David Fuchs
Reporter, Central Utah BureauDavid Fuchs (that’s pronounced “Fox”) covers Central Utah and the Troubled Teen Industry for KUER. He first joined the station in June 2019 from St. George, where he opened the station’s first Southwest Bureau. His work there earned numerous awards from the Public Media Journalists Association and Utah Society for Professional Journalists. He is also a corps member of Report For America, a public service program that partners with local newsrooms to bring reporters to undercovered areas across the country. Before coming to Utah, David worked with CBS News, WNYC’s Radiolab, NPR’s Morning Edition and The Kitchen Sisters. When he’s not working on a story, you'll most likely find David, running, camping or mountain biking … far, far away from his desk. Tips? Reach out directly by email at dfuchs@kuer.org or by text, call, or Signal at 435-243-5725.
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More than 11,000 voters in Sanpete County received ballots last week that were missing crucial voter affidavits and signature lines. The county clerk’s office says it will contact any voter who sends in a ballot without extra verification to request additional information. But the Rural Utah Project, a non-profit focused on civic engagement and voter registration, says more is needed to make sure every vote counts. -
More than a hundred protesters had a clear message at a rally in Provo against the “troubled teen” industry on Friday: the abuse they suffered in teen treatment programs must come to an end. Though the gathering was focused on nearby Provo Canyon School, a youth residential treatment center that opened in 1971, attendees flocked from all over the country.
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Utah’s “Troubled Teen Industry” will soon see more scrutiny. The Disability Law Center announced last week that it has launched an investigation into Utah’s wide array of private programs providing behavioral treatment to minors.
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Provo Canyon School must shut down. That’s the consensus of more than 45,000 people who, as of Thursday afternoon, have signed an online petition calling for closure of the Utah County-based youth residential treatment center. The petition was launched early this week by Paris Hilton, who says she suffered mental and physical abuse as a patient at the facility as a teenager in the 1990s.
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As rain poured down Saturday evening, hundreds of protesters gathered at the State Capitol to hold a vigil for Bernardo Palacios-Carbajal — the…
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Casinos is Las Vegas are reopening Thursday, after being shuttered for more than two months. Workers there are eager to start getting paid again, but they're also worried about their health.
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Utah’s fire agencies are currently reporting two wildfires burning in the state. The Ninth Street Fire in the hills east of Ogden is burning 35 acres. The…
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ST. GEORGE — Southwest Utah has reached a new high-point of active COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, local health officials announced Thursday.The…
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ST. GEORGE — In the eight years Sgt. Darrell Cashin has worked search and rescue, Sunday was the busiest day he’s ever had on the job.The first call came…
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ST. GEORGE — The past week was a blur for firefighter Mike Melton.Over five days, he’d responded to six fires as a Southwest regional manager for the Utah…
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ST. GEORGE — Canceling the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s 2020 season because of COVID-19 was a decision executive producer Frank Mack hoped he wouldn’t have…
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ST. GEORGE — To Kane County Sheriff Tracy Glover, the Red Knoll is a special place.The rust-colored hill, which sits on a parcel of state trust land…
