BYU students benefit from owning motorcycles or motor scooters
Many BYU students living south of campus walk up a long, steep, mountainous hill every day to class, sweating and wishing they could park in A lot parking. Those with motorcycles and motor scooters do...
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Gas rationing begins in NY as power outages abate
NEW YORK (AP) ‚A gasoline rationing plan that lets motorists fill up every other day went into effect in New York on Friday morning, as utility crews made some progress erasing outages that put...
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Gas prices drop for holidays
If you plan on driving over the river and through the woods this Thanksgiving, gas companies have you in mind. An increase in supply is bringing oil prices down.Over the last three months, the average...
View ArticleCould Utah see an oil shale boom in the near future?
Northeastern Utah, parts of Colorado and Wyoming contain the largest deposits of oil shale in the world. This means a potential rise for both Utah’s economy and Enefit, an Estonian oil shale company...
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Russia: 32 railcars carrying gas derail, on fire
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry says several dozen railcars carrying gas have derailed and caught fire northeast of Moscow, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of local resident....
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Students find chemical leak in apartment
Four BYU students living at 9 and 9 apartments, located at 876 E. and 900 N., reported that an alarm was continually ringing on their apartment’s carbon monoxide detector. The roommates believe a...
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Legislators say gas tax is on the table for consideration
By Will Glade, Capital West News Service A possible gas tax increase is on the minds of Utah lawmakers as they look toward the 2015 legislative session. The idea was among those discussed during a...
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Zion National Park among national parks with huge spikes in visitation
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — Visitors heading to the Grand Canyon lately know they are going to get two things when they arrive: breathtaking views and long waits, whether it is to get into the...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists seek to prohibit fracking in Utah
More than 45,000 acres of public land in Utah were approved for fracking in 2015. Several environmentally friendly focused companies filed formal protests.
View ArticleChina’s Xi visits Philippines to deepen ties with US ally
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping received a red-carpet welcome in the Philippines on Tuesday, as he paid his first visit to the U.S. treaty ally with offers of infrastructure...
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