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Maui's remote 'Road to Hana' sees crowds and traffic jams
HANA, Hawaii (AP) — Some people who live in east Maui say the famed Road to Hana is becoming a gridlocked maze of illegally parked cars driven by tourists. Residents are asking for state and county help to address the traffic and parking problem, Hawaii News Now...
Crews quell wildfire south of Reno; evacuations lifted
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Fire lines were holding and evacuations were lifted overnight after a fast-growing wildfire forced some people out of homes and closed highways for several hours south of Reno, a fire official in northern Nevada said Thursday. Truckee Meadows Fire...
Editorial Roundup: Minnesota
Minneapolis Star Tribune. June 10, 2021. Editorial: Balancing interests at George Floyd Square Intersection can stand as a memorial with access restored. George Floyd Square in Minneapolis is well-known as a gathering place to...
Red-listed bridge in Manchester up for rehabilitation
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Department of Transportation is planning to discuss the rehabilitation of a red-listed bridge carrying the road over Interstate 293 and Route 101 in Manchester. A public meeting via Zoom is scheduled for June 22 at 7 p.m. The...
Deadly wrong-way highway crashes continue to plague Arizona
PHOENIX (AP) — Cathy Hocking is not OK. The past four years of her life have been a waking nightmare rife with questions that have no answer. Every day ends with a struggle to fall asleep and begins with a fight for a reason to get out of bed. No...
Pharmacies close doors over shortages in crises-hit Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — Pharmacies across Lebanon shuttered their doors on Friday to protest severe shortages of medicines as motorists lined up for hours outside gas stations since the crack of dawn. The two-day strike called by pharmacists over lack of supplies, including...
Federal investigators to examine deadly Phoenix tanker crash
PHOENIX (AP) — Federal safety officials said Thursday they will investigate a crash in which authorities said a milk tanker going too fast collided with seven passenger vehicles on a Phoenix freeway, killing four people and injuring at least nine. The wreck occurred...
Bridge construction halted when debris chunks fall on road
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — Construction of the 119th Street bridge in Olathe is on hold after drivers reported debris — one described it as “baseball size” — fell onto Interstate 35. The Kansas City Star reported Thursday that dozens of people...
Motorists spot hacked traffic sign in Denver; sign removed
DENVER (AP) — Denver authorities say a portable traffic sign was hacked to flash the phrases, “Burn It Down,” “Abolish Cops” and “Support Trans Kids.” The city's Department of Transportation and Infrastructure tells KDVR-TV that the sign was removed after...
Study: Hispanics face longer traffic stops in metro Phoenix
PHOENIX (AP) — Traffic stops of Hispanic drivers by the sheriff’s office in metro Phoenix were more likely to last longer and result in searches or arrests than those of white drivers, according to a new study eight years after the agency was found to have racially profiled Hispanics in...
