Tammy Kikuchi

2 weeks 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 |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.

1 month 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.

1 month 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.

2 months ago | kslnewsradio.com | Simone Seikaly |Tammy Kikuchi

SALT LAKE CITY — One of the big microchip providers for pets has gone out of business. On Feb. 10, USA Today reported that the company, Save This Life, was inactive according to tax officials in Texas where the company is based. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, the Pet Recovery Service Registry removed Save This Life in mid-February after they received reports that searches for Save This Life chips had failed.