SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two Salt Lake City men accused of setting fire to an empty police car during protests over the death of George Floyd have been charged in federal court. Arson charges filed Wednesday say they tossed combustible substances into the patrol car, feeding the flames that […]
SALT LAKE CITY (The Salt Lake Tribune) — A largely peaceful protest over George Floyd’s death made its way through downtown Salt Lake City after the mayor announced a new week long curfew. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that demonstrators gathered outside the city’s police headquarters Monday and convinced several […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov. Gary Herbert has activated the Utah National Guard after a protest in Salt Lake City turned violent. Herbert says in a tweet that the Guard will help control “the escalating situation” in the downtown area. What started as a peaceful protest Saturday against the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say 41 people were arrested in Salt Lake City during a volatile Saturday of protests over the death of George Floyd that led to one police car being burned, one officer being seriously injured and the implementation of a curfew. Salt Lake City Police […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — At least 27 people in Utah have died and over 3,000 have tested positive for the coronavirus. Sunday’s figures from state health officials come a day after about a thousand people violated a Salt Lake City health order by rallying against social distancing and business […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — At least 1,000 teachers marched in downtown Salt Lake City to the state Capitol to demand lawmakers increase school funding. The demonstration on Friday was led by a teachers union and was one of the largest ever by teachers in the state. Many wore red […]
Two rallies calling on Utah senators to push for an impartial impeachment trial for President Donald Trump have drawn a combined total of over 100 people. The demonstrators from a coalition of progressive groups gathered outside the federal building in Salt Lake City in the morning and again in the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah authorities have released an internal police review outlining areas of improvement but found no signs of excessive use of force during a protest that turned physical. The Salt Lake Police Department has released their incident review Thursday saying police officers showed restraint in their […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — High school students in Salt Lake City have protested the suspension of their principal after they say he decided to drive home students who had been drinking alcohol rather than report them to police. Hundreds of students walked out of class at West High School […]
