Rocky road ahead for traffic reporters as GPS technology grounds aircraft, silences mics
Signal fading on radio traffic reports CORONA, Calif. — For more than 20 years, Mike Nolan was known to radio listeners as the “eye in the sky.” He flew over Southern California freeways in his single-engine plane, reporting on the nation’s worst traffic. Black Friday in Connecticut brings bargain-basement prices, interstate traffic jam, near riot
Black Friday brings deals, lines, traffic to Conn. Rainstorms snarl Islam’s annual hajj, soaking millions of pilgrims
Rains soak pilgrims at Islam’s hajj JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia — The heaviest rain to hit Islam’s annual hajj pilgrimage in years soaked the faithful and flooded the road to Mecca, snarling traffic as millions of Muslims headed for the holy sites. The downpours add an extra hazard on top of intense concerns about the spread of swine flu. Tour bus rolls over off southern Minnesota interstate, killing 2 and injuring 21
Tour bus crashes off Minn. interstate, killing 2 Tour bus rolls over off southern Minnesota interstate; fatalities reported, number unclear
Tour bus crashes off southern Minnesota interstate Tammy the wild turkey who played chicken with NJ turnpike traffic finally caught
Turkey that played chicken on NJ Turnpike caught Tammy the wild turkey finally caught at NJ turnpike after motorists’ complaints intensify
Turkey that played chicken on NJ Turnpike caught Police car checking NYC traffic ahead of Biden motorcade collides with taxi; vice president OK
NY police car in accident ahead of Biden motorcade FAA splits low Hudson River airspace into 2 zones in response to mid-air crash
FAA splits Hudson River airspace into 2 low zones FAA: Hudson airspace splitting into local and long distance zones after mid-air crash
FAA splitting Hudson airspace into local, distance Driver pays: Dutch government will slash price of car taxes in favor of tax-per-mile
Dutch drivers to pay tax on road time, not on car Atlantic coast deals with drenching rain, wind from Ida remnants; 5 deaths blamed on storm
Atlantic coast drenched from Ida remnants NORFOLK, Va. — A drenching, wind-driven rain lashed much of the Atlantic seaboard Thursday, flooding streets, closing schools, roads and bridges and causing at least five deaths. Va., other areas cope with floods as Ida’s remnants pelt Atlantic coast with rain, wind gusts
Ida’s torrents dump floods along Atlantic coast Relentless rains prompt flood warnings from NC to Long Island as Ida remnants soak seaboard
Waning Ida’s downpours swamp Mid-Atlantic coast Mom, stop the car, I have to go. Oops, the rest area is closed
No rest for the weary as rest areas close NORLINA, N.C. — That old adage “No rest for the weary” could have been coined with Mark and Barbara Van Art in mind. Bay Bridge reopens after nearly weeklong closure for emergency repairs
Bay Bridge reopens after nearly weeklong closure No word yet on when San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will open to commuters
No word yet when Bay Bridge will be open again In booming, motorizing China, an outing on a bicycle has become a perilous exercise
Cycling in Chinese city is anything but leisurely Officials: SF Bay Bridge might open for Friday morning commute as emergency repairs continue
SF Bay Bridge might be open for morning commute Officials say Bay Bridge won’t be open in time for the Friday morning commute
Bay Bridge won’t open for Friday morning commute Bay Bridge closure enters 2nd day as engineers frantically work to repair damaged span
Traffic lighter as Bridge closure enters 2nd day 2nd day of congested commute in San Francisco Bay area as bridge remains closed indefinitely
Bridge closure snarls traffic for 2nd day SAN FRANCISCO — Engineers desperately tried to repair the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge as commuters encountered a second day of heavy traffic and crowded trains Thursday after a 5,000-pound piece of steel plummeted onto the span during rush hour this week. Senator calls condition of Oklahoma roads ‘life threatening,’ says state must get federal aid
Senator calls Okla. roads ‘life threatening’ Officials can’t say when San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will open to traffic again
No estimate when Bay Bridge will open SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, closed after 5,000 pounds of metal broke off during rush hour earlier this week, won’t reopen to traffic in time for Thursday morning’s commute, a California Department of Transportation spokesman said Wednesday. Bay Bridge failure stirs fear, anger over lack of progress on new span; no reopening in sight
Bay Bridge failure stirs fear, anger over new span Federal experts sent to find out why recent San Francisco bridge repair failed
Federal experts sent to eye Bay Bridge repairs Stiff winds slow repairs after fallen metal closes busy Bay Bridge in San Francisco
Winds slow repairs after metal crashes onto bridge Early storm dumps snow across Rockies, western plains; 70 accidents reported in Wyoming
Storm dumps snow on Rockies, plains, more forecast In San Francisco, nightmare traffic expected after Bay Bridge rod snaps; no injuries reported
Tough commute likely after Bay Bridge rod snaps San Francisco bridge closes after rod, brace fall onto westbound lanes; no injuries reported
San Francisco bridge closes after rod snaps |