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'Our last hope': Family fights to save bakery with community support
Gabriela Fletcher, KSL.com | Posted April 15 - 8:03 a.m.
La Brioche Argentine Bakery is facing closure if owners can't add a required restroom to their facility, so they are turning to the community they have served for over a decade for help.
Nature center's Black Birders Week plans tweaked after claims of racism
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 14 - 10:29 p.m.
The Ogden Nature Center's plans to mark Black Birders Week prompted backlash from foes who see them as racially divisive but will go forward, though in a different form.
'Visionary' Ronald Wopsock, longtime Ute leader, dies at 72
Jacob Freeman, KSL-TV | Posted April 13 - 1:05 p.m.
Ronald Wopsock, the man credited with bolstering athletic opportunities for tribal youth and strengthening relations between the Ute Indian Tribe and the University of Utah, has died. He was 72.
Empanada Fest to feature empanadas and their 'cousins' from around the globe
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 10 - 10:32 p.m.
Empanada Fest on Saturday in Salt Lake City will feature South American-style empanadas and a variety of their "cousins" from around the globe.
Pacific Island festival aims to help students reconnect with traditional culture
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 9 - 9:43 p.m.
The High School Pacific Island Cultural Arts Festival, now in its 10th year, is set for Saturday, aiming to help students reconnect with island culture.
'Jornalero': Utah documentary puts spotlight on day laborers and the abusive treatment they face
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 9 - 6:22 a.m.
A new documentary by Pablo Tellechea puts a spotlight on Utah day laborers, immigrants sometimes here illegally, and the abusive treatment they can face.
FBI to bolster efforts in Utah, elsewhere to resolve violent crimes involving Indigenous people
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 3 - 12:05 p.m.
The FBI will temporarily bolster efforts in Salt Lake City and other U.S. locales to investigate violent crimes involving Native American communities.
Catholic Community Services ending aid to refugees, immigrant children due to funding cuts
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 2 - 10:09 a.m.
Catholic Community Services of Utah is halting assistance programs for refugees and unaccompanied immigrant children due to federal funding cuts under President Trump.
Utah Board of Higher Education adopts new policy for land acknowledgments
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted March 31 - 3:05 p.m.
The Utah Board of Higher Education last week adopted new guidelines for colleges and universities when it comes to making Indigenous land acknowledgement statements.
Helping 'the poorest of the poor': Utah group to travel to Ghana to provide medical care
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted March 31 - 8:03 a.m.
A Utah-heavy contingent of health care workers will travel to Ghana in April to provide free medical care to those in need.
'A healthy constructive environment': Somali refugee forms soccer team for other Utah refugees
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted March 30 - 12:15 p.m.
A Somali refugee who came to Utah in 2005 has created a new soccer team for younger refugees to give them a constructive outlet and means to connect with others.
Over half of Americans say making English the official US language is important
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted March 25 - 9:02 p.m.
Just over half of Americans say making English the official U.S. language is "extremely" or "very" important, according to a Pew Research Center survey.
'The fear ... is real': Many immigrants reporting anxiety amid Trump's immigration crackdown
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted March 24 - 8:05 a.m.
A new national survey of immigrants underscores the anxiety and concern many are feeling amid President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration.
Thousands of agents diverted to Trump immigration crackdown
Brad Heath, Joshua Schneyer, Marisa Taylor, Sarah N. Lynch and Mike Spector, Reuters | Posted March 22 - 10:10 a.m.
Thousands of federal law enforcement officials from multiple agencies are being enlisted to take on new work as immigration enforcers, pulling crime-fighting resources away on other areas — from drug trafficking and terrorism to sexual abuse and fraud.
U. study finds air pollutant monitors more common in white neighborhoods
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted March 22 - 7:09 a.m.
A University of Utah study finds that air pollutant monitors are more common in white neighborhoods and less so in Native American and Pacific Islander areas.
Demolition underway on the Fleet Block buildings, 29 murals painted on them
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted March 21 - 9:26 p.m.
Demolition is underway of the city-owned Fleet Block buildings in Salt Lake City and the 29 murals painted on them as redevelopment of the site edges forward.
Navajo Nation leader says US military to restore scrubbed Code Talker articles
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted March 19 - 7:23 p.m.
A Navajo Nation leader says the U.S. Department of Defense will restore online Code Talker articles that had been scrubbed to comply with anti-diversity, equity and inclusion directives.
Rep. Romero plans to keep focus on missing, murdered Indigenous people after bill fizzles
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted March 15 - 2:24 p.m.
Utah Rep. Angela Romero plans to keep focused on the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous people though a bill focused on the issue fizzled as the legislative session ended.
'Make it fun for them': Park City Olympic aspirants on a mission to diversify skiing
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted March 15 - 9:39 a.m.
Park City-based skiers and Olympic aspirants Fantaye Gilbertson and Tallulah Proulx are on a mission to bolster interest in skiing among Black and other minority kids.
SLCC gallery featuring student exhibit inspired by MLK's Beloved Community concept
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted March 6 - 6:06 p.m.
Salt Lake Community College's Eccles Gallery is featuring a student photography exhibit inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.'s Beloved Community concept.
Davis School District meets terms of federal accord to address 'severe, pervasive' race issues
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted March 5 - 9:02 p.m.
Davis School District has met the terms of a 2021 federal accord to address "severe, pervasive" race issues in the system, prompting a stop to federal monitoring.
Several bills related to LGBTQ community await attention as session winds down
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted March 5 - 8:34 p.m.
Several bills related to the transgender and LGBTQ communities await attention from Utah lawmakers as the 2025 legislative session nears an end.
As lawmakers weigh 10 immigration bills, the foe of one fears it'll hit legal immigrants hardest
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted March 3 - 9:03 p.m.
As Utah lawmakers weigh 10 immigration bills in the final days of the legislative session, the foe of one fears it'll hit legal immigrants the hardest.
Native American hoop dancer from Utah shares important message
Arianne Brown for KSL.com | Posted March 3 - 8:02 a.m.
Terry Goedel grew up moving around the country as the son of a Navy man, never knowing about his Native American heritage. It wasn't until the age of 14 when he learned of his native roots.
