Utah

‘I wanna blow up a synagogue’: Online posts lead to hate crime charge against Utah man

The FBI and the Ogden City Police Department searched Skyler AJ Rose's home and allegedly found six pipe bombs, two rifles, and ammunition.

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Skyler AJ Rose, 22, of Ogden, was indicted on multiple federal charges on October 22, 2026.
Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, appears during a hearing in Fourth District Court in Provo, Utah, US, December 11, 2025.

Defendant pleads not guilty in Charlie Kirk murder case as judge allows death penalty

Robinson faces seven charges, among them aggravated murder for endangering the lives of others at the event. That count carries the death penalty in Utah.

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ILLUSTRATIVE: POLICE ARREST suspect thought to have allowed illegal immigrants through border, November 30, 2025.

Utah man who stabbed Muslim multiple times indicted for hate crime by federal grand jury

Peter Larsen, 48, of Orem, Utah, was indicted by a federal grand jury "for the federal hate crime of willfully causing bodily injury to a victim because of his actual or perceived religion."

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Utah State Police officer stands guard behind tape during a crime scene investigation by FBI and state forensic agents at an apartment complex in Washington, Utah, U.S., September 12, 2025; Illustrative.

Prosecutors file attempted aggravated murder charges in stabbing of Muslim man in Utah

US rights advocates have said Islamophobia has risen in recent decades following the September 11, 2001, attacks.

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Alabama, Utah become the latest US states to ban TikTok on state devices

Alabama and Utah are joining the ranks of three other states that have officially banned the video-sharing social media app from government devices.

DECEMBER 13, 2022ByREUTERS
TikTok logo is displayed on the smartphone while standing on the US flag in this illustration picture taken, November 8, 2019.

Israeli High Court to continue accepting Utah civil marriage by video for now

The High Court's decision is not the final one on the issue, but the Utah marriages will continue to be accepted until a final decision is made.

NOVEMBER 22, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Wedding bands (illustrative).

Jerusalem court recognizes couples in Zoom 'Utah weddings' to be registered as married

The Utah marriage is a wedding that is conducted in visual consultation with a marriage registrar in Utah and can also be conducted when both spouses are in Israel. 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IN A DECISION announced earlier this week, the Lod District Court ruled that the Interior Ministry must recognize those civil marriages performed remotely via an online ceremony in Utah.