Mexican Hat News

Government stimulus money represents a massive effort to pull the nation out of one of the worst economic downturns in recent memory.

The Obama administration said Monday it will propose long-sought safety requirements for long-distance buses, including seatbelts and stronger roof standards.

Humans have inhabited the banks of the San Juan River for at least 8,000 years, leaving evidence such as this well-carved staircase up a rock face.

The San Juan County attorney says no additional charges will be filed against the driver of a bus that crashed near Mexican Hat in January 2008, killing nine people.

The San Juan County attorney says no additional charges will be filed against the driver of the bus that plunged off a road last year and killed nine people, in part because a Utah Highway Patrol investigation conflicts with federal findings.

As a kid I never understood how lucky I was to grow up in southwestern Utah. Nor did I comprehend my good fortune in having grandparents who lived in San Juan County on the other side of the state.

The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending charter bus companies come up with contingency plans to deal with crashes in remote areas.

Anderson Black weaves Navajo baskets. He comes from a long line of basket weavers and will be weaving baskets with his niece at the Living Traditions Festival May 15-17. For as long as he can remember, Anderson Black has known how to weave baskets, using sage plants he strips into usable pieces.

By JOAN LOWY Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Thursday ordered a review of bus safety in response to a Utah crash in January 2008 that killed nine people and injured 43 others returning from a weekend ski trip.The Transportation Department said that a plan to improve motorcoach safety will be created from the findings of the ...