Travelers heading through the Salt Lake International Airport saw long TSA wait times Friday as spring break travel got underway.Just before 7:30 a.m., airport
FILE - Travelers heading through the Salt Lake International Airport saw long TSA wait times Friday as spring break travel got underway. Travelers heading through the Salt Lake International Airport saw long TSA wait times Friday as spring break travel got underway.
Just before 7:30 a.m., airport officials said passengers were seeing up to 90-minute wait times at the security checkpoint. However, wait times quickly died down without the need to open a secondary security checkpoint. By 8:30 a.m., officials said the wait times had been lowered to under 30 minutes.Flyers nationwide have reported longer-than-normal wait times when going through TSA security checkpoints as agents continue to work unpaid due to the ongoing partial government shutdown. On Wednesday, more than 11% of TSA employees across the country scheduled to work - over 3,120 workers - called out, according to the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees TSA operations. Since the partial shutdown began, nearly 500 of the agency's roughly 50,000 security officers have quit. The U.S. Senate passed a funding bill Friday morning that would see funds return for TSA, as well as the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Coast Guard. However, that deal now goes to the House, where lawmakers are expected to consider before departing for a two-week Easter recess.Bangerter Highway will be closed in West Jordan over the weekend.The highway will close from 9000 South to 7800 South starting at 7 a.m. on Saturday, March 28,An officer-involved shooting forced northbound I-15 to be closed at 4500 South.The shooting involved a Utah Highway Patrol trooper, who jumped out of his vehiclA St. George neighborhood experienced an infestation of hundreds of roof rats. Exterminators said the population would increase exponentially across St. GeorgeA Cedar City family is preparing to say goodbye to a 7-year-old child who was struck by an SUV while riding a scooter on his way to school.The incident happenA large house fire broke out in the Sandy area, prompting a response from Unified Fire Authority and the Sandy Fire Department.Benjamin Porter, a spokesperson
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