- Home
- > AP
- > Transportation
Transportation
Train outage expected for days in US Northeast
Tens of thousands of commuters are bracing for a difficult trip around southwest Connecticut and to New York City beginning Monday as workers repair the Metro-North commuter rail line crippled by a derailment that injured scores of passengers. Crews will spend days rebuilding 2,000 feet (600 meters) of track, overhead ...
AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EDT
As GOP weighs how best to profit from Obama's problems, Democrats hope it overplays its hand WASHINGTON (AP) — The scandals dogging President Barack Obama are a political gift to Republicans, who could use some good luck after recent election losses. It's not clear, however, how Republicans can best capitalize ...
Heavy rains close Atlanta area roads
Heavy rains Sunday flooded roads in the Atlanta area, interfered with a college commencement and caused a mud slide. The National Weather Service said more than five inches of rain fell in some parts of north and central Georgia. The rain closed some roads around Atlanta University Center on Sunday ...
Cairo airport baggage handlers end strike
Cairo airport officials say baggage handlers have resumed work after a strike that left passengers on 20 international flights from Europe and Arab countries waiting several hours for luggage. Baggage handlers went on strike Saturday afternoon to demand stronger safety measures after a colleague died when a conveyer belt used ...
Once-homeless, man now a college grad
As the lights went out and his fellow students settled into their dorms, Joshua Williams would store two duffel bags of belongings in a friend's room and disappear into the darkness. He would leave the secure surroundings of the Bethune-Cookman University campus and head across the International Speedway Boulevard bridge ...
Idaho Press Club awards for 2012 contest
Here are the results of the Idaho Press Club Awards for stories published in 2011. The awards were announced during a banquet in Boise on Saturday evening. Daily Newspaper GENERAL EXCELLENCE - DAILY PRINT 1st Idaho Statesman 2ndIdaho Press-Tribune 3rdIdaho State Journal GENERAL NEWS STORY - DAILY PRINT 1stBetsy Z. ...
Official: Broken rail eyed in Conn. train crash
The commuter train derailment and collision that left dozens injured outside New York City was not the result of foul play, officials said Saturday, but a fractured section of rail is being studied to determine if it is connected to the accident. National Transportation Safety Board member Earl Weener said ...
Firm criticized in Fairbanks bus safety report
The company responsible for busing children to school in Fairbanks had a lax approach to safety before employees came forward with complaints, according to review done on behalf of the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. The district has a contract with Cincinnati-based First Student to provide bus service. School ...
Bloody trail in Ohio probe in 2 brothers' deaths
An arraignment is scheduled Tuesday for a 17-year-old charged in the deaths of two teenage brothers in northwest Ohio. The aggravated murder charges announced Friday against Michael Fay came just over a week after he and the teens were named in an Amber Alert. The alert was issued after the ...
Ore. timber country ponders future with fewer logs
Jennifer Phillippi's grandparents started producing lumber in this corner of Oregon timber country in 1922, when a man could set up a mill, log the trees within range of a team of horses and move the mill to a new stand when those trees ran out. In those days the ...
© 2013 Sinclair Broadcast Group. By using this website,
you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices
.
You're Almost Done!
Select a display name and password
{* #socialRegistrationForm *} {* socialRegistration_displayName *} {* socialRegistration_emailAddress *} {* traditionalRegistration_password *} {* traditionalRegistration_passwordConfirm *}Tell us about yourself
{* registration_firstName *} {* registration_lastName *} {* registration_postalZip *} {* registration_birthday *} {* registration_gender *} {* agreeToTerms *}