March 8, 2016 Judge to decide future of polygamous towns in Arizona, Utah A jury verdict against two polygamous towns in Arizona and Utah for discriminating against nonbelievers now puts the future of the communities in the hands of a judge who will have to remedy the sweeping civil rights violations.
March 8, 2016 Jury finds polygamous towns discriminated against nonbelievers, awards $2.2M Two polygamous towns in Arizona and Utah violated the constitutional rights of nonbelievers by denying them basic services such as police protection, building permits and water hookups, a jury said Monday.
March 7, 2016 Polygamous leader to remain jailed in food stamp fraud case A polygamist sect leader accused of orchestrating a yearslong, multimillion-dollar food stamp fraud will remain behind bars as he awaits trial, a judge ruled Monday, rejecting testimony from family and friends who said he would not flee because he cares about the people he leads.
March 6, 2016 Hundreds expected at gay wedding expo in Utah Hundreds of people are expected Sunday at a wedding expo in Salt Lake City aimed at connecting same-sex couples with businesses who will work their weddings in a state where florists, bakers and photographers have a legal right to refuse to serve a gay couple and commonly do.
March 6, 2016 17-year-old shot by Utah police fled from Somali refugee camp to US A 17-year-old Somali refugee critically wounded in a high-profile police shooting in Utah fled to the U.S. from a refugee camp where food was scarce, scorpions scurried everywhere and a toilet was a hole in the ground.
March 3, 2016 The Latest: Bundy son arrested for role in Nevada standoff The Latest on arrests in connection with a 2014 armed standoff in Nevada over grazing fees (all times local): 1:45 p.m.
March 2, 2016 Jurors hear arguments at trial against polygamous cities Officials from two communities in Arizona and Utah held closed-door meetings in which they routinely took orders from the leaders of a polygamous sect about whom to appoint to government jobs, a U.S. Justice Department lawyer said during closing arguments Wednesday at a trial in which the cities are accused of doing the church's bidding.
March 1, 2016 Critics decry Utah police for not releasing shooting video Police refused to release body camera footage or details about what led officers to shoot and critically wound a 17-year-old Somali refugee in a rough area of Salt Lake City, igniting criticism from civil rights groups and several hundred protesters who want answers.
February 28, 2016 Unrest breaks out in Salt Lake City after police-involved shooting A male who authorities say was wielding a broomstick was shot and critically injured by Salt Lake City officers Saturday night, touching off unrest downtown as officers donned riot gear and blocked streets and bystanders threw rocks and bottles.
February 28, 2016 The Latest: Several arrested after Salt Lake City shooting The Latest on a shooting by Salt Lake City police and unrest downtown following the shooting (all times local): 2:45 p.m.
