GEORGETOWN, Colo. (KDVR) — Ahead of one of the busiest travel weekends of the year — the Memorial Day holiday — travelers are hitting the roads early, and AAA is warning drivers of what to expect. On Thursday afternoon at Georgetown’s visitor center off Interstate 70, travelers were stopping by the dozens. Many of them, […]
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – El Paso Border Patrol agents and state law enforcement officers discovered a stash house where 10 were held and eight others were headed on Monday in Anthony, New Mexico. Border agents first stopped an SUV suspected of smuggling in Sunland Park, New Mexico. Inside, agents found two alleged smugglers and […]
As travelers set out on likely congested roadways for Memorial Day weekend, the extended holiday could be wet early on in the South Sound region before clearing up, with temperatures forecast in the high 60s on Monday. The National Weather Service says there is a slight chance of showers in the region on partly-sunny Saturday, […]
May 22—The Cleburne City Council authorized $90,000 toward downtown traffic signal upgrades during their May 14 meeting. Specifically, council members approved a resolution authorizing and advance funding agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for the addition of black powder coating to seven downtown signals. The project is part of TxDOT’s district wide signal upgrade […]
STALLINGS, NC (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Two people are facing drug trafficking charges after an arrest in Stallings, according to the Union County Sheriff’s Office. Officials say 39-year-old Stephen Stack and 46-year-old Emily Boatwright were arrested after trafficking amounts of narcotics were found during a traffic stop on Old Monroe Road near Potter Road on […]
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s drought, heatwave and water shortages have gotten so bad that even police blocked traffic in protest Wednesday. In recent months, residents of some Mexico City neighborhoods have regularly taken to forming human chains to block boulevards to demand water. In April, complaints about contaminated water sparked a weeks-long crisis in […]
Carroll County sheriff’s deputies have arrested and charged two Westminster residents with possessing and selling cocaine following a May 9 traffic stop on Route 140 near Malcolm Drive. According to a news release from the sheriff’s office, deputies stopped an Acura with tinted windows which they believed to be darker than allowed, and found that […]
Police are investigating a hit-and-run accident that killed a pedestrian in west Fort Worth early Wednesday. Officers responded to a major accident shortly after 1:30 a.m. near the intersection of Interstate 30 eastbound and Las Vegas Trail. Witnesses told police a vehicle hit a man who was running in the roadway toward oncoming traffic. The […]
A massive Garda operation is underway in Dublin ahead of the Europa League final this evening. Major traffic disruption is expected in the city, with roads near the Aviva Stadium to be closed off from 3 o’clock this afternoon. Italian club Atalanta will take on Germany’s Bayer Leverkusen, with over 30,000 fans expected to descend […]
A wreck Tuesday on Interstate 80 near Roseville had traffic backed up after at least two vehicles crashed and left behind debris blocking three eastbound lanes, the California Highway Patrol reported. The crash was initially reported about 11:15 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of I-80 near the Riverside Avenue on-ramp, according to CHP online dispatch […]
Clatsop County will receive $480,000 in federal funding to boost public safety. The investment, funded under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, is intended to support a new Comprehensive Safety Action Plan. The county will work with cities, the Oregon Department of Transportation and other stakeholders to create a coordinated approach to road safety improvements, focusing on […]
May 20—GREENSBURG — A fire involving a semi-trailer transporting a load of potatoes caused traffic problems early Monday morning near the intersection of Ind. 3 and I-74 on Greensburg’s south side. According to information provided by the Decatur County Sheriff’s Department, at approximately 5:38 a.m. Monday the Decatur County Dispatch Center received a call advising […]