Mississippi bill would let state voters decide on fuel tax increases
JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi House will consider a bill that could lead to an increase in gasoline and diesel fuel taxes to pay for
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Avalanche dangers close 3 mountain passes in Washington State
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Three major mountain passes in Washington state were closed overnight due to avalanche dangers after heavy rain fell on a large snowpack
New legislation in Oklahoma, other states, would protect drivers who hit protestors
OKLAHOMA CITY — When massive demonstrations against racial injustice erupted across the nation last summer, protesters used an increasingly common tactic to draw attention to
Experts say US’s Gulf freeze may boost gas prices, but only briefly
Add one more potential item to the list of economic hardships dealt to Americans in the past 11 months: rising gas prices. But you can’t
New round of icy weather hits Deep South as polar vortex creates frigid conditions through much of US
Parts of the nation’s Deep South, where wintry precipitation already had left thousands without power, stranded drivers and interrupted efforts to vaccinate residents against the
Auto hauler maker Cottrell to build $125M factory in Georgia industrial park
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — A Georgia manufacturer of auto-hauling trailers says it will invest $125 million to build a new factory. Gainesville-based Cottrell Trailers announced Tuesday
Wintry weather blanketing US making rare dip to Gulf Coast, creating hazardous travel conditions
DALLAS — Snow and ice blanketed large swaths of the U.S. on Sunday, Feb. 14, prompting canceled flights, making driving perilous and reaching into areas
6 killed in 130-vehicle pileup on icy Texas interstate
DALLAS — A massive crash involving more than 130 vehicles on an icy Texas interstate left six people dead and dozens injured Thursday, Feb. 11,
Biden hopes infrastructure can bridge partisan divide
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is hoping that launching an effort to build roads and bridges can help to unite Democrats and Republicans in a
North Dakota lawmakers mulling 80 mph interstate speed limit
BISMARCK, N.D. — A legislative panel endorsed a bill Feb. 4 that would increase the speed limit from 75 mph to 80 mph on North
Arizona to begin bridge replacement project on Interstate 15
PHOENIX— Construction crews are about to begin a years-long project to replace a bridge on a stretch of Interstate 15 that passes through a cliff-lined
Buttigieg says Transportation Department will push ‘bold’ thinking
WASHINGTON — Pete Buttigieg, sworn in Wednesday, Feb. 3, as transportation secretary, urged his 55,000 employees to embrace “imaginative, bold, forward thinking” as the Transportation
Senate confirms Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary
WASHINGTON — Pete Buttigieg won Senate approval Tuesday, Feb. 2, as transportation secretary, the first openly gay person to be confirmed to a Cabinet post.
Mississippi looks at penalties for blocking roadways
JACKSON, Miss. — Republican lawmakers in Mississippi are seeking to increase penalties for people who block public roadways during protests. Several Democrats, however, are expressing
Biden’s ‘ambitious’ climate initiative targets oil, coal, natural gas sectors
WASHINGTON — In the most ambitious U.S. effort to stave off the worst effects of climate change, President Joe Biden issued executive orders Wednesday, Jan.
Biden pick for transportation, Buttigieg, advances in Senate
WASHINGTON — A Senate panel on Wednesday, Jan. 27, easily advanced President Joe Biden’s nomination of Pete Buttigieg to be transportation secretary, setting up a
‘Atmospheric river’ storm creates dangerous conditions in California; travel discouraged in some areas
SAN FRANCISCO — A potent atmospheric river barreled toward California on Tuesday, Jan. 26, bringing the threat of downpours that could unleash destructive debris flows
Travel difficult as storm bears down on southeast Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE — A Midwestern winter storm is making travel treacherous as wind-whipped snow piles up in Wisconsin Tuesday, Jan. 26. Snow plow drivers worked to
Many highway closures still in effect due to Arizona storm
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Portions of two interstate highways were among multiple routes that remained closed Tuesday morning, Jan. 26, due to difficult driving conditions from
Storm threatens Midwest with heavy snow, travel disruptions
OMAHA, Neb. — A major winter storm threatened to blanket parts of the middle of the country with more than a foot of snow Monday,