Tammy Kikuchi

1 month ago | kslnewsradio.com | Tammy Kikuchi |Britt Johnson

SALT LAKE CITY — The American Dream of owning a home is alive, but housing affordability is still a crisis that needs our attention. “I think the American Dream is definitely still alive and well, but it’s something that we worry about a lot about and that we should pay a lot of attention to, ” said Mike Ostermiller, CEO of the Northern Wasatch Association of Realtors. Ostermiller said interest rates have been fluctuating, but overall, they are still historically low.

1 month ago | kslnewsradio.com | Tammy Kikuchi |Bryanna Willis

SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake City Council has approved a first-of-its-kind funding program for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) construction on Salt Lake City’s west side. Austin Taylor with the Community Reinvestment Agency said the west side was picked because the funding was generated there and because the homes tend to have larger lots to accommodate the units. “The west side has bigger lots than the east side, generally.

2 months ago | kslnewsradio.com | Tammy Kikuchi |Alexandrea Bonilla

SALT LAKE CITY — Twenty-five Canadians were charged last month with scamming older Americans out of millions of dollars. The so-called “grandparent scam” hit 46 states and took in $21 million. The scam originated in Canada, but the numbers were spoofed, making it look like they came from the United States. The scammers posed as family members, often a grandchild, who need money for bail following a car crash. They used high pressure tactics like cloning voices and calling multiple times.

2 months ago | kslnewsradio.com | Tammy Kikuchi |Alexandrea Bonilla

SALT LAKE CITY — The Dalton Wells bone bed will soon become a major feature of the new Utahraptor State Park. The finishing touches are being made to the park, which sits northwest of Moab. The Utahraptor dinosaur and the armored Gastonia dinosaur were unearthed in the bone bed and State Paleontologist James Kirkland said there may be many more discoveries there. He said there were at least four floods that washed up the bones and stacked them on top of each other, creating layers of fossils.

2 months ago | kslnewsradio.com | Tammy Kikuchi |Britt Johnson

SALT LAKE CITY — A bill intended to ease overcrowded animal shelters while saving taxpayer money is heading to the Senate floor. The bill, HB461, helps officials more quickly rehome pets involved in animal abuse cases. The bill would also make convicted animal abusers accountable for the expenses of a seized pet. According to Rep. Verona Mauga, D-Salt Lake City, abused pets sent to animal shelters must stay there until cases are settled. This can lead to full shelters, and extra expense.