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Yet Another Scandal Rocks Utah Home For Vulnerable Children

Police raided the home after an employee reported sex among residents and misconduct by staff.

by Joaquin Sapien

SLC Police Shoot Black Teen Holding Broomstick, Refuse To Release Body Cam Footage

Abdi Mohamed, a 17-year-old Somali refugee, is reportedly in a coma at an area hospital after being shot multiple times by police.

SLC Police Shoot Black Teen Holding Broomstick, Refuse To Release Body Cam Footage

SALT LAKE CITY --- Local residents and the family of a shooting victim are demanding the release of police body camera footage that shows the wounding of a black teenager last week. Abdi Mohamed, a 17-year-old Somali refugee, was shot by police on Saturday while holding a metal broomstick. The following day, family sources told Robert Boyd, a

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Kit O'Connell

A gonzo journalist from Austin, Texas and Staff Writer for MintPress News, Kit O'Connell's writing has also appeared at Truthout, the Texas Observer, and The Establishment.

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Utah Nearly Abolishes Chronic Homelessness

By implementing a model known as Housing First, Utah has reduced the number of the chronically homeless from nearly 2,000 people in 2005, to fewer than 200 now.

Utah Nearly Abolishes Chronic Homelessness

A decade ago, Utah set itself an ambitious goal: end chronic homelessness. As of 2015, the state can just about declare victory: The population of chronically homeless people has dropped by 91 percent. The state's success story has

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Native American Boy Pulled From Class Over Traditional Mohawk Haircut

“We had the students that weren’t used to it,” Arrowhead principal Susan Harrah said, “They had called that out. So the teacher brought the student to my attention.”

Native American Boy Pulled From Class Over Traditional Mohawk Haircut

  Jakobe Sanden walked into his second-grade classroom with his backpack and a brand new Mohawk — a hairstyle, his father says, that represents Jakobe’s Native American roots. But it’s a symbol his school called a distraction — one that got him pulled from class. Earlier this week, 7-year-old Jakobe was sent to the principal’s office

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Man Told He Must Pay For ‘Permission’ To Sue Cop Who Killed His Dog

Utah law requires anyone who wishes to sue a police officer to pay their court expenses up front.

Man Told He Must Pay For ‘Permission’ To Sue Cop Who Killed His Dog

A Utah resident has just been told that he must pay up if he wants to sue the police officer who gunned down his down. Sean Kendall’s dog, Geist, was shot and killed by a Salt Lake City cop who was searching for a missing child last year. Neither Kendall, nor Geist had anything to do with that missing child. But that didn’t protect the dog

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Utah Man Planned To Bomb Police Station, Trigger Anti-Government Uprising

Tremonton Police Chief David Nance has described Huggins as a survivalist who once attempted to establish a militia. The device found in his home could have caused serious damage and injury, Nance has said.

Utah Man Planned To Bomb Police Station, Trigger Anti-Government Uprising

SALT LAKE CITY  — A Utah man accused of wanting to kill police officers and blow up a police station to trigger an anti-government uprising is set to be sentenced Thursday. John Huggins faces up to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of an unregistered destructive device in a deal with prosecutors. In

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Utah Brings Back The Firing Squad

Opponents of the measure say firing squads are barbaric, with the American Civil Liberties Union of Utah saying the bill makes the state “look backward and backwoods.”

The firing squad execution chamber at the Utah State Prison in Draper, Utah. SALT LAKE CITY — Utah became the only state to allow firing squads for executions when Gov. Gary Herbert signed a law Monday approving the method for use when no lethal injection drugs are available, even though he has called it "a little bit

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