Drone video shows miles of stalled big rigs as massive snowstorm closes parts of I-80
TRUCKEE, Calif. — A powerful blizzard that closed highways and wreaked other havoc had mostly moved through the Sierra Nevada by early Monday but forecasters
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A massive blizzard howls in the Sierra Nevada
TRUCKEE, Calif. — A powerful blizzard that a meteorologist termed “as bad as it gets” howled in the Sierra Nevada mountains, closing a long stretch
Parts of the Sierra Nevada likely to get 10 feet of snow from powerful storm by weekend
RENO, Nev. — The most powerful Pacific storm of the season is forecast to bring up to 10 feet (3 meters) of snow into the
US economy grew solid 3.2% in fourth quarter, a slight downgrade from government’s initial estimate
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew at a robust 3.2% annual pace from October through December, propelled by healthy consumer spending, the Commerce Department reported
Wildfire scorching the Texas Panhandle has grown to the largest in state history
STINNETT, Texas — A dusting of snow covered a desolate landscape of scorched prairie, dead cattle and burned-out homes in the Texas Panhandle on Thursday,
2 tractor-trailers crash on a Connecticut highway and land in a pond, killing 1
ASHFORD, Conn. — Two tractor-trailers crashed on a Connecticut highway early Thursday, landing in a pond and killing one person, officials said. Police said the
NYC’s plan to ease gridlock includes toll hikes
NEW YORK — Between bridge and tunnel tolls, parking fees and the ever-present risk of getting a traffic ticket, it can already cost a mint
Family Dollar to pay more than $41 million because of rodent-infested warehouse
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Family Dollar Stores, a subsidiary of Dollar Tree Inc., pleaded guilty Monday, Feb. 26, to holding food, drugs, cosmetics and other
NTSB: Warning alerts sounded moments before jet crash-landed on Florida highway, killing 2
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Moments before the deadly crash of a charter jet on a Florida highway, three warnings about oil pressure problems in its
Nationwide cellular outages reported by users of AT&T, Cricket, other providers
A number of Americans are dealing with cellular outages on AT&T, Cricket Wireless, Verizon, T-Mobile and other service providers, according to data from Downdetector on
Investigators fault Pittsburgh for poor inspection, maintenance of bridge that collapsed
WASHINGTON — The city of Pittsburgh did not adequately maintain or repair a bridge and failed to act on inspection reports, leading to the corrosion
Ford, UAW reach local contract agreement at Kentucky Truck plant, averting threat of a strike
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. and the United Auto Workers union have reached a tentative agreement on a local contract at the company’s largest and
Agency to announce the suspected cause of a 2022 bridge collapse over a Pittsburgh ravine
PITTSBURGH — Federal regulators are about to announce what they believe caused a bridge to collapse in Pittsburgh more than two years ago, sending vehicles
Ukrainian trucker acquitted in deaths of 7 motorcyclists wants CDL back
CONCORD, N.H. — A commercial truck driver from Ukraine who faces a deportation order is trying to get his driving privileges back now that he’s
California again braces as another wet winter storm hits the state
SAN FRANCISCO — The latest in a series of wet winter storms gained strength in California early Monday, with forecasters warning of possible flooding, hail,
9 Los Angeles firefighters injured after rig’s fuel tank explodes
LOS ANGELES — A burning truck’s fuel tank exploded early Thursday while Los Angeles firefighters were trying to battle the blaze, injuring nine of them,
Buttigieg visits interstate highway bridge in Pacific Northwest slated for seismic replacement
\VANCOUVER, Wash. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday toured the century-old Interstate 5 bridge that connects Portland, Oregon, with southwest Washington state, a
Major winter storm set to wallop Northeast
HARTFORD, Conn. — Parts of the Northeast were preparing Monday for a coastal storm that was expected to pack high winds and dump a foot
Mobileye CEO Shashua expects more autonomous vehicles on road in 2 years
DETROIT — Six years ago, automakers and tech companies thought they were on the cusp of putting thousands of self-driving robotaxis on the street to
Treacherous travel conditions reported in Texas Panhandle, central Oklahoma, eastern New Mexico
LUBBOCK, Texas — The remnants of a slow-moving atmospheric river storm that pummeled California last week delivered the first notable snowfall of the season across eastern