Utah Valley University

Surveillance footage, DNA evidence and the debate about the line between religious and political views dominated day two of the pretrial hearing in Provo, Utah, for the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk.

This week’s hearing in Provo is focused on determining whether the state has enough evidence against Tyler Robinson, the man charged with the murder of Charlie Kirk, to go to trial.

In a five-day preliminary hearing starting July 6, prosecutors will lay out their evidence against Tyler Robinson. When it is over, Utah Fourth District Judge Tony Graf will decide whether the case will proceed to trial, with the death penalty on the table if heRobinson is convicted.

The Declaration of Independence may fit onto one long piece of parchment paper, but a lot went into drafting it. A team from Utah helped create a new digital tool that lets readers dig into all the details.

Mark Twain is said to have declared, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” A Utah Valley University history professor says we’re in a rhyming moment in U.S. history, even if it feels unprecedented. And if you think misinformation in the media is something new, Greg Jackson has some news for you.

Using public tools and an “old student-owned laptop,” the UVU Center for National Security Studies stumped the majority of its study test subjects.

More than 3,500 delegates descended on Utah Valley University in Orem Saturday for the state GOP convention. Challengers Karianne Lisonbee and Phil Lyman were relying on the convention to send them to the June primary ballot.

Utah Valley plans to leave the WAC for the Big West Conference at the end of this school year. The WAC said UVU hadn’t complied with a judge’s order to place $1 million in escrow while the two sides fight over whether an exit fee is owed to the WAC.

Utah has more Google searches for “breast augmentation” and “boob job” than anywhere else in the country. An annual event at Utah Valley University aims to combat societal messages that make women and girls feel bad about their bodies.

Republican Sen. Brady Brammer said Utah has a problem with its supply of attorneys. To fix it, he’s proposing a feasibility study for Utah Valley University to have a law school.

Utah Valley University will hire eight additional police campus officers and two new safety managers to coordinate security for future events on campus. The school received harsh criticism for its lack of key safety measures on the day of the shooting.

An Associated Press review of Utah Valley University found the school lacked several key public safety measures and practices that are standard security for events around the country.