South Carolina city wants to take over dangerous road
GREENVILLE, S.C. — A South Carolina city wants to take over a heavily trafficked state road so it can have more say in safety improvements.
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Infrastructure bill still caught up in D.C. muck
HARTFORD, Conn. — President Joe Biden said this week that although he expects his social safety net and climate spending package, which is supposed to
Ex-Indiana mayor gets 21 months in prison for seeking bribe
HAMMOND, Ind. — A former northwestern Indiana mayor who was found guilty of taking a $13,000 bribe from a trucking company and illegal tax evasion
Biden tries to tame inflation with plan to move backlog of goods
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden tried to reassure Americans on Wednesday that he can tame high inflation, announcing a deal to expand operations at the
Tanker truck rolls over near Boston, spilling diesel fuel
REVERE, Mass. — A tanker truck carrying 10,000 gallons of diesel fuel rolled onto its side near Boston early Wednesday morning, spilling fuel into environmentally
US to reopen land borders for fully vaccinated
WASHINGTON — By mid-January, essential travelers seeking to enter the U.S., like truck drivers, will need to be fully vaccinated. Vehicle, rail and ferry travel
Wildfire rages in Southern California coastal mountains
SOLVANG, Calif. — A major highway in Southern California coastal mountains remained closed Wednesday and evacuation orders were in place as a growing wildfire chewed
Infrastructure bill becoming hot potato in D.C.
WASHINGTON — Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal, the head of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, says she has pushed President Joe Biden to hold the line and
Campaign encourages seat belts, safe driving practices
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky officials are participating in a campaign to encourage safe driving practices including the use of seat belts. The high-visibility enforcement campaign
Alabama swamped, 4 killed in floods from slow-moving front
PELHAM, Ala. — Terrified drivers climbed out of swamped cars and muddy floodwater flowed through neighborhoods after a stalled weather front drenched Alabama for hours,
Zebras escape from Illinois pumpkin farm, snarling traffic
PINGREE GROVE, Ill. — Two zebras that escaped from a suburban Chicago pumpkin farm had travelers on a state highway doing double takes as the
Skanska ordered to pay $92K for evidence loss in bridge case
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The construction company Skanska has been ordered to pay more than $92,000 after a judge ruled it had destroyed evidence in a
California truck company owner pleads guilty in tank blast
LOS ANGELES — The owner of several Southern California trucking companies pleaded guilty to five felony charges involving tax evasion, COVID-19 relief fraud and an
Fate of infrastructure bill in limbo
WASHINGTON — About the only thing Congress could agree upon on Thursday was that the country is in need of vast infrastructure improvements. But it’s
Protesters temporarily block Golden Gate Bridge
SAN FRANCISCO — A convoy of demonstrators blocked northbound lanes of the Golden Gate Bridge for nearly an hour during the Sept. 30 morning commute.
Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ plan under scrutiny
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s plan for a massive expansion of social programs and infrastructure improvements is being framed by supporters as such a high-stakes
EEOC sues Stevens Transport for disability discrimination
DALLAS – A refrigerated transport carrier violated federal law by discriminating against an applicant based on his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
TRPA awards $11M in transportation grants at Lake Tahoe
RENO, Nev. — The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency has awarded $11 million in transportation grants at Lake Tahoe to reduce traffic congestion, provide free transit
Mississippi preps to repair highway collapse from Ida
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi will soon start rebuilding a section of highway that collapsed during torrential rainfall brought by Hurricane Ida, the head of the
Push to speed zero-emission truck sales in works
BOSTON — Officials from companies with fleets of trucks are urging governors across the country to embrace a rule meant to speed the adoption of