LOGAN (AP) — Utah State University's natural gas-powered shuttle service has marked a ridership milestone, serving its 850,000th passenger.
Jordan Earley, a junior studying business and marketing was the 850,000 rider. USU awarded him a pin, a plaque and a bookstore gift card.
Aggie Shuttle supervisor Alden Erickson says USU's compressed natural gas-powered shuttle is the only alternative-fuel bus system in Utah.
Erickson says the school runs nine shuttles five days a week and travels more than 110,000 miles annually. The cost of the shuttle is about one-third the cost of any diesel-fueled system, he said.
The service is funded almost entirely through student fees.
Running red lights
A study from the National Coalition for Safer Roads looks at when and how often people run red lights.
Rock-legend impersonators
Actors portraying Elvis Presley and others treated shoppers and passers-by to a musical journey through time.
Pell grant changes
Changes to the federal Pell grants program have reached Utah schools as fewer students enroll for the summer.
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