Paul Nelson
VA secretary says Salt Lake City working to ease veteran homelessness
Paul Nelson, KSL NewsRadio | Posted Feb. 24 - 12:50 p.m.
The president's top Veterans Affairs official says Salt Lake City is struggling to help homeless veterans, but believes there is enough funding and effective strategies to help people in need.
Jordan School District regrets bus driver shortage that caused delays
Paul Nelson, KSL NewsRadio | Posted Jan. 4 - 8:16 a.m.
The labor shortage hit the Jordan School District to start the new calendar year. Officials say over a dozen school bus drivers didn't come to work Monday, forcing a lot of students to wait.
Lawmaker hopes to increase penalties for extreme speeders, street racers
Paul Nelson, KSL NewsRadio | Posted Jan. 2 - 7:05 a.m.
Officials have pleaded with Utahns to slow down after seeing a rise in the number of citations for extreme speeders. One state lawmaker is hoping her bill would convince drivers to ease up on the gas pedal by increasing the penalties for street racers.
Educators trying to bring resource officers back to Salt Lake School District schools
Paul Nelson, KSL NewsRadio | Posted Dec. 6 - 12:09 p.m.
The Salt Lake City School District has half as many resource police officers as it used to, but that's something district officials are trying to fix.
Doctors find autism rates among Utah children higher than previously thought
Paul Nelson, KSL NewsRadio | Posted Dec. 5 - 7:11 p.m.
New data from University of Utah researchers shows there are more children on the autism spectrum than previously thought.
Staffing shortage at Utah State Hospital reaches 'critical state'
Paul Nelson, KSL NewsRadio | Posted Dec. 2 - 9:53 p.m.
There's a staffing crisis at the Utah State Hospital. Administrators say they are losing employees and doing everything they can to stop it.
Researchers believe omicron COVID variant will reach Utah, sooner or later
Paul Nelson, KSL NewsRadio | Posted Nov. 27 - 7:10 a.m.
Health officials in Utah say they're keeping a close eye on the new COVID variant coming out of South Africa, but how worried should we be in the Beehive State?
Health officials see a high number of young kids getting COVID-19 vaccine
Paul Nelson, KSL NewsRadio | Posted Nov. 16 - 10:04 a.m.
The Utah Department of Health says a lot of parents are bringing in their younger kids to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Grand County seeking digital evidence connected to double killing
Paul Nelson, KSL NewsRadio | Posted Oct. 27 - 7:38 a.m.
Investigators are seeking more digital evidence in the killing of two women near Moab earlier this year.
Demolition begins at abandoned Raging Waters/Seven Peaks water park
Paul Nelson, KSL NewsRadio | Posted Oct. 15 - 9:49 a.m.
Crews have started the demolition of the old Raging Waters/Seven Peaks water park, and city officials still want community input on what should take its place.
The little girl who persuaded a president
Paul Nelson, KSL NewsRadio | Posted Oct. 9 - 7:20 a.m.
A promise made to a little girl. That's one reason why President Biden says he restored the Bears Ears National Monument to its original status. So, who was the little girl who persuaded the president to make this decision?
A record year for search and rescue in Zion National Park
Paul Nelson, KSL NewsRadio | Posted Oct. 6 - 10:55 a.m.
Recent reports show Zion National Park rescue crews have been especially busy over the past 12 months. But the problem seems to be unique to Zion.
North Summit High is naming football field in honor of Chief Washakie
Paul Nelson, KSL NewsRadio | Posted Sept. 30 - 10:01 a.m.
North Summit High School is naming its football field in honor of a well-known leader of the Eastern Shoshone tribe – Chief Washakie.
Search for missing woman seen traveling through Utah intensifies
Paul Nelson, KSL NewsRadio | Posted Sept. 15 - 7:42 a.m.
The search for a missing YouTuber seen traveling through Utah and Wyoming is intensifying in the area around Grand Teton National Park.
What Salt Lake County parents need to know about updated school quarantine policies
Paul Nelson, KSL NewsRadio | Posted Aug. 10 - 8:05 p.m.
Back to school in Salt Lake County comes with a new "normal" for quarantine guidelines — if your students meets one of the four criteria to stay in class.
Utah doctors report rise in reported breathing problems likely due to smoky skies
Paul Nelson, KSL NewsRadio | Posted Aug. 10 - 9:44 a.m.
Some doctors are reporting an uptick in the number of people coming in with respiratory problems likely due to the smoky skies in Utah. They believe the number of people with respiratory issues will likely increase over the next couple of weeks.
Tracking wildfire smoke, U. researchers discover way to predict impact on humans
Paul Nelson, KSL NewsRadio | Posted Aug. 5 - 7:45 a.m.
The skies over the Salt Lake Valley are grey and filled with wildfire smoke coming from the west coast. But, how much of that are we actually breathing?
Arts industry officials create website to protect consumers from fake concert and event tickets
Paul Nelson, KSL NewsRadio | Posted July 16 - 10:09 a.m.
This weekend's Garth Brooks concert has arts industry insiders warning about scammers trying to sell fake tickets.
Federal investigators say reports of hate crimes continue to climb across the US
Paul Nelson, KSL NewsRadio | Posted July 16 - 6:57 a.m.
In the past months, several reports of hate crimes have been investigated in Utah, but, federal investigators say there is a lot of confusion about hate crimes, in general.
Summit County town asking for water shipments; Echo Reservoir dropping
Paul Nelson, KSL NewsRadio | Posted July 10 - 1:42 p.m.
Severe drought conditions continue across Utah, but people in parts of Summit County say they're being hit especially hard.
FAA fines Utah airline passenger over $10,000, launches new PSA to stop 'unruly behavior'
Paul Nelson, KSL NewsRadio | Posted July 7 - 7:42 p.m.
The FAA released a new public service announcement warning people about the administration's zero tolerance policy for not following the rules, and they're using a case out of Utah as an example of what not to do.
Fire chiefs call on everyone to skip personal fireworks this year — or 'be held personally responsible' for fire costs
Paul Nelson, KSL NewsRadio | Posted June 28 - 10:03 p.m.
Even if fireworks are legal where you live, fire chiefs in Salt Lake Valley are asking you to skip fireworks because of extreme fire risk.
USU studying impact of wildfires on reservoirs
Paul Nelson, KSL NewsRadio | Posted June 18 - 8:21 a.m.
Are wildfires from the past partly to blame for Utah's terrible drought now? Researchers at Utah State University are launching a new study to see how badly wildfires are impacting Utah's reservoirs.
Salt Lake County seeing a shortage of lifeguards at public pools
Paul Nelson, KSL NewsRadio | Posted June 16 - 8:47 a.m.
Pool managers across Salt Lake County reported they're having a hard time finding enough lifeguards to keep watch over everyone.
