The Washington State Patrol is responding to an incident along northbound Interstate 5 in Everett Thursday afternoon. Details are limited at this time, but the incident occurred near 26th Street Northeast. #Everett: NB I-5 at Union Slough (MP 197) is fully blocked due to ongoing police activity. We ask everyone to avoid the area until […]
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Man charged after fleeing traffic stop with officer stuck in car in Dayton
May 15—A man accused of trying to flee a traffic stop while a Dayton police officer was stuck inside the car has been charged. Antonie Michael Still, 30, of Dayton is facing one count each of felonious assault, kidnapping, obstructing official business and resisting arrest, according to Dayton Municipal Court records. He was arraigned Wednesday […]
Protesters at MIT campus take to the streets, disrupt traffic in Cambridge
Protesters marched in the streets Wednesday afternoon, blocking off traffic in the downtown area. Cambridge Police closed off Massachusetts Avenue from Memorial Drive to Vassar Street around 4:30 p.m. as protesters gathered outside of MIT. The group mobilized about an hour later, traveling along Vassar Street towards Main Street, taking up the entire main road. […]
U.S. homebuilder sentiment tumbles as rates slow buyer traffic
(Reuters) – U.S. homebuilder sentiment soured in May for the first time in six months as high interest rates on home loans kept potential customers on the sidelines and more builders had to offer incentives to lure buyers, data out Wednesday showed. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index fell unexpectedly to […]
Nashville police officer fired over OnlyFans video showing ‘traffic stop’
WARNING: This story contains explicit details. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) in Tennessee recently fired a police officer who allegedly appeared in an OnlyFans video in uniform. The video, which was obtained by local outlet WTVF, appears to show the officer engaging in sexual activity with a woman during a fake traffic stop. The […]
Sandra Doorley faces investigations, calls for resignation after traffic incident. Where things stand
Two weeks after Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley’s speeding ticket — and the subsequent viral video of her contretemps with a Webster police officer — there are several investigations and continued calls for Doorley’s resignation. Doorley has apologized in a video, an interview with WHEC-TV (Channel 10) and a column in the Democrat and […]
Gretna restaurant owner says traffic citation increase is driving away customers
GRETNA, La. (WGNO) — A restaurant owner on the West Bank says he’s losing customers because officers with the Gretna Police Department have been slamming his customers with traffic tickets in recent weeks. “It’s 12:00 in the afternoon and already five cars got stopped in our area, not just for the stop sign, but for […]
Donald Trump’s Truth Social Shows 55% Increase In Site Traffic Since IPO As Stock Rockets 123% From Lows Amid Short Squeeze Speculation
Donald Trump’s Truth Social Shows 55% Increase In Site Traffic Since IPO As Stock Rockets 123% From Lows Amid Short Squeeze Speculation Truth Social, through its public entity Trump Media & Technology Group Corp (NASDAQ:DJT), has been on an incredibly volatile run since officially going public in March. Following its IPO, the company reached highs […]
MnDOT slows traffic near Oronoco through Thursday
May 14—ORONOCO, Minn. — A statewide MnDOT project has led to traffic being backed up near Oronoco for a few days. While the Minnesota Department of Transportation does not list any projects for District 6 on U.S. Highway 52 this year, MnDOT District 6 spokesman Michael Dougherty said the short construction project that has traffic […]
Fort Worth claims roundabouts are safer traffic devices. Here’s how to use one
Roundabouts have been nicknamed “death traps” by Fort Worth residents, and the city is full of them. There will be even more in the future. According to the City of Fort Worth, “A roundabout is one of several types of circular road junctions or intersections at which traffic is slowed down and enters a one-way […]
North Phoenix residents ask for better traffic management during I-17 closure chaos
PHOENIX – A closure on I-17 in north Phoenix caused chaos for drivers this past Mother’s Day weekend. The impact was also felt in neighborhoods surrounding the closure as the typically quiet streets were turned into gridlocked parking lots. On Monday, the morning after the highway reopened, kids are able to ride their bikes and […]
Waymo’s robotaxis under investigation after crashes and traffic mishaps
Waymo’s autonomous vehicle software is under investigation after federal regulators received 22 reports of the robotaxis crashing or potentially violating traffic safety laws by driving in the wrong lane or into construction zones. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) says the probe is intended to evaluate the software and its […]