A mega road project was announced in June 2024 in the Ethiopian region of Oromia to connect the cities around the capital Addis Ababa. Posts shared on Facebook on the same day claimed to show the design of the new Sheger city expressway. However, the photo was taken in China and features part of the […]
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Oil tanker crash, hazmat response shuts down highway near Massachusetts-New Hampshire border
A serious rollover crash involving a tanker truck shut down a section of a New Hampshire highway near the Massachusetts border on Monday morning. The crash happened on the northbound side of the Everett Turnpike near Exit 8 in Nashua, according to Nashua Fire Rescue. Oil started leaking onto the highway as a result of […]
Person seriously injured after crashing into deer on north GA highway
One person was seriously injured when a deer crashed into a vehicle driving in north Georgia. Just after noon on Saturday, 911 dispatchers received a call reporting a deer colliding with a vehicle. During the crash, the deer entered the passenger compartment of the vehicle, seriously injuring the passenger. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for […]
SLO County grass fire grows to 150 acres, closes Highway 41
This is a developing story. Check back to sanluisobispo.com for updates. To get breaking news alerts, click here Update, 7:20 p.m.: The fire, now dubbed the Cotton Fire, grew to 150 acres as of 7:20 p.m., according to Cal Fire. Firefighters continued to “make good progress” on containing the blaze, the agency said on X. […]
Meet the mailman who is also the godfather and guardian of Utah’s fabled Highway 12
It’s been hailed as the most scenic road in America. “A journey through time” is the description on one travel website. People put it on their bucket lists. Motorcycle clubs treat it like it’s the holy grail. Tracy Sidwell has another name for Utah’s fabled Highway 12. He calls it his mail route. For the […]
Man facing felony assault charges after car flips over on motorcyclist on Sunset Highway
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man is facing felony assault and other charges after a crash allegedly caused his car to flip over on top of a motorcyclist on the Sunset Highway Wednesday afternoon. Just after 3 p.m., Portland Police officers responded to a report of the crash near Highway 26 eastbound at the Southwest […]
July maintenance work will bring more Wichita highway ramp closures. Here’s what to know
North Wichita commuters can expect more highway closures. Maintenance work will soon close two I-135 ramps starting July 2. On northbound I-135, the entrance ramp from east Central Avenue and the exit 7B ramp to E. 9th Street N. are expected to remain inaccessible through most of July, the Kansas Department of Transportation announced Friday. […]
Space car pulled over on highway comes ‘in peace’
**Related Video Above: Military pilot’s first-hand UFO encounter CUBA, Mo. (WJW) — It wasn’t an unidentified flying object, but rather an unidentified driving object that got the attention of a sheriff’s deputy in Missouri Friday. “You never know what will be traveling through Crawford County but this one was a little out of this world,” […]
Woman, 31, killed by hit-and-run driver while crossing NYC highway: police
A hit-and-run driver fatally struck a 31-year-old woman as she sprinted across the FDR Drive early Saturday — one of two fatal crashes to take place within just two hours, cops said. The woman was crossing the northbound lanes of the FDR Drive on foot at about 12:15 a.m. when an oncoming black sedan rammed […]
Rainforest animal called a kinkajou rescued from dusty highway rest stop in Washington state
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Why did the kinkajou cross the road? And what’s a kinkajou, anyway? One of the mammals — which look like a cross between a monkey and a tiny bear — was found far from its normal rainforest habitat this week at a highway rest stop amid the rolling sagebrush plains of […]
Chip seal project will cause delays on Highway 97A
Jun. 28—CHELAN — Drivers on U.S. Highway 97A should be prepared for delays as construction crews work on chip-seal projects between Chelan and Wenatchee. Crews will be repairing sections where drivers have worn down the pavement, starting July 1 and 2, according to a press release from the Washington Department of Transportation. After July 2 […]
Short-term eastbound Highway 14 ramp closures at Kasson scheduled July 1
Jun. 28—KASSON, Minn. — Motorists at U.S. Highway 14 eastbound and Minnesota Highway 57 in Kasson will encounter short-term ramp closures on July 1 when crews pave the ramps, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The Highway 14 eastbound on-ramp from Highway 57 and the Highway 14 eastbound off-ramp to Highway 57 are scheduled […]