KPCW’s flagship news program, Local News Hour, follows NPR’s Morning edition from 8 to 9 a.m. KPCW Senior News Director Leslie Thatcher hosts Monday through Thursday and Roger Goldman hosts Fridays. Get information directly from the people making news in the Wasatch Back with live interviews every weekday.
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Michelle Kraus with Park City Showcase of Homes has the lowdown on the 23 homes local can visit and a companion events with architects and speakers, Serve Park City organizer Karen Marriott discuss registration for the annual 9/11 Day of Service in September and Wasatch County School District Superintendent Garrick Peterson recaps the recent board of education meeting and has a report car on the opening days of the 2026-27 school year.
Summit County Councilmember Tonja Hanson recaps Wednesday's meeting, including discussion of the state's high-risk map for structures vulnerable to wildfires and a $1.6 million deal to preserve 10 acres along the Weber River, Park City schools superintendent Lyndsay Huntsman and board president Meredith Reed talk about the start of the 2026-27 school year and and Park City/Summit County Arts Council Executive Director Jocelyn Scudder previews end-of-summer events, including the annual Song Summit and the monthly gallery stroll.
Wasatch County Councilmember Erik Rowland discusses local opposition to the state's preliminary municipality pilot program National Park Foundation Vice President of Government Relations Paul Coussan talks about its fundraising as the park service marks its 110th year and on the National Parks Service's 110th birthday, and Mountainland Technical College Vice President Joseph Demma discusses the opening of its Heber Valley campus.
Summit County Manager Shayne Scott previews the agenda for Wednesday's council meeting, including discussion of state wildfire fees and open space along the Weber River, Holy Cross Ministries Executive Director Emmie Gardner and Communications Director Andy Cier talk about the 2026 Holy Cross Heroes Awards and Park City resident and architect Ken Wilson discusses his net zero home which has been nominated for a Planet Positive Award from Metropolis Magazine.
Jordan Clayton, a Utah Snow Survey data collection officer discusses the soil moisture boost provide by summer's monsoonal rains, Park City Chamber Bureau CEO Jennifer Wesselhoff provides an update on current sales and lodging tax data, as well as the chamber's $1million budget cut after a low-snow winter and Utah Valley University professor Greg Jackson previews his Park City Song Summit panel discussion — "A Discourse in Civility" — which highlights historical political discord and finding a path forward despite current divisions.
Park City Opera co-founder Lisl Wangermann and Joshua Hughes discuss Romeo and Juliet show, Park City Mayor Ryan Dickey has a recap of last night's meeting, Executive Director of Summit Community Gardens and EATS Helen Nadel and KPCW Development Director Sarah Ervin and Community Engagement Director Amber Johnson on Back Alley Bash, Summer Pledge Drive.
Summit County Councilmember Roger Armstrong recaps Wednesday's meeting including the $71 million Basin Rec bond and rezoning process changes, President of the Mountainside Resort Foundation Chrissy Barner has details on the establishment of the foundation to champion long-term community stewardship and New Utah Avalanche Center Executive Director Nazz Kurth introduces himself and discusses the upcoming winter operations.
Madison Lambdin, Development & Events Manager for National Ability Center has details on the 20th annual Summit Challenge, Park City Manager Adam Lenhard and Deputy Park City Manager Jodi Emery preview this week's city council meeting and Heber City Mayor Heidi Franco recaps Tuesday evening's council meeting.
Summit, Wasatch County water wholesalers pursuing tax hikes, Wasatch County Manager Dustin Grabau previews Wednesday's county council meeting including discussions on land use and development, Film Director of the feature documentary "Ashima" Kenji Tsukamoto has details on the screening in Park City on Aug. 20, Heber City Council to vote on proposed 4.8% tax increase and Recycle Utah Executive Director Andy Hecht shares preparations for the 11th annual 100 Mile Meal.
Intermountain Health Hospital CEO Lori Weston and spokesperson Amy Tuddenham share details on a new cancer wing, Youth Sports Alliance Executive Director Emily Fisher and Programs Director Heather Sims have an update on the youth sports programs, Park City Film Executive Director Katy Wang has a preview of upcoming screenings, and Park City Recreation Assistant Director Tate Shaw has an update.
Unified Fire Authority Battalion Chief Riley Pilgrim on fire fighting strategies, Park City Councilmember Diego Zegarra has a recap of last night's meeting and Kem C. Gardner Institute director of public finance research Maddy Oritt on how data centers could affect property taxes.
Fire service spokesperson Sierra Hellstrom with an update on the Rocky Canyon Fire, Midway city councilmember Kevin Payne on affordable housing, and Summit County Councilmember Canice Harte recaps Wednesday's meeting
PCCF Climate Fund Manager Victoria Schlaepfer and James Dumas, Head Chef & Owner at Alpinist, on the upcoming Zero Food Waste Chef's Table Festival, Park City Manager Adam Lenhard and Deputy City Manager Heather Sneddon preview this week's city council meeting and talk about emergency preparedness in the wake of the Rocky Canyon Fire alert system mistakes and and Heber Valley Chamber Public Relations Manager Jessica Turner has the lowdown on a full slate of late-summer events in the valley.
Summit County Manager Shayne Scott and communications Director Derek Siddoway discuss the Rocky Canyon Fire response and the weekend's evacuation alert system failures, Place PC representatives Kelly Pfaff and Tom Seitz talk about their Bonanza Park petition ahead of Wednesday's planning commission meeting and Dr. Nancy Romanzi with the V Foundation talks ab has details on next week's fundraiser for cancer research
Summit County Health Department Director Phil Bondurant discusses the Rocky Canyon Fire evacuation alert misfire and calls for air quality monitoring during fires , Mountain Mediation Center Associate Director Nicole Droitsch and Director Gretchen Lee talks about the center's 20 years family and divorce services, as well as landlord dispute resolutions and and Park City Public Utilities Director Clint McAffee and Water Quality Manager Michelle DeHaan discuss how the city's water supply is faring given the dry winter and hot summer.
Park City Events Manager Chris Phinney on Kimball Arts Festival traffic impacts and what locals should know, OpenSnow meteorologist Alan Smith on the predicted Super El Niño season and Park City Speedskating's Brian Boudreau and Olympian Kristen Santos-Griswald on rebranded learn to skate, Olympians joining.
Summit County Councilmember Chris Robinson recaps Wednesday's meeting including a discussion of Basin Recreation's $150K bond proposal, Park City Board of Realtors CEO Jennifer Armandi and Board President Gretchen Hudgens talk about second quarter sales data and Park City Ski & Snowboard Executive Director Ehlias Louis details the organization's Backyard Bash fundraiser Aug. 20.
Summit County Solid Waste Director Tim Loveday discusses the opening of four regional recycling locations, Kimball Arts Festival Director Hillary Gilson and volunteer manager Natalie Hall a preview of this weekend's 57th annual event, which opens Friday and People's Health Clinic CEO Mairi Leining has talks about its need for additional space so it can serve its 11,000 uninsured clients.
Summit County Community Development Director Peter Barnes discusses the planning department's proposal to streamline rezoning to ease development costs, Wasatch County Manager Dustin Grabau previews Wednesday's council meeting, including considering the addition of a finance department for efficiency purposes, and Summit Land Conservancy CEO Cheryl Fox highlights a new conservation agreement that protects Hoytsville farmland.
Summit County Sheriff Kacey Bates and spokesperson Skyler Talbot discuss the ongoing investigation into the theft of $40,000 in jail programming funds, Heber City Manager Matt Brower previews Tuesday's council meeting, including a proposed bump in parking ticket fees and Yudi Steiger, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Park City, with details on this year's Jewish Festival celebrating Jewish life and culture.
