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Robert Redford and His Beloved Utah Canyon

The actor, who died on Tuesday at 89, spent much of his life working to preserve the serene natural beauty of Utah, even as his Sundance Film Festival brought Hollywood glamour to the state.

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Robert Redford at the Sundance Film Festival in 1994.
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A Note, a Gun and a Mother’s Conscience Led to an Arrest in Kirk’s Killing

The man accused of shooting Charlie Kirk left a trail of evidence and had no way to outrun his parents’ recognition, court documents showed.

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F.B.I. officials last week outside the home of the parents of the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing.
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2 Men Arrested After Incendiary Device Is Found Under a News Vehicle in Utah

The incendiary device, found beneath a Salt Lake City television station’s vehicle, failed to detonate. The two men face terrorism and arson charges.

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The authorities evacuated residents in the Magna neighborhood of Salt Lake County while searching the home of two men accused of placing an incendiary device underneath a news media van.
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Kirk Shooting Suspect Held ‘Leftist Ideology,’ Utah Governor Says

Gov. Spencer Cox said the suspect had been “radicalized” but did not go into specifics about the suspect’s views.

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F.B.I. officials outside the home of the suspect’s parents in Washington, Utah, on Friday.
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How Law Enforcement Got the Man Suspected of Killing Charlie Kirk

F.B.I. leaders touted the immense federal deployment assigned to find the assassin. But their big break came with a single tip — from the suspect’s own family.

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Law enforcement officers on Thursday searched a residential area close to Utah Valley University in Orem.
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Tyler Robinson, Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect, Went From Scholarship Winner to Wanted Man

Tyler Robinson, the man accused of shooting Charlie Kirk, was a stellar student in high school, raised in a Republican home in Southwest Utah and training to be an electrician.

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An officer entering the crime scene outside the apartment of Tyler Robinson, on Friday.
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What We Know About Tyler Robinson, Suspect in Charlie Kirk Shooting

The suspect, 22, was arrested in southwestern Utah after a friend had contacted the authorities, officials said.

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A makeshift memorial to Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University’s campus in Orem, Utah, on Friday.
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The Last Person to Question Charlie Kirk

Millions of people saw the brief exchange between the right-wing political activist and a liberal TikToker after footage of the assassination spread like wildfire across social media.

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Charlie Kirk, at an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday.
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What We Know About the Charlie Kirk Shooting and Search for a Suspect

Mr. Kirk, 31, the founder of a right-wing youth movement, was shot while speaking at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.

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The tent in which Charlie Kirk was sitting when he was fatally shot on Wednesday while giving a speech at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.
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Witness’s Account of Charlie Kirk Shooting: ‘People Got Down in Waves’

People in the crowd said that the shot was not very loud and that not everyone had immediately realized what was happening.

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A witness described a chaotic scene at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday when the right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was shot.
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Strangers Come Together to Deliver Baby Girl at Burning Man Festival

A woman unexpectedly went into labor at the desert festival. Within minutes, a neonatal nurse, an OB-GYN, a pediatric doctor and other attendees filled her camper.

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A monsoon disrupted the opening weekend for Burning Man, pictured in 2024. A couple in attendance this year were in for another surprise.
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