Dan Bammes
Jewish, Muslim volunteer effort to deliver packages on Christmas
Jewish and Muslim volunteers with many others will be sorting and packing boxes of food, clothing and household items to deliver Christmas morning.4 years ago
Family hoping to fly desperately ill father of 5 home to Utah
A family from Wellington, Utah is trying to bring a father of five home from Ecuador after he suffered a devastating medical episode. Forty-two-year-old James Campbell is in a hospital in the city of Cuenta, where he’d gone on a business trip. His father-in-law, Randy Dieterle, says he’s had excellent care there and they’ve managed […]5 years ago
Provo City parade parking information
Provo City is telling parade visitors there’s plenty of off-street parking in the downtown area, but for those who park on the street, regular rules and time limits apply on the 4th of July. It’s distributed a map for visitors showing where parking is available, and you can see that on our website at KSLNewsradio.com […]5 years ago
West HS physics students will conduct high-energy physics experiment in Europe
A group of students from West High School will travel to Europe this fall to work with CERN, the international particle physics laboratory. Their teacher, Enrique Arce-Larreta says they’ll be testing a particle detector with electrons traveling near the speed of light. The question they hope to answer? “What is the thickness this plastic detector […]5 years ago
Police investigate shooting in Millcreek Canyon
A gunshot death in Millcreek Canyon was initially believed to be self-inflicted. Now police are calling it a homicide.5 years ago
Graffiti vandal tags Provo church meetinghouse
Police in Provo are trying to find the vandal who sprayed graffiti on the Edgemont 2nd Ward meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.5 years ago
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dedicates new temple in Africa
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dedicated its new temple yesterday in Kinshasha, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.5 years ago
BYU students protest Honor Code office policies
"The point of this today is to tell the university, 'Hey, there's all these students that support this... Let's see what we can do to update the honor code and make it right,'" one student said.5 years ago
BYU responds to Department of Public Safety decertification notice
Brigham Young University has responded to a notice from the Utah Department of Public Safety seeking to decertify its police department.5 years ago
Propane explosion destroys cabin near Heber City
Three times in the past month, mountain cabins in Utah have been destroyed by propane explosions. The latest incident happened yesterday near Heber City.5 years ago
UHP: I-70 fatality, chase in Millard County
UHP says there were five people in the car when the driver fell asleep. A male juvenile was ejected and died from his injuries. Another was critically injured.5 years ago
Layton boy loses hand in dog attack
The child had a sock on his hand when he reached through a chain-link fence to play with two huskies who live next door, according to authorities.5 years ago
Tax reform bill passes committee vote
A bill intended to broaden the base of Utah’s sales tax while lowering the tax rate passed a the House Revenue and Taxation Committee on Friday by a vote of 12-2. But KSL Newsradio’s Dan Bammes reports it had plenty of opposition from businesses that will be affected by the tax changes.5 years ago
Woman injured in gas explosion
A woman arriving at her family cabin in the Timber Lakes area near Heber City smelled gas when she opened the garage door, and was caught in an explosion when she went inside the house to investigate. KSL Newsradio’s Dan Bammes reports she was rescued by neighbors — one a retired firefighter. (Photo: Sandra Deveraux)5 years ago
National Guard helicopters train in downtown Salt Lake
Gusty winds were a challenge for Utah National Guard Blackhawk and Lakota helicopters from the 211th Aviation Group training in Salt Lake City.5 years ago
Storm bringing increased avalanche danger to Utah
A winter storm this weekend is expected to bring heavy, wet snow to the mountains of northern and southern Utah this weekend, along with a significantly increased risk of avalanches. KSL Newsradio’s Dan Bammes reports the new snow is falling on top of a layer of weak snow.5 years ago
Patients move to new tower at Utah Valley Hospital
142 new patients are waking up in bigger brighter rooms at the Utah Valley Hospital. The new Pedersen Patient Tower replaces the old patient tower at Utah Valley Hospital in Provo that was built back in the 1970s and is scheduled to be demolished5 years ago
Civil rights activist Archie Archuleta dead at 88
The Salt Lake City Mayor's Office says Archie Archuleta "gave voice to marginalized people," and encouraged others to speak out.5 years ago
Sen. Mike Lee reintroduces bill to remove regulations of gun silencers
Senator Mike Lee and five more Republican Senators introduced the Silencers Helping Us Save Hearing Act to eliminate all federal regulations of suppressors.5 years ago
Legislator proposes eliminating school fees
Sports and extracurricular programs would not be impacted by the proposed bill, which targets other costly school fees in Utah.5 years ago
Joyriding juveniles crash into Millcreek police station
Unified Police say three teens who weren't old enough to drive crashed this car into the department's Millcreek precinct station.5 years ago
Utah’s Congressmen ask Interior to keep parks open
Representative Ben McAdams has added his voice to the Republican members of the US House of Representatives from Utah, sending a letter to the Acting Secretary of the Interior asking for an emergency exception to the federal law that’s shut off federal funding. KSL Newsradio’s Dan Bammes reports the letters say the parks are at […]5 years ago
