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Additional reservations for tours of the Salt Lake Temple will be released at 6 p.m. MDT on Oct. 1 following overwhelming demand for the initial opening.

Utah State Representative Trevor Lee resigned on Monday following charges of fraud and forgery related to an alleged illegal loan application.

A nuclear power startup and an artificial intelligence computing company are partnering to try to create a “waterless” data center.

At an event here on Wednesday, NVIDIA debuted a chip fully powered by Valar Atomics’ small modular nuclear reactor. It was used to launch a website to demonstrate its capabilities when scaled up. The website is accessible here when the reactor is powered up.

Two people died in a BASE jumping incident in Moab, Utah, including experienced tandem BASE jumper Andrew Lewis, who had completed over 4,000 jumps and co-founded rope swinging company Moab Swingers.

Hundreds of people from across northern Utah protested the proposed 40,000-acre Stratos Project data center in Brigham City, voicing concerns over water usage and feeling unheard by county officials.

Utah’s contributions to a national time capsule to be opened 250 years from now were laid out on a table.

“It’s a collection of things representing events and individuals that helped shape Utah,” said historian Ron Fox, who helped gather some of the items.

If you were out and about in the Sandy area on Saturday, you might have seen a group of eight people in yellow, jogging with a purpose. But they weren’t training for a typical marathon; they were on an adventure to etch their names in the Guinness World Records.

“So today we’re going to be running up and down Salt Lake County,” said Jacob Sargent, one of the participants.

Chris Needham has always been athletic. There’s no question about that.

Moving to Utah in 2003 as a competitive speed skater, Needham was drawn to the state because of the athletic facilities and coaches. It wasn’t until a doctor’s order that he traded in those skates for sneakers.

“A little over three years ago, I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease,” Needham said.

The Department of Homeland Security has officially purchased a massive warehouse on the west side of Salt Lake City, confirming months of speculation and marking the establishment of the first ICE detention center in the state of Utah.

Friday, Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson issued a sharp rebuke following the confirmation of the sale.

“I am deeply disturbed to learn that a 833,000-square-foot warehouse… has reportedly been purchased by the federal government to what would likely become a massive ICE detention facility,” Wilson said. “The idea of 7,500 detainees being held in the heart of our capital city is simply unacceptable and must never be realized.”

As investigators raced to find the person responsible for three killings in rural Wayne County, Utah, they used automated license plate readers and a victim’s own vehicle key fob to track their suspect – a man police said has no connection to the victims or the region that is known for its awe-inspiring landscapes dotted with quiet, small towns.

Authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with the death investigations of three women whose bodies were found Wednesday in Wayne County, Utah, a neighboring sheriff’s office said Thursday.

“We have received confirmation that a suspect in the Wayne County homicides was captured early this morning,” the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office said. “The suspect is in law enforcement custody.”

A Utah County prosecutor’s office will be allowed to continue building its death penalty case against Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer, Tyler Robinson, despite the defense’s claims that it mishandled a potential conflict of interest.

Robinson’s defense attorneys had asked for the entire Utah County Attorney’s Office to be recused from the case, arguing that the presence of a lead prosecutor’s child at the event where Kirk was assassinated had tainted the office’s decisions. But a judge on Tuesday ruled the child’s attendance “did not materially influence” prosecutors’ actions.

A 21-year-old Ukrainian refugee with Utah ties was killed alongside her boyfriend on Valentine’s Day, and the family is seeking to bring her body back to St. George to be laid to rest.

Kateryna “Kate” Tovmash was fatally shot alongside her boyfriend, Matthew Wade, 28, who was a soldier stationed at Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg), west of Fayetteville, North Carolina. The two were at Tovmash’s home in Vass, North Carolina, where she was living with her mom, stepdad and three younger siblings, according to area police. Reports also say that the two were allegedly killed by Tovmash’s ex-boyfriend, Caleb Fosnaugh, 25.