Ben Lasseter
KPCW ReporterBen Lasseter reports for KPCW in Wasatch County. Before moving to Heber City, Ben worked in Manti as a general assignment newspaper reporter and editor.
Before Utah, he reported for Alabama Public Radio as a student at the University of Alabama, near his hometown of Birmingham. He graduated with a degree in news media.
When Ben isn’t talking about what's happening in the local mountains, he might be taking photographs or skiing in them.
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When Sen. Mitt Romney said he wouldn’t run for another term, Rep. John Curtis briefly considered it. Now he says he’ll continue to focus on the House of Representatives instead.
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One person has died and another was injured in a wreck near Wallsburg involving a semi truck.
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New outdoor activities are on the Heber City Council agenda this week.
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A man who saved a boy from drowning at Smith and Morehouse Reservoir has received a national award.
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A 14-year-old girl was left in critical condition Wednesday after she was hit by a car on Heber’s Main Street. This is the second Heber teen to be hit by a car this month.
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Approaching the first anniversary of public transit in Wasatch County, High Valley Transit called the popularity of microtransit shuttles there “unheard of.”
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The community is invited to a celebration for retiring Heber City Police Chief Dave Booth this week.
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A new ski locker operation at Park City Mountain offers a place to store winter gear for the season with perks.
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CONNECT, a nonprofit supporting mental health in Summit County, has announced it is closing.
