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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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…
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ST. GEORGE — When Bryce Canyon National Park opened Wednesday morning, there were cars waiting outside the gate.It was the first time the park had…
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ST. GEORGE — Best Friends Animal Society is the new owner of roughly 1,600 acres of former state trust lands outside of Kanab.In a $6.3 million deal inked…
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The Utah Poison Control Center has seen a rise in the number of calls coming in about cleaning products, hand sanitizers and disinfectants.The center has…
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ST. GEORGE — Washington County will tiptoe towards some kind of normalcy on May 1.That’s when the county will put into effect the next phase of its…