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
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‘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,
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
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