Utah 2034 Education: Utah’s 2034 Winter Games are being turned into a classroom literacy and values program launching in seven districts, with a “digital library” of Olympic and Paralympic athlete interviews and a focus on teamwork and perseverance. Great Salt Lake: Hannah Freeze takes over as Great Salt Lake commissioner and says the lake can stabilize if Utah gets 250,000 acre-feet of water back into it, as the lake remains under a serious adverse effects designation. Wildfire Fallout: University of Utah researchers say the 2026 fire season has already shattered records for woodland and forest acres burned, with 285,000 acres scorched so far and multiple major fires still active. Water Security & Cyber: DEF CON Franklin and the National Rural Water Association launched the Water Watch Center to help small Utah-area water utilities defend against cyberattacks, after intrusions hit systems nationwide. State Politics & Defense Tech: Rep. Jason Thompson is pushing to rein in the Military Installation Development Authority’s expanding scope, while a Chinese national pleaded guilty in federal court in Salt Lake City for trying to obtain U.S. military satellite communications equipment. Health & Research: A University of Utah-linked study in JAMA Network Open finds a low-fat vegan diet produced weight loss comparable to semaglutide over 16 weeks, and another Utah Population Database study links endometriosis to a 46% higher risk of type 2 diabetes. Fraud Crackdown: U.S. Rep. Celeste Maloy says Congress is working on ways to help law enforcement share information across state lines to fight online and elder fraud.