Bureau of Land Management officials say the plan calls for an increase in river recreation fees to help cover operational costs, which have soared since the last fee increase in 2001.
More than 11,000 visitors take river trips each year in San Juan County.
Plans call for an increase in fee rates from $6 to $10 per person for river trips between Sand Island and Mexican Hat; from $12 to $20 per person for river trips between Mexican Hat and Clay Hills; and from $18 to $30 per person for river trips between Clay Hills and Sand Island.
The BLM also seeks a new $6 permit application fee for all private river launches.
>>FrontRunner Train Disrupted By Smoke Smell
(Salt Lake City, UT) -- The UTA is saying nobody was hurt and apparently no damage after smoke was smelled on a FrontRunner train. The train was traveling north to Salt Lake Saturday when the smell was noticed. Passengers were evacuated in Salt Lake and boarded another train. UTA spokesperson Gerry Carpenter says it was probably an electrical problem.
>>Money Raised For Emilie Parker Fund
(Ogden, UT) -- The Ogden community is reaching out in honor of Connecticut school shooting victim Emilie Parker. The child's family was from Ogden and moved to Connecticut recently. A fundraiser Saturday in Odgen for the family included a silent auction with Raptors and Jazz tickets, jerseys and ski passes. The event raised nine-thousand dollars for the Emilie Parker Memorial Fund.
>>Wrongful Death Suit Against Hurricane Settled
(Hurricane, UT) -- The family of Brian Layton Cardall is agreeing to a "mutual general settlement" in a wrongful death lawsuit against Hurricane, the police chief and an officer. Cardall and his wife were heading from Salt Lake to their home in Flagstaff in 2009 when he stopped to take his medicine and was acting agitated. Police were called and Cardall was Tasered and died. The Cardalls say police showed willful misconduct while police say their action was appropriate. The chief and the officer were dropped from the case as part of the settlement.
>>Utah Plans To Transform Campus' History Museum
(Salt Lake City, UT) -- The University of Utah has plans to turn its old natural history museum into a cutting-edge research facility. The "Tribune" says the planned Center for Cell and Genome Science will help students, professors and researchers study the mysteries of cells. The first phase of the 50-million-dollar makeover will transform the George Thomas Building into a hub for Utah's College of Science. School officials say the building's famous vaulted ceilings and art-deco details built way back in 1933 will be preserved.
>>Moose Poacher Sought In Rich Co.
(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Utah wildlife officials are hunting for the man who allegedly shot a bull moose and left it to die in Rich County. Officials with the Division of Wildlife Resources say a man wearing camouflage clothing shot the moose with a bow and arrow back in late September outside Garden City, Utah near South Serviceberry and South Snowberry. Officials say the hunter used arrows made of cedar with white and yellow fletchings and they're hoping a person who recognizes the identifying marks burned into the shafts will come forward. Wildlife officials ask for people to call their Turn-In-A-Poacher hotline at 1-800-662-3337 if they have any information. A reward is also being offered.
>>Report: Utah's Gun-Related Deaths Rise; Suicide Top Culprit
(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Data from state health officials says more Utahns are dying from gun-related injuries than ever before. The "Tribune" says according to data from the Department of Health gun-related deaths in Utah rose 23-percent between 2007-and-2011 compared with the previous four-year-span. During that same four-year-period ending in 2011 more than 270-people died from gun-related injuries compared with about 260-auto accident-related deaths. Officials say what's even more startling is that 84-percent of those shooting-related fatalities were from suicide.
>>Here's Some Advice For New Year's, Salt Lake City
(Harrisburg, PA) -- Experts say when it comes to making "New Year's resolutions" it's best to keep them to yourself. With the year 2013 upon Salt Lake City the journal "Scientific American" studied why most people don't actually achieve their resolutions every New Year - whether it's quitting smoking or finally organizing that messy garage. They say proclaiming your goals for the new year gives a "premature sense of completeness" - meaning it's easier to give up and you essentially undermine your own attempt at the start. So experts say when someone asks you today what are your New Year's resolutions, tell them sorry, you haven't got any.
SALT LAKE CITY — A man was slashed with a kitchen knife during a domestic dispute Sunday afternoon.
At about 2:30 p.m. a couple living in a basement apartment on the 200 South block of 1400 West became involved in some kind of an argument, according to Lt. Carl Merino with the Salt Lake City Police Department.
As the fight escalated, Margie Maire, 51, allegedly slashed her 55-year-old husband in the chest several times with a paring knife, Merino said.
Police said the wounds were not life-threatening and did not require treatment in a hospital, but Merino described the dispute as "serious" due to the use of the weapon. Maire was arrested and booked into the Salt Lake County jail for investigation of domestic violence and aggravated assault.
SALT LAKE CITY — Travelocity has named Salt Lake City one of its top 10 New Year's Eve destinations.
The travel website ranked the city as one of the best for those looking for a fun-filled way to ring in the new year.
"The sights and sounds of this mountain town are turned up a notch on New Year's Eve with three full days of exhibitions, concerts and celebrations," the website said about Salt Lake City. "For families or single travelers, there's something for everyone. Don't miss live music at Gallivan and cool shows at the Clark Planetarium that the kids will love."
The three-day celebration that helped the city make the list is EVE, which begins Dec. 29 downtown and is expected to be attended by 30,000 people. The event features live music at the Gallivan Center and activities at various venues throughout downtown:
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