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 she said broken buildings shouldn’t be mourned on the same level as black men like George Floyd who are killed by […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Forty-one 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, Utah authorities said Sunday morning as […]
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Department of Health has reported 105 new cases of coronavirus on the Navajo Nation and 10 more known deaths. That pushes the numbers to 5,250 positive COVID-19 cases and 241 known deaths as of Saturday night. Updated numbers were expected by Sunday ev […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Pepper was a bit under the weather after eating a cheeseburger that had been slipped to him by the grandkids. Willie needed his staples out of his paw after he had a skin tag removed. Blue had a rash, needed her paw checked and had […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Protests continued into the night in Salt Lake City on Saturday despite a curfew issued by the mayor and National Guard troops deployed by Utah’s governor. Police officers broadcast announcements that the 8 p.m. curfew had taken effect in hopes that demonstrators would voluntarily leave […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s governor activated the National Guard on Saturday in an attempt to restore order after protesters set fire to a police car and vandalized a police station and the state Capitol. Gov. Gary Herbert wrote on Twitter late afternoon that he was deploying troops “to […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Despite more storms in the forecast, two NASA astronauts climbed into their capsule Saturday for a second attempt at a history-making ride into orbit aboard a rocket ship designed and built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company. With the flight already delayed three days by bad […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Protesters burned businesses in Minneapolis. They smashed police cars and windows in Atlanta, broke into police headquarters in Portland, Oregon, and chanted curses at President Donald Trump outside the White House. Thousands also demonstrated peacefully, demanding justice for George Floyd, a black man who died after a […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — With outdoor recreation being one of the few activities available during the COVID-19 pandemic, campsites are undergoing a large uptick in positive and negative use. Local forest rangers are encouraging folks to treat campgrounds respectfully, extinguish campfires and plan ahead for trips. Cache National Forest Logan […]
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)-The NBA Board of Governors met again without a consensus opinion emerging on how many teams should be back on the floor for the planned late-July resumption of the pandemic-interrupted season, three people familiar with details of the call said Friday. The people, speaking on condition of anonymity […]
