Trucking magnate running for Congress caught in residence kerfuffle
UTICA, Ind. — An Indiana congressional candidate and trucking company owner changed his voter registration last year to an address local officials say isn’t a
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UPDATE: Major wildfire closes U.S. 89 in Arizona, threatens lives, property
UPDATE | April 22 US 89 closed north of Flagstaff U.S. 89 is closed in both directions north of Flagstaff due to the Tunnel Fire.
Kentucky highway fatalities increase; officials urge safety
FRANKFORT, Ky. — An increase in traffic fatalities last year has Kentucky officials urging drivers to focus on safety behind the wheel. The number of
Officers shoot suspect they say fired at them on LA highway
LOS ANGELES — California Highway Patrol officers shot a man who opened fire on them along Interstate 405 in Los Angeles early Thursday, prompting a
EXPLAINER: Why is Texas policing its border with Mexico?
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to impose additional inspections of trucks entering Texas from Mexico is his latest move in an unprecedented foray
Record blizzard slams North Dakota, Montana
BISMARCK, N.D. — Record snowfall from a spring blizzard snarled traffic, shut down government offices, schools and some businesses for a fourth day in North
Texas moves to ease border gridlock over ‘sense of urgency’
AUSTIN, Texas — The logjam of trucks at the U.S.-Mexico border finally began breaking Thursday after nearly a week as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott eased
Texas keeping most truck inspections despite border gridlock
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday defied intensifying pressure over his new border policy that has gridlocked trucks entering the U.S. and
Severe storm risk high across much of nation as powerful system rakes through
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Numerous severe thunderstorms, with some producing tornados, are expected Wednesday across the Mid-South and lower/middle Mississippi Valley and Midwest. Tornadoes, some
Indiana trucking company owner makes another bid for Congress
INDIANAPOLIS — Trucking company owner Mike Sodrel poured more than $1 million into his first campaign for a southern Indiana congressional seat nearly two decades
Guilty plea part of ongoing US probe into Caltrans bribery
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A former contract manager for California’s transportation agency pleaded guilty Monday in what federal prosecutors said is an ongoing investigation into a
Biden waiving ethanol rule in bid to lower gasoline prices
WASHINGTON — Although it won’t affect prices at the diesel fuel islands, President Joe Biden visited corn-rich Iowa on Tuesday to announce he’ll suspend a
Spring storm packing blizzard conditions for northern Plains
BISMARCK, N.D. — A significant spring storm headed for the northern Plains is packing blizzard conditions with significant snow accumulation and drifting, according to the
Musk commits to 2023 deliveries of Cybertruck pickup, Tesla Semi
AUSTIN, Texas — The “Cyber Rodeo at Giga Texas,” an invitation-only party for thousands of guests at Tesla’s new billion-dollar-plus “gigafactory” in Austin, was the
FedEx Logistics opens global headquarters in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shipping giant FedEx Corp.’s logistics subsidiary has opened a new global headquarters in the building that once held the Gibson guitar factory
Lawmakers accuse Big Oil of ‘rip off’ as some states offer fuel tax relief
WASHINGTON — With diesel prices still averaging above $5 a gallon and gasoline above $4, some of the nation’s lawmakers are saying that oil companies
Walmart offers supply-chain workers a chance to drive trucks
NEW YORK — Walmart workers who once unloaded trucks now have a chance to drive them. The nation’s largest retailer has launched a training program
I-65 killer identified, wasn’t truck driver as police hypothesized
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana State Police identified a now-deceased man on Tuesday as the suspect who raped and killed three women in Indiana and Kentucky in
Report criticizes Virginia’s response to snowy I-95 gridlock
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia state agencies collectively “lost situational awareness” and failed to keep up with growing gridlock during a January snowstorm that stranded hundreds
Seven Mile Bridge to close for annual footrace
MARATHON, Fla. — The Seven Mile Bridge will close temporarily to vehicle traffic early Saturday for an annual footrace over the convergence of the Atlantic