Tim Vandenack
'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.
IRS workers focus of planned reductions in force, second buyout offer
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 7 - 9:08 p.m.
IRS employees nationwide are the focus of planned reductions in force and a second buyout offer as part of President Donald Trump's moves to trim the federal workforce.
Ex-Redwood Drive-in and Swap Meet site cleared; displaced vendors mull Grantsville site
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 7 - 7:10 p.m.
The former Redwood Drive-in and Swap Meet site, to be redeveloped, has been cleared, and the displaced vendors are mulling a new location in Grantsville.
'Cultural ambassadors': Teachers from abroad buttress Utah's dual-language programs
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 6 - 9:01 p.m.
Teachers recruited from Mexico, Spain, France and other countries help buttress the dual-language offerings at schools scattered around Utah.
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.
Utah advocate for domestic violence survivors worries after funding requests rebuffed
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 3 - 9:56 a.m.
An advocate for domestic violence survivors worries about the care they'll be able to tap with Utah lawmakers' decision to rebuff two key funding requests.
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.
83% of Americans favor deporting at least some immigrants here illegally, survey finds
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 1 - 8:02 a.m.
A new survey shows that 83% of Americans favor deporting at least some immigrants in the country illegally, but the conditions for doing so vary widely.
Utah Board of Education measure targets diversity programs 'still present and active' in schools
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted March 31 - 8:18 p.m.
A new Utah Board of Education measure targets diversity programs it says are 'still present and active' in schools, notwithstanding changes brought on by HB261.
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.
Box Elder County highway to be named for 4 brothers who died in WWII
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted March 30 - 3:05 p.m.
State Route 102 in Box Elder County is to be renamed in honor of four Borgstrom brothers killed in a six-month span during World War II.
'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.
Social media posts hint at federal crackdown on illegal immigration in Utah
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted March 28 - 8:01 a.m.
Federal officials in Utah aren't saying much about efforts to crack down on illegal immigration, but social media posts offer a glimpse into the action here.
Cox signs several bills into law that take aim at immigrants involved in criminal activity
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted March 26 - 10:33 p.m.
Gov. Spencer Cox has signed several bills into law that take aim at immigrants here illegally who are involved in criminal activity.
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.
End to humanitarian parole program could impact 'thousands' of Utah immigrants, lawyer says
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted March 24 - 10:34 p.m.
The Trump administration's push to end a humanitarian parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans could impact "thousands" in Utah, lawyer says.
Crowding at Ogden IRS offices easing; key facility in the city no longer earmarked for 'disposal'
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted March 24 - 9:06 p.m.
Crowding at Ogden IRS facilities is easing as the feds pull back from a return-to-office mandate. Also, a key IRS facility in the city is no longer earmarked for "disposal."
'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.
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.
Latinos health fair set for Saturday with 20-plus organizations planning to be there
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted March 20 - 4:20 p.m.
A health fair for Latinos in Utah will be held Saturday in Salt Lake City with representation from 20-plus health care organizations, and more.
Ogden debates using repurposed shipping containers as Salt Lake City project moves forward
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted March 20 - 3:02 p.m.
Ogden leaders are debating whether to allow repurposed shipping containers as a Salt Lake City apartment complex made of containers starts the search for tenants.
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.
Ogden leaders mull naming community center fieldhouse after slain officer Nathan Lyday
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted March 19 - 7:11 p.m.
Ogden leaders are considering naming the fieldhouse at a new community center taking shape after Nathan Lyday, a police officer killed in the line of duty in 2020.
