Advocates plead with legislators to not cut funding for state’s most vulnerable people
Spenser Heaps, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — Ruie Byrd used her break from work to beg lawmakers not to take one of the few paths out of poverty from Utahns who are already suffering because of economic issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic. One by one, nearly 20...
Grammy Awards rename controversial “urban” category
After winning a Grammy in January, Tyler, the Creator said the word is “just a politically correct way to say the n-word.” Link...
Watch live: PlayStation 5 future of gaming event
Sony’s PlayStation division are showing off video games coming this fall. Link...
New Trump rule would redefine who qualifies for refuge in U.S.
The rule would make it more difficult for foreigners to seek refuge from certain forms of persecution, including gender-based violence, gang threats and torture at the hands of “rogue” government officials. Link...
The U.S. Army wants to buy riot control gear
A posting on a government contracting website indicates the U.S. Army wants 500 riot control face shields Link...
Walmart ends policy of locking up products for black customers
Retailing giant says controversial practice was in place in about a dozen of its 4,700 stores nationwide. Link...
Cottonwood Heights police chief sues city, councilwoman, citing plot to oust him
Cottonwood Heights Police Chief Robby Russo taks about his department’s use of naloxone opioid overdose reversal kits at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016. SALT LAKE CITY — The Cottonwood Heights police chief is suing the city and a city leader, alleging she improperly...
Watch live: PlayStation 5 future of gaming event
Sony’s PlayStation division is expected to show off games coming this fall. Link...
Salt Lake man charged with burning police car during riot to remain in jail
Jackson Stuart Tamowski Patton, 26, of Salt Lake City, is charged in federal court with arson for allegedly participating in the burning of a Salt Lake police patrol car during a downtown riot. | Salt Lake County Jail SALT LAKE CITY — A man of accused of helping torch...
Police lounged in Bobby Rush’s office while Chicago’s South Side was looted
As many as 13 officers broke into the congressman’s campaign office while nearby businesses were vandalized in the wake of George Floyd’s death. By Shia Kapos Link...