SALT LAKE CITY (AP) —Unemployment claims inched back up in Utah last week after eight consecutive weeks of declines as the state experiences a spike in coronavirus cases following the reopening last month of many businesses, show figures released Thursday. Nearly 5,500 people requested unemployment assistance in the week ending […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Protesters pulled down a century-old statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis in the former capital of the Confederacy, adding it to the list of Old South monuments removed or damaged around the U.S. in the wake of George Floyd’s death. The bronze statue on Richmond’s Monument […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Philonise Floyd challenged Congress on Wednesday to “stop the pain” as lawmakers consider a sweeping law enforcement overhaul, so his brother George won’t be just “another name” on a growing list of black Americans killed during interactions with police. Floyd’s appearance before a House hearing came a […]
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP)-NASCAR has banned the Confederate flag from its races and properties. NASCAR says Wednesday the Confederate flag “runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all fans, our competitors and our industry.” Bubba Wallace, NASCAR’s lone black driver, called this week for […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former ambassador and current Republican candidate for Utah governor Jon Huntsman Jr. said Wednesday he has tested positive for COVID-19. Huntsman said he has “classic symptoms” of the illness caused by the coronavirus, and will isolate himself while his campaign pushes through with less than […]
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Prosecutors charged an Idaho man Wednesday with destroying or concealing two sets of human remains after police said they uncovered bodies at his home while searching for evidence in the case of his wife’s two missing children. The remains, found at Chad Daybell’s rural Idaho property […]
BOISE, Idaho (AP) —It was the extended family who grew suspicious first, and then at their urging, local police: Seven-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and his 17-year-old sister Tylee Ryan hadn’t been seen in far too long, and their mother wouldn’t give a straight answer about where they were. Soon strangers […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Workers at a Utah a meatpacking plant and their supporters protested the company’s handling of a coronavirus outbreak that has resulted in nearly 300 confirmed cases. JBS USA employees held a demonstration in Logan Tuesday against conditions at the plant in Hyrum. The Bear River Health […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP)-Minneapolis police initially told the public that George Floyd died after a “medical incident during a police interaction.” The Buffalo, New York, department said a protester “tripped and fell.” Philadelphia police alleged that a college student who suffered a serious head wound had assaulted an officer. All three claims […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-A man accused of feeding the fire that destroyed a Salt Lake City police car during protests over George Floyd’s death said Tuesday that he was actually trying to extinguish the flames. La’Troi Newbins, 28, of Salt Lake City, said during a court teleconference hearing Tuesday that […]
