Utah

Nicholas Rossi, 38, died Thursday night in a Utah prison after discontinuing medical treatment for an existing condition. He was serving a sentence of at least 10 years following his 2025 convictions in two sexual assault cases.

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Travis McIntyre received a prison term of five to 15 years after pleading guilty to killing a man who pushed his pregnant wife to safety in Springville, Utah.

Kouri Richins was sentenced last week to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2022 murder of her husband.

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Plans for a large data center complex in rural Utah have sparked public opposition due to concerns about energy use, water consumption and impacts on the Great Salt Lake.

Utah will become the first US state to prohibit using VPNs to bypass age-verification requirements on websites. Senate Bill 73 takes effect on Wednesday and holds sites liable for users masking their location while in the state. Privacy advocates warn of widespread disruptions to internet access.

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Utah became the first state to legalize plug-in solar panels that connect directly to home outlets, inspiring similar legislation in 30 other states and the District of Columbia. Republican state Representative Raymond Ward sponsored the unanimous bill last year after learning about Europe's balcony solar trend. The technology promises affordable solar power without costly rooftop installations.