Tag: ramps

Fireworks light brush fire in Parley’s Canyon, closes I-80, I-215 ramps

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Officials believe fireworks led to an acre-and-a-half brush fire that led to ramp closures on Interstate 80 and Interstate 215 Tuesday evening. Unified Fire Dept. Capt. Tony Barker said two units were on the scene tonight, and firefighters were able to contain the blaze. Ramps on both Interstates should be […]

Route 8 lanes, ramps near Tallmadge Avenue reopened Sunday morning

The area of Route 8 near Tallmadge Avenue has been fully reopened after a maintenance issue forced the closure of two lanes on Saturday. Stephanie Marsh, the director of communications for the City of Akron, said the third lane in the asphalt had buckled. This required the city to mill and repave the area. The […]

Iowa ramps up its purge of all things diversity

As of July 1, Iowa will officially purge the longstanding state divisions for the status of women, of African-Americans, of Latinos, of Asian and Pacific Islanders, of Native Americans and of people with disabilities. Also gone will be the related state commissions that helped set policies and priorities. Those are among the 67 commissions slated […]

Pro-Israel website ramps up attacks on pro-Palestinian student protesters

(Please not strong language in paragraph 7) By Gabriella Borter, Joseph Ax and Andrew Hay WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Weeks after attending a pro-Palestinian demonstration, Egyptian-American student Layla Sayed received a text message from a friend drawing her attention to a website dedicated to exposing people it says promote hatred of Jews and Israel. “I think […]