A cleanup of the Tchoutabouffa River, Biloxi Back Bay, Biloxi River, Fritz Creek, Gulfport Lake, Bernard Bayou, the Industrial Seaway, the Pascagoula River and surrounding estuary will begin today and run through Thursday.
TAYLORSVILLE - A multifaith coalition called on Zions Bank on Monday to set standards against predatory lending by severing all ties with a company that offers quick loans and check cashing. The effort is akin to financial protections the Pentagon is demanding for American soldiers. Linda Hilton, director of the Coalition of Religious Communities, called a news conference to try to pressure
Marcel Gillet sees the trail clearly in his mind: a smooth path about 5 feet wide with wildflowers popping from its perfectly angled side slope. Maybe there's some sage growing there too. And maybe, just maybe, if his planning pays off, hikers will transcend their conversations, iPods or footfalls and feel like they're gliding, even flying, down this stretch of the Backbone Trail.
WASHINGTON - States and counties could take control of thousands of rural back roads across the West, potentially including routes across national parks, areas being considered for wilderness designation and defense installations, under legislation proposed by a New Mexico congressman. A state or county that wants to claim ownership of a road across federal land would only have to present any
The University of Hawai'i has pledged to raise its $20 million athletic department budget by 4 percent per year, more than double attendance in women's basketball over the next five seasons and undertake other improvements as part of the Western Athletic Conference's ambitious new Strategic Plan.
NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity has arrived at the rim of a crater approximately five times wider than a previous stadium-sized one it studied for half a year.
By Brice Wallace Deseret Morning News Visitors from surrounding states taking in Utah attractions before flying to Europe. Europeans boarding a nonstop flight to Utah in order to get to the state's national parks.
Visitors from surrounding states taking in Utah attractions before flying to Europe. Europeans boarding a nonstop flight to Utah in order to get to the state's national parks. Folks from Africa and other continents using Europe as a springboard for visiting Utah.
