SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Film Commission is touting the economic impacts of productions filmed in the state this year. The 16 productions include documentaries, a television pilot and four series. Some were return visitors, including Paramount and Disney. The commission says that translated to $63 million in […]
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Some CenturyLink customers across the country were without the internet as outages stretched from New York to California. The company said in a statement Thursday that its network was “still experiencing a disruption” and that it was working to restore services. It provided no other details, […]
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo students pursuing degrees in health science at Fort Lewis College are eligible for new scholarships. Outgoing tribal President Russell Begaye and college President Tom Stritikus signed the scholarship agreement Thursday. Navajo students in health or exercise science can apply to receive $2,500 per semester […]
DENVER (AP) — National Guard soldiers from Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota and Utah are deploying to Fort Meade, Maryland, as part of a cyber protection team supporting U.S. military operations in Afghanistan. The Colorado guard said Thursday Cyber Protection Team 174 will help the Defense Department with network security […]
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Outgoing Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and members of his administration had high praise Thursday for Democratic Gov.-elect Ned Lamont’s nominee to lead the state’s prisons. The Democratic Malloy, who made criminal justice reform a major focus during his eight-year tenure, told reporters that everything he […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Wildlife officials want to expand and preserve the undeveloped area surrounding Utah’s Tabby Mountain. However, Utah’s School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration, which oversees the nearly 44-square-mile (114-square-kilometer) block of land, has held out for top dollar, rejecting a previous $40 million offer from the […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The last year was a 12-month champagne toast for the legal marijuana industry as the global market exploded and cannabis pushed its way further into the financial and cultural mainstream. Liberal California became the largest legal U.S. marketplace, while conservative Utah and Oklahoma embraced medical marijuana. […]
PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a California girl visiting an Arizona landmark has died from what appears to be an accidental fall. Coconino County sheriff’s officials said Wednesday that the body of the 14-year-old girl was found about 700 feet (213 meters) below Horseshoe Bend overlook. The tourist destination […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Uncertainty about who owns an 1881 locomotive steam engine in Ogden is complicating restoration efforts. The Standard-Examiner reports that Salt Lake City donated the engine to the state in 1979 after it sat at Liberty Park for decades. The state then moved it to Ogden for restoration. Steve […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Officials say the snowpack levels in Utah’s mountains are about double what they were at the same time last year. Last year was a bad year for the snowpack, leaving the state’s reservoirs low in the summer. The Daily Herald in Provo reports that hydrologist Troy Brosten that […]
