Rowdy truckers draw ire of Canadian authorities at vaccine protest
OTTAWA, Ontario — Police in Canada’s capital are investigating possible criminal charges after anti-vaccine protesters urinated on the National War Memorial, danced on the Tomb
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Thousands protest COVID mandates and restrictions in Ottawa
OTTAWA, Ontario — Thousands of protesters gathered in Canada’s capital on Saturday to protest vaccine mandates, masks and lockdowns. The sounds of honking horns echoed
Winter storm lashes East Coast with deep snow, high winds
BOSTON — A storm with wind gusts near hurricane force lashed the Northeast on Saturday, dropping heavy snow, causing coastal flooding and threatening widespread power
East Coast buttons up ahead of snow; Boston could get 2 feet
BOSTON — Last-minute shoppers cleared grocery shelves and raided snowblower dealers Friday along the East Coast ahead of a storm that could drop 2 feet
Biden visits collapsed bridge, touts infrastructure law
PITTSBURGH — President Joe Biden visited the collapsed bridge in Pittsburgh on Friday, striking evidence of a need for his $1 trillion infrastructure initiative. The
Human chain formed to help after Pittsburgh bridge collapse
PITTSBURGH — A 50-year-old bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh early Friday, requiring rescuers to rappel nearly 150 feet and form a human chain to reach
Michigan House passes stricter distracted driving bills
LANSING, Mich. — A social media policy and other updates to modernize the laws against distracted driving were passed Tuesday by the Michigan House. Current
Maine to use $225M to fix hundreds of bridges needing work
PORTLAND, Maine — Maine is set to receive $225 million from the federal government over the next five years to fix bridges around the state.
Tennessee launches pothole plan after winter storms
NASHVILLE, Tenn.  — Tennessee transportation officials are launching a plan to use all available staff to patch potholes carved out by back-to-back winter storms. The
Police: Truck with 100 monkeys crashes, some of them missing
|UPDATE| All 100 lab monkeys accounted for after several escape crash DANVILLE, Pa. — The last of the escaped monkeys from the crash of a
Governor: Put brakes on proposal to halt added Ohio gas tax
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. Mike DeWine wants lawmakers to put the brakes on a proposal to halt the collection of Ohio’s newly increased taxes on
The Carolinas and Virginia brace for blast of ice, snow
Rare blast of snow, ice takes aim at Southeast US coast NORFOLK, Va. — Salt spreader trucks crisscrossed coastal roads as courthouses and schools closed
Historic Cincinnati-Kentucky bridge reopening once again pushed back
COVINGTON, Ky. — The reopening date of the John A. Roebling Bridge between Covington, Ky., and Cincinnati has been delayed again. The suspension bridge over
Army Corps of Engineers gets $14B to help ease supply chains
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Wednesday announced the release of $14 billion to the Army Corps of Engineers to fund 500 projects, with a
Wicked weather slams south, east coast; many big rigs damaged
ATLANTA — A dangerous winter storm combining high winds and ice swept through parts of the U.S. Southeast on Sunday, knocking out power, felling trees
Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for US businesses, trucking industry declares victory
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has stopped the Biden administration from enforcing a requirement that employees at large businesses either be vaccinated against COVID-19 or
Massachusetts bridge named after 7 generals to open this week
QUINCY, Mass. — A bridge in Massachusetts named for seven generals with local ties is set to open this week, six months after its original
How old, new I-74 bridges came to be at Illinois-Iowa border
DAVENPORT, Iowa — Two bridges crossing the Mississippi River, spanning from the banks of Bettendorf to Moline, represent over 100 years of history. They sit
I-10 closed for hours at Mississippi, Louisiana line
PEARLINGTON, Miss. — An 18-wheeler carrying cars crashed on Interstate 10 near the Mississippi-Louisiana line early Tuesday, Jan. 11, blocking traffic for hours in both
Man admits embezzling from trucking company after owner’s death
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from his employer following the company owner’s death,