ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A committee is recommending Dixie State University change its name to Utah Polytechnic State University. That came Monday from a committee tasked with considering removal of the term associated with the Deep South and slavery. Their recommendation that also includes a suggested nickname: Utah Tech. […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — The Ogden branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Utah organized a Martin Luther King Jr. Day rally against racial injustice Monday. Roughly 25 cars congregated with social distance in the Utah city to say that the problems that resulted in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City police are investigating after a mural of George Floyd was reportedly vandalized over the weekend. Sgt. Keith Horrocks said Monday that a tar-like black substance was poured over the painting sometime Sunday morning. He said the mural was repainted before officers could […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers have taken a first step toward banning ban police officers from placing their knees on the necks of people being detained in the type of chokehold used by a Minnesota police officer in the death of George Floyd. The Salt Lake Tribune reports […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert enacted a ban on choke holds for all state law enforcement officers and called on all other police agencies to follow suit. His announcement Thursday marked his first major police reform since George Floyd’s killing by a police officer in Minneapolis […]
Salt Lake City police became the latest law enforcement agency to ban chokeholds under new policy released in the the wake of calls for police reform following George Floyd’s death. The policy updated on Wednesday also prohibits police from firing tear gas into crowds. At a city council work session […]
A man accused of feeding the fire that destroyed a Salt Lake City police car during protests over George Floyd’s death says he was actually trying to extinguish the flames. La’Troi Newbins said during a teleconference court hearing Tuesday that he only had peaceful intentions when he joined protesters on […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Dozens of doctors, nurses and other health care workers and students knelt in support of anti-police brutality protests in Salt Lake City on Friday. About 100 people in Utah joined healthcare professionals around the country using the label White Coats for Black Lives to honor […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A leading anti-police brutality activist in Utah condemned the destruction of property that occurred during a protest Saturday night in Salt Lake City. But he said broken buildings shouldn’t be mourned on the same level as black men like George Floyd who are killed by […]
