Dan Bammes
Utah Prison housing unit quarantined after scabies outbreak
Dan Bammes, KSL NewsRadio | Posted Sept. 23 - 6:23 p.m.
Inmates in one housing unit at the Utah State Correctional Facility were quarantined this week because of an outbreak of scabies. The disease is caused by tiny parasitic mites.
Report: Utah has the nation's strongest middle class
Dan Bammes, KSL NewsRadio | Posted March 24 - 11:34 a.m.
The proportion of Utah's population that could be considered middle class is over 50% and growing, according to the latest report from the Utah Foundation.
Salt Lake police say gun thefts up 24%
Dan Bammes, KSL NewsRadio | Posted Jan. 27 - 12:15 p.m.
The Salt Lake City Police Department is urging residents to keep their guns secure, reporting that gun thefts have been increasing in the city.
Weber-Morgan Health Department won't impose school mask mandates unless threshold is met
Dan Bammes, KSL NewsRadio | Posted Aug. 24 - 10:34 p.m.
The Weber-Morgan Board of Health voted Monday to consult with local county elected officials before imposing mask mandates on schools.
New cancer center at McKay-Dee will put advanced care closer to home
Dan Bammes, KSL NewsRadio | Posted Aug. 12 - 8:32 p.m.
In a couple of years, cancer patients in the Ogden area won't have to travel as far to receive advanced care. McKay-Dee Hospital began construction Wednesday on a new cancer center that will take up much of the hospital's first floor.
Breakthrough COVID cases? Utah Department of Health has the numbers
Dan Bammes, KSL NewsRadio | Posted Aug. 9 - 9:31 a.m.
Breakthrough COVID-19 cases remain extremely low for vaccinated Utahns. So far, there have only been about 5,500 breakthrough cases, the Utah Department of Health said.
Utah gasoline prices 5th highest in US
Dan Bammes, KSL NewsRadio | Posted July 19 - 8:01 a.m.
Regular gasoline was selling at an average price of $3.78 a gallon in Utah last week, according to the American Automobile Association's State Gas Price Average survey.
New air pollution law in Utah will keep many state employees home
Dan Bammes, KSL NewsRadio | Posted June 2 - 8:12 p.m.
Thousands of Utah state employees will be working from home on Thursday due to the air pollution. A new Utah law requires teleworking on days when the Utah Division of Air Quality calls for mandatory action to ease air pollution.
Lehi mulling water restrictions amid worsening statewide drought
Dan Bammes, KSL NewsRadio | Posted June 1 - 6:17 p.m.
Lehi city officials say they're preparing for water restrictions amid the state's worsening drought.
DWR: Drought could impact fishing this summer
Dan Bammes, KSL NewsRadio | Posted May 13 - 8:31 p.m.
Fishing may be impacted by the statewide drought affecting water levels in Utah's streams and reservoirs, but the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is suggesting ways to protect the fish that anglers catch and release.
State workers in Utah expected back in their offices May 31
Dan Bammes, KSL NewsRadio | Posted May 11 - 10:00 a.m.
Utah state workers will be expected back in their offices on Monday, May 31 unless continued teleworking has been approved.
Utah school scrambles to get ready for First Lady Jill Biden's visit
Dan Bammes, KSL NewsRadio | Posted May 3 - 8:02 p.m.
First Lady Jill Biden plans to visit Glendale Middle School when she makes a stop in Utah on Wednesday. The Salt Lake City school district is working on a myriad of details before she arrives.
Report: Utah senior citizens at risk of losing affordable housing
Dan Bammes, KSL NewsRadio | Posted April 27 - 9:12 p.m.
Without changes in policy, a report claims the risk of senior homelessness will increase in Utah.
UDOT gets an extra $60M to finish US 89 rebuild
Dan Bammes, KSL NewsRadio | Posted April 26 - 10:21 p.m.
UDOT will receive an additional $60 million to finish a rebuild of U.S. Highway 89 through Layton, the agency said Monday.
Heber City ranks 5th for new move-ins during pandemic
Dan Bammes, KSL NewsRadio | Posted April 24 - 1:28 p.m.
Heber City, Utah was ranked 5th in a study analyzing where people have been moving to during the pandemic.
USU space lab gets $5.7M to calibrate next-gen climate science tool
Dan Bammes, KSL NewsRadio | Posted April 20 - 9:53 p.m.
The space lab at Utah State University won a $5.7 million contract from NASA to calibrate the Libera system, which will measure how much energy comes to the Earth from the sun and how much of that goes back into space.
Salt Lake City high schoolers now in class 4 days a week
Dan Bammes, KSL NewsRadio | Posted March 22 - 9:57 a.m.
Junior high and high school students in the Salt Lake City School District will be going to class in person four days a week, starting Monday.
Lagoon now open without reservations
Dan Bammes, KSL NewsRadio | Posted March 20 - 12:24 p.m.
Lagoon Amusement Park will reopen for the season on Saturday with one big change from last season: Reservations will no longer be required.
Affordable housing in Utah hard to come by for first-time buyers
Dan Bammes, KSL NewsRadio | Posted Feb. 15 - 6:58 p.m.
The median price of homes on the Wasatch Front is just under $400,000, something most first-time buyers can't afford.
