Rawf8 / BlackJack3D / iStockBy Bill Hutchinson, ABC News (TUSCALOOSA, AL) — Students in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 have been attending parties in the city and surrounding area as part of a disturbing contest to see who can catch the virus first, a city council member […]
US ArmyBy Christina Carrega and Luis Martinez, ABC News(FORT HOOD, Tx) — When Mayra Guillen went to the military base in Fort Hood, Texas, after her sister went missing two months ago, she said she encountered a man who gave her a bad feeling. “That subject, I met him, not […]
JayLazarin / iStockBy Ivan Pereira, ABC News New York City reduced a billion dollars from the NYPD in its city budget for the next year. Police reform advocates, cop supporters and President Trump expressed their discontent with slashing the NYPD’s budget. For the 2021 fiscal year, the $1 billion reduction […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A university in Utah is considering dropping “Dixie” from its name as another example of the nation’s reexamination of symbols associated with the Confederacy. Dixie State University has faced scrutiny in the past over the name’s association to slavery. It has resisted changing it because […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man has been arrested on suspicion of shooting a man who tried to drive through protesters blocking traffic in Provo during a rally against police brutality. Authorities say Jesse K. Taggart of Salt Lake City was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of attempted […]
SALT LAKE CITY-In a letter released by University of Utah athletics director and head football coach Kyle Whittingham Wednesday, the Utes will retain defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley. Scalley, who is in his 13th season on the Utes’ staff and fifth season as defensive coordinator, came under fire in June after […]
Madison Wilson of Solvang, California, got the idea to donate multicultural crayons and books to schools after noticing the lack of diversity in movies and literature. Vashti WilsonBy Nicole Pelletiere via GMA (SOLVANG, Ca) — A 7-year-old girl is determined to get multicultural crayons and books featuring diverse characters into […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A retired Utah sheriff’s deputy has died following a small airplane crash that critically injured him and killed another man. KUTV-TV reports Jason Sorensen died Monday as a result of injuries sustained in the accident near Centerville Thursday. Sorensen was a lieutenant with the Davis […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A professor has reversed himself again and resigned from a university in Utah after posting inflammatory tweets about nationwide protests concerning race and police use of force. Weber State University officials said Tuesday that criminal justice professor Scott Senjo has now permanently resigned. He had […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Black woman who says she was unlawfully arrested and charged with driving under the influence despite passing numerous sobriety tests in 2018 is suing a Utah police officer for violating her constitutional rights. According to the lawsuit filed Monday, Donna Miller alleges that Murray […]
