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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On the morning of Jan. 8, people on the Salt Lake City's west side woke up to a sickly smell wafting through their homes. Residents of nearby neighborhoods were alarmed, and some began feeling health effects. It took 48 hours for local authorities to respond to their concerns. -
Nearly one month after the Utah County Commission voted to permanently protect Bridal Veil Falls, a private developer who hoped to build a rehab lodge there has sued the county.
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Farmers are facing the problem of feeding an ever-growing human population with shrinking supplies of land and water. One Utah company has developed a vertical growing system to address the need.
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Gov. Gary Herbert addressed the people of Utah Monday, as his final term in office comes to an end.
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Hospital employees in Heber City and Park City became the first rural healthcare workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19. As of this week, doses of the vaccine have now been delivered to every local health department in the state, according to the Utah Department of Health.
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As 2020 comes to a close, KUER is remembering and highlighting the lives of some of the Utahns who died of COVID-19. Kelly Rindlisbacher was a beloved teacher and principal, who left behind a legacy of kindness, good humor and boundless love for his students.
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Today marks a historic event in the cosmos — the first time in 800 years that Saturn and Jupiter will align in the night sky. And for this unique moment in the universe, Utahns may have a better view than most.
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There have now been 10 cases of COVID-19 at Elevations RTC, a spokesperson for the youth residential treatment facility confirmed Friday. That number comes roughly two weeks after the Northern Utah facility reported its first cases of the virus in the days after Thanksgiving.
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Utah Has Seen Abuse In ‘Troubled Teen’ Programs For Decades. Now, Momentum Slowly Builds For Change.Over the past five decades, programs for so-called “troubled teenagers” have made Utah into their de facto capital. Tens of thousands of youth have been sent here by frantic parents or frustrated child welfare agencies, and over the years many have spoken out about mistreatment. Little has changed. But this fall, something did.
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Utah State University To Investigate President’s Remarks After Football Team Protests DiscriminationUtah State University will bring in an independent investigator to review remarks made by University President Noelle Cockett, according to a statement the university’s Board of Trustees released Saturday. The move comes after the USU football team boycotted its final game of the season to protest what they describe as “discriminatory comments.”
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The Salt Lake City Council voted unanimously Friday afternoon to allow a zoning change that would make it possible to convert a hotel on the west side of the city into an emergency overflow shelter for people experiencing homelessness. The decision to open the shelter comes the day after the Salt Lake County Health Department cleared out homeless encampments and a public safety summit focused, in part, on the city’s unsheltered population.
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The Utah County Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday afternoon to give the public a chance to weigh in on whether the county should sell Bridal Veil Falls to a private developer or place the area under a conservation easement. Local officials say the issue has become one of the most contentious they have ever seen.
