David Fuchs
Reporter/Producer, Sent AwayDavid Fuchs (pronounced “Fox”) is a reporter and producer working on Sent Away, an investigative podcast series and reporting partnership from KUER, The Salt Lake Tribune and APM Reports focused on Utah’s “troubled-teen” industry. He first joined KUER from St. George in June 2019 as the station’s first Southwest Bureau reporter. His work there earned national and regional awards. Before coming to Utah, David worked with CBS News, WNYC’s Radiolab, NPR’s Morning Edition and The Kitchen Sisters. Tips? Reach out directly by email at dfuchs@kuer.org or by text, call, or Signal at 435-243-5725.
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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.
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Elevations RTC, a youth residential treatment center in Davis County, alerted parents to its first COVID-19 cases among students Friday. Elevations shared the information with parents on a private site the facility uses to communicate with families. Screenshots of that message were shared with KUER.
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Utah’s youth residential treatment centers have been the subject of increased scrutiny in recent months. There have been activist rallies, media attention and Utah’s Disability Law Center has launched an investigation into what is sometimes called the “troubled teen industry.” And a recording leaked Wednesday by an activist organization has introduced a new turn in the story.
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The Utah Geological Survey has released its annual report for 2019, offering a year-end look-back at the mining activity in the state. The industry saw its production rise 2.4% over 2018.