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Win-win fiber optics lines make Utah roads safer and help rural Utahns connect UDOT is installing fiber alongside roads and freeways to improve connectivity. and last updated 2020-12-17 15:52:06-05 SALT LAKE CITY — UDOT crews are wrapping up a different kind of road construction project, this one on the information superhighway. They’re installing fiber optic systems in two rural communities to increase internet access and connectivity and to enhance mobility and safety on our highway...

Flickr Officials at Zion National Park have started plans to reopen shuttles into the park for next season but they are hoping to avoid ticketing scalping. This story and more in Thursday evenings news brief. Thursday morning, December 17, 2020 State Gov. Gary Herbert Holds Final PBS Utah Press Conference Utah Gov. Gary Herbert had his last monthly news conference Thursday, before his time in office ends in January. Herbert reflected on the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which t...

CARES Act funding is being used to provide internet access for telemedicine, distance learning and telecommuting  ♦ The Utah Department of Transportation is in the final stages of installing fiber conduit systems in two Utah rural locations to increase internet connectivity for communities and enhance mobility and safety on Utah’s highways. Utah legislators allocated $30 million of the CARES Act funding to UDOT to support the department’s focus on building roadway fiber optic infrastruc...

For the Record, Dec. 17, 2020   Havre Police Department A caller reported Wednesday at 8:13 a.m. that a black bicycle with hot pink rims and seat was left on a 13th Street West property. -- Wednesday at 9:28 a.m., a caller asked to speak with officer about a juvenile running away from a grandparents home. -- Millard James Weasel of Fort Belknap, 39, was arrested on charges of burglary to a residence, partner or family member assault causing reasonable apprehension, and trespass to propert...

National signing day 2020: Meet the Oregon Ducks 2021 football recruiting class Updated Dec 16, 2020; EUGENE ― Oregon signed 20 players to its 2021 recruiting class, the best in program history. The Ducks’ class is ranked atop the Pac-12 for the third straight year and No. 6 nationally in the 247Sports Composite. Four offensive linemen, a trio of heralded receivers, three outside linebackers, pairs of tight ends, safeties and cornerbacks and an inside linebacker, defensive tackle, quarterb...

KNBN NewsCenter1 December 16, 2020 RAPID CITY, S.D. —  The two men behind the accidental shooting of a Box Elder teen were sentenced to 75 years in the state penitentiary Wednesday afternoon in Pennington County court. Andre Martinez and Cole Waters, both now 20 years old, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter earlier this year for the drug deal that led to the death of Emmanuel Hinton. According to court testimony, in February 2019, Martinez recruited Waters to conduct a drug deal on ...

PROVO — In the middle of the conference finale in some cases and bowl preparations for others (including BYU), the Cougars will celebrate the beginning of the early signing period Wednesday with a small group that is loaded on some of the state of Utahs top-tier talent. BYU will begin to formally introduce the Class of 2021 on Wednesday when the fax machine is humming and National Letters of Intent begin to roll into the offices of recruiting coordinators Jasen Ah You and Jack Damuni, and man...

2:01 A public board is spending more money to study a potential Missouri River pipeline to the Black Hills area. The board of the West Dakota Water Development District voted last week to spend up to $79,030 to keep investigating the idea. Most of that money will go toward a water-usage study to determine what entities might participate in the project, how much it might cost and whether it would be financially feasible. West Dakota board member Nathan Gjovik compared the Black Hills pipeline id...

Francis Case Elementary School in Box Elder got the TODAY Show treatment Tuesday morning after a feature on their “Thankful Thursday” tradition received national attention. Each Thursday, students in Judy Badura’s, Stacey Schmidt’s and Kerry Waterson’s classes write thank-you cards to someone they’re thankful for. “Thankful Thursday is about not just thanking someone because they give you something like a gift, but for helping you in parts of your life,” ...

Tomorrow is the last day to enroll during open enrollment. Coverage for people who sign up during Open Enrollment starts  January 1, 2021. Preparing for Open Enrollment To prepare for open enrollment, here’s what you’ll need to make the enrollment process much smoother and faster. Your social security number(s) for you and whomever will be on your plan An estimate of your 2021 income Facts about dependents you would like to cover An understanding of your medical needs What Else Should You ...