California storms shut down major mountain highway passes
LOS ANGELES — The latest in a series of storms left California mountains frosted in snow Monday, Jan. 25, shutting down a major highway due
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Biden Cabinet: Buttigieg urges big funds for Department of Transportation
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s nominee for secretary of transportation, Pete Buttigieg, appeared on a smooth path to quick confirmation, pledging to senators on Thursday,
Buttigieg aims for ‘generational’ change at Department of Transportation
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s nominee for secretary of transportation, Pete Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration’s ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation’s
Utah receives approval to build highway through conservation area
ST. GEORGE, Utah — The Utah Division of Transportation and Washington County received approval to build a four-lane highway that would pass through the Red
Winter storm creating blizzard conditions, closing roads in Midwestern US
MINNEAPOLIS — A slow-moving winter storm with gusty winds is whipping up blizzard conditions and causing hazardous travel in southwestern Minnesota and northeastern South Dakota.
Legislation would allow extra-long semis on North Dakota roads
BISMARCK, N.D. — Supporters of a bill that would allow extra-long semis on North Dakota roadways say it addresses a growing need to move cargo,
U.S. appeals court upholds tossing of 3 Pilot convictions
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A federal appeals court has rejected a bid by prosecutors to restore the tossed convictions for the former president of Pilot Flying
Coast Guard suspends search for driver of truck that plunged into Chesapeake Bay
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Coast Guard officials said Tuesday evening, Dec. 29, that they have suspended their search for the driver of a box truck
Trump signs massive measure funding government, COVID relief, $600 checks for most Americans
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package Sunday, Dec. 27, ending days of drama over his refusal
Winter storm in Dakotas, Minnesota make travel frightful
FARGO, N.D. — A storm that brought snow, strong winds and bitter cold into the eastern Dakotas and western Minnesota early Wednesday, Dec. 23, was
Former trucking company employee ordered to pay back nearly $600,000 in wire fraud case
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A former payroll clerk for a South Dakota trucking company accused of writing checks to herself for more than a decade
Seattle scales back bridge earthquake retrofits after estimate jumps from $67 million to $731 million
SEATTLE — The Seattle Department of Transportation now says reinforcing 16 bridges to better withstand earthquakes would cost hundreds of millions of dollars more than
New Mexico tosses 75 COVID-19 vaccine doses over temperature issues
SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico has discarded a 75-dose shipment of the new COVID-19 vaccine this week after a digital device showed it overheated
AP sources: Biden to pick Buttigieg as transportation chief
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden is expected to pick former South Bend, Indiana, mayor Pete Buttigieg to head the Transportation Department, according to three people
COVID-19 vaccine shipments begin in historic U.S. effort
PORTAGE, Mich. — The first of many freezer-packed COVID-19 vaccine vials made their way to distribution sites across the U.S. on Sunday, Dec. 13, as
Wyoming truckers note variances in COVID-19 response from state to state
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — While many Wyomingites’ experiences during the pandemic have been shaped by state- or county-level reactions, truck drivers in the area have been
Police: Masked men kidnapped, killed 2 truckers in South Florida
MIAMI — Police want to know who kidnapped, tortured and fatally shot two truckers execution-style before dumping their bodies on a South Florida street over
Washington state expects lower toll revenue amid pandemic, considers increasing rates
SEATTLE — Transportation officials in Washington state have considered increasing toll route prices and other finances as the coronavirus pandemic resulted in lower revenues previously
Maryland man pleads guilty to scheme to steal over $233,000 in billing fraud
BALTIMORE — A Maryland man pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a scheme to steal more than $200,000 from the company where he worked and
Brent Spence Bridge repairs on track for re-opening Dec. 23
COVINGTON, Ky. — Repairs to a heavily traveled bridge linking Kentucky and Ohio remain on schedule for a Dec. 23 reopening, Kentucky’s transportation secretary said