Officials in at least 10 states have closed beaches or warned people not to swim in the water due to high bacteria levels ahead of the Fourth of July holiday. Some of the closures are related to bacteria from fecal waste, while others are due to high levels of cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The Fourth of July holiday, also known as Independence Day, celebrates the Second Continental Congress’ unanimous adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, a document announcing the colonies’ separation from Great Britain. One year later, according to the Library of Congress, a spontaneous celebration in Philadelphia marked the […]
TOOELE COUNTY, Utah (ABC4) — The Utah Department of Transportation alerted drivers about a fire affecting a roadway in Toole County on Tuesday night. According to UDOT, the fire was burning near milepost 53 on I-80 in Tooele County. The fire closed the right lane for several hours after first beginning around 7:30. READ NEXT: […]
Independence Day arrives Thursday and several offices and businesses will be closed to commemorate the holiday. Weather permitting, the Fourth of July will be spent celebrating with cookouts, fireworks and festivities. Don’t expect to your trash to be picked up or for mail to be delivered. July 4th fireworks in Indiana: Here’s when you can […]
OSHKOSH – Menominee Park’s Pratt Trail is back in business. Almost one year after being closed as an archaeological site, the winding road through Oshkosh’s Menominee Park has been reopened for public use. The city of Oshkosh made the announcement in a news release 11 months after archaeological items of significance were discovered when road […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Batavia man was arrested Friday following an hours-long police stand-off in the vicinity of a South Main St. apartment building, according to Batavia Police. Around noon on June 28 emergency dispatch received a call regarding an attempted break-in at an apartment at 11 South Main St. 53-year-old Martin Jones of […]
More than 30 beaches closed in Massachusetts ahead of Fourth of July More than 30 beaches in Massachusetts are closed to swimmers on Monday ahead of the Fourth of July holiday due to bacteria concerns. As of Monday morning, there were 31 beaches, lakes, and ponds closed, including popular destinations on Cape Cod and the […]
Fourth of July festivities will be in full swing Thursday, which means many places may be closed or have modified hours. Here’s a list of some of the closures around town Thursday and into the holiday weekend: City of Fort Collins: City offices will be closed July 4, as well as the Museum of Discovery […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Construction to replace a 65-year-old I-5 bridge over Southwest 26th Avenue forced the closure of all lanes this weekend in Portland, forcing motorists to use detours that snarled traffic and frustrated drivers. This phase of the bridge rebuild, which began in Spring 2023, began Friday night and will continue until 5 […]
A temporary partial closure to Sierra National Forest is in place until at least tomorrow because of the Basin Fire that was sparked by lightning this week. Forest rangers said the Basin Fire “has grown significantly in the past few days.” Rangers said the closure “is necessary due to the heightened risks associated with the […]
A Southwest Airlines flight took off from a closed runway despite air traffic control warnings. The pilots didn’t communicate with the tower or other planes, an ATC recording suggests. The NTSB is investigating the latest incident involving a Southwest plane. A Southwest Airlines flight appeared to take off from a closed runway that had a […]
Thousands of airline passengers on flights to and from Gatwick Airport in London are suffering disruption after the runway was closed following a problem with a departing British Airways plane. Airport fire service vehicles escorted the aircraft as it was moved off the runway, flight tracking website Flightradar24 said. The incident involved British Airways flight […]