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 […]
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it will investigate a Southwest Airlines flight that departed from a temporarily closed runway in Maine earlier this week. The FAA said on Tuesday an airport vehicle exited the runway before Southwest Flight 4805, a Boeing 737, began its […]
A “tension crack” sliced a portion of Highway 154 open this week — and the road will remain closed until Caltrans repairs it, the agency said in a news release Thursday. Construction crews found the crack over the weekend while repairing a slip-out in the highway. Highway 154 was closed in both directions from San […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A crash involving a semi-truck was reported by the Port of Hood River early Thursday afternoon, causing “severe damage” to the Hood River Bridge, officials said. Port officials said “members of the bridge were struck and impacted by the incident,” but did not specify how many people were hit or whether […]
PORT EDWARDS − The Wood County Highway Department has closed Wood County AA from Grunewald Lane to north of Lynn Creek. Recent heavy rain has undermined the pavement on County AA at Lynn Creek, according to a news release from Wood County Highway Commissioner Roland Hawk. County staff are evaluating the damage and determining the […]
FBI agents found 13 gold bars during their June 2022 search of the Englewood Cliffs home of Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife, Nadine. (Courtesy of U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York) Sen. Bob Menendez’s wife unloaded gold bars and coins worth almost $250,000 just weeks before FBI agents searched their Englewood Cliffs […]
While the fountains were running and the slide towered temptingly on a 90-degree day, no one could swim in the Mary Williams-Neal Community Center Pool on Tuesday. That’s because the pool water was the same color as the frog-shaped kiddie slide: green. The swimming pool, located at the intersection of Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd. and […]
Fire up the grill! The Fourth of July is coming up fast. July 4 is one of those holidays that always falls on a specific date, not a Monday or Friday, and in 2024, July 4th will be on a Thursday. That’s no problem if you’re a Florida state employee. Gov. Ron DeSantis Monday created […]
Police arrested a Boise man who’s suspected of starting a Foothills fire that went on to burn a significant amount of land in the Polecat Gulch area, closing down popular trails. The Boise Police Department said the 51-year-old was charged Monday morning with arson in the third degree — meaning it destroyed either personal property […]