings with the community each quarter. The community meetings will be held at the Sorenson Unity Center, right off California at 900 West. And each meeting, the police department will have a different topic to discuss. The Salt Lake City Police Department has hosted community meetings before, but this is somewhat of a relaunch under the new police chief.