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Officials: Slow Go for High-Speed New England Rail Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 8:43PMTransportation officials: A slow journey for high-speed trains under New England rail project New England - United States - High-speed rail - Travel and Tourism - Recreation and Sports
Transportation officials: A slow journey for high-speed trains under New England rail project Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 8:39PMHARTFORD, Conn. - An ambitious intercity rail system in New England is intended to reduce air traffic congestion, get cars off the highways and spur economic development. But high-speed trains will be slow in coming, transportation officials said Thursday.
Enbridge warned of corrosion in Michigan pipeline weeks before spill Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 8:32PMEnbridge Inc. faces a growing public relations nightmare around an oil spill in a Michigan river amid reports the pipeline company knew of corrosion on the ruptured line weeks before the incident.
Proos, Griffee to face off for 79th District nomination Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 8:23PMPosted 0 minutes ago at 9:23 pm. Editor’s Note: This is the last of several stories in the Star’s primary election guide to help voters learn more about candidates. Each issue covers a different campaign race.
Brevard County To Get New $110 Million Expressway Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 8:21PMBREVARD COUNTY, Fla. -- Construction could begin as soon as early next year on new $110 million dollar expressway in Brevard County. The 30 mile long expressway, which will not have tolls, will run from Micco Road in Palm Bay and then curve up along Interstate 95 to Ellis Road in Melbourne.
Task force votes on Raleigh's high speed rail Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 8:21PMCity's rail task force voted on its site recommendation to the city council
Coshocton County approved for second handicap-accessible vehicle Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 8:43AMCOSHOCTON -- The county again has qualified to add a second handicap-accessible vehicle to its fleet.
LDOT Roadwatch Update Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 8:39AMan existing four-lane highway facility, to a six-lane urbanized divided highway. This will include
Subsea 7 Chooses BlueView for New AIV Acoustic Imaging Systems Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 8:39AMSubsea 7, one of the world's leading subsea engineering and construction companies has chosen BlueView Technologies to provide an acoustic imaging system for its new line of Autonomous Inspection Vehicles .
County sets millage rate, approves budget Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 8:34AMEmanuel County Commissioners held their monthly meeting on Monday night. The commissioners set the millage rates for the upcoming year, which were set as follows: 14.00 Mills for the Board of Education maintenance and operations, .250 Mill for the state, 10.970 Mills for maintenance and operations of Emanuel County Board of Commissioners and .450 Mill for economic development. The grand total ...
Hiroshima and the Myths of Empire Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 8:31AMEdi tor’s Note: A pivotal moment in modern world history occurred 65 years ago when President Harry Truman authorized the dropping of two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, effectively ending World War II.
Highway debris hampers safe driving Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 8:28AMIt's a problem that the Georgia Department of Transportation says they want to solve, but simply don't' have the funding or manpower to do so.
Video: Worker rescues woman, children from Minn. pond Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 8:27AMRICHFIELD, Minn. (AP) - A state highway first responder came to the rescue of a Twin Cities woman and her two children when their car went off a highway and began sinking in a holding pond.
Reminder Remembers, 7/29/10 Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 8:25AMCompiled by Daniel Dullum ONE YEAR AGO July 30, 2009 The reconstruction project at McFarland State Park is evolving into a combined treasure hunt and excavation. Park Ranger Dan Brown reported that in a pile of dirt, an assortment of old bottles, glasses, spoons and syringes were found – some still intact. Also found were the old glass vials that the medicines came in.
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Still Too Big to Nail: Commentary by Jonathan Weil Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 8:29PMThe White House says it’s finally ready to consider new ideas for what to do about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac . Still absent from the government’s agenda is any serious effort to hold anyone accountable for their ruin or investigate why they collapsed.
KSFY Action News: Breaking News, Weather and Community |Worker rescues woman, children from Minn. pond Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 8:28PMRICHFIELD, Minn. (AP) - A state highway first responder came to the rescue of a Twin Cities woman and her two children when their car went off a highway and began sinking in a holding pond.
Ex-Packer Galbreath, 45, dies Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 8:26PMKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — NFL veteran offensive lineman Harry Galbreath has died. He was 45.
Grass fire ignites 2 mobile homes Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 8:20PMFirefighters say what started as a grass fire near the southeast Washington community of Benton City has ignited two mobile homes and a garage. There was no word on any injuries.
Oil pipeline leak pollutes major Michigan river Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 8:18PMCrews were working Tuesday to contain and clean up more than 800,000 gallons of oil that poured into a creek and flowed into the Kalamazoo River in southern Michigan, coating birds and fish.
Mechanics ensure buses safe as school year nears Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 8:13PMMechanic Brian Bridges tinkered on the engine of school bus No. 295 - readying it for the first day of classes.
Architect seeks Union Depot photos Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 8:12PMJoplin resident Kenny LaNear remembers the Union Depot as a swanky place to catch a train. “It was the Cadillac of the train industry in Southwest Missouri,” he said, adding that he could not describe specific details of the interior because it’s been 50 years since he was inside. “The only thing I can remember is it was very attractive. At that time, it was uptown uptown.”
State Center redevelopment nears approval Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 8:10PMAs the first phase of the $1.5 billion State Center redevelopment heads to the Board of Public Works for approval Wednesday, Gov. Martin O’Malley unveiled preliminary plans Tuesday for a 15-year project that promises new retail, office space and residences. O’Malley emphasized the importance of the development as a hub to bring the nine surrounding [...]
New CSD ambulance fees proposed Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 8:08PMA trip to a hospital on a Cosumnes ambulance may become a little costlier if proposed ambulance fees are approved next month. Fire department staff in the Cosumnes Community Services District (CSD) presented the new fees to the district board during their July 21 meeting.
Stimulus projects boosting Alaska construction jobs Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 3:02PMA dangerous stretch of highway out the road north of Juneau is getting upgraded to modern standards, thanks to the sometimes controversial federal effort to provide a stimulus to the economy.
Third Street bridge to be latest to undergo repairs Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 3:01PMDAYTON — Emergency repairs to the Third Street Bridge spanning the Great Miami River downtown will begin in late August. The $775,000 job will basically be a patch until funding for complete rehab becomes available around 2016.“Is the bridge in danger of collapse today, no,” Montgomery County Engineer Joe Litvin said. “Because of state and federal regulations these bridges cannot be done in the ...
Sakonnet Bridge construction ahead of schedule Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 3:01PMA state transportation official says construction of a Sakonnet River Bridge is a month ahead of schedule. Construction - Sakonnet River Bridge - United States - Roads and Highways - Recreation
Delays threaten mudslide fix funding in Maggie Valley Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 2:40PMMAGGIE VALLEY — The federal government might cancel money earmarked for fixing the mountaintop at Ghost Town in the Sky where a mudslide started six months ago if a repair plan isn't soon approved.
'Fix it first' mantra is urged for roads, pipes Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 12:22PMFifth in a series on the Building One Pennsylvania summit
Airport buildings construction nears completion Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 12:21PMCONSTRUCTION of different buildings at the P7.853 billion (US$167.09 million) Laguindingan International Airport in Laguindingan town, Misamis Oriental are now in full swing, a report from Project Man read more
Safety Valve: Letters from readers Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 12:19PMThanks for Marley: In response to the “Monroe prison inmates rehab rescued dogs” article (The Wenatchee World, July 11), I wanted to write to express my gratitude to the group, Summit Assistance Dogs, which has introduced this program to the Monroe Correctional Program. I am a fortunate recipient of Marley, a Certified Therapy Dog, which was a graduate from the Summit Assistance Program.
Deadly Fresno bus crash prompts questions on safety, seatbelts Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 12:17PMUnlike cars, buses are not required by law to come equipped with seatbelts. Most of Greyhound's fleet, including the bus involved in Fresno collision that killed three people and left 20 others injured Wednesday, do not have seatbelts.
Brantley wants car back from TPD Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 12:17PMFOX13 has learned that Cortnee Brantley, the woman driving the car carrying Dontae Morris the night police say he killed two Tampa officers, is fighting to get her car back after TPD filed for an emergency court hearing to confiscate it.
ODOT: I-77 ramp to State Route 82 eastbound to close for 45 days Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 12:16PMCommuters from the southern suburbs along Interstate 77 should prepare for a weekend of ramp and lane closures.
Township discusses cutting down on mounted patrol Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 12:16PMAn additional 21 vehicles per year will be provided to law enforcement in The Woodlands, costing the township more than $1 million, according to the five-year plan discussed Wednesday.
Northwest Airlines flouted safety: government report Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 12:15PMNorthwest Airlines flouted federal safety orders in the past but the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) did not hold it accountable, a U.S. government report said.
Two Metairie men arrested by State Police for video poker fraud Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 6:24PMTwo Metairie men under federal indictment for allegedly running a gambling business through a Costan Rican offshore betting service were arrested by State Police Tuesday on new charges related to video poker fraud. JPSOShane Muscarello Shane Muscarello, 37, of 1419...
Council opposes TAM vehicle registration fee Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 6:24PMThe Sausalito City Council narrowly took a stance last week against the Transportation Authority of Marin’s proposed $10 vehicle registration fee for Marin residents.
Fort Worth's streetcar dream goes bad Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 6:21PMEditorial Fort Worth must not deceive federal officials; the chances of using a $25 million grant are slim.
Hillsborough schools name Scott Rocco interim superintendent Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 6:18PMHILLSBOROUGH — The Hillsborough Board of Education has appointed an interim superintendent with 15 years experience in education as it works to permanently fill the position.
Unemployment benefits extension comes with mixed views, concerns Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 6:13PMAn unemployment benefits extension for roughly 2.5 million jobless Americans that passed the U.S. Senate Tuesday and seems prime for approval, would allow filing for benefits through the end of November.
Bozeman residents ask County to reduce speed limit on portion of Huffine Lane Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 6:12PMSome citizens in the community believe the speed limit on Huffine Lane should be reduced. "We think it's too fast," said Citizens for a Safer Huffine Representative Rick Reese.
Market Report: Miners prove to be a copper-bottomed play Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 6:09PMFor the second day in row, it was the miners who set the pace on the FTSE 100 leaderboard yesterday, with copper producers in particular vogue with traders.
Wipperman will Become Undersheriff Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 3:14AMChief Mark Wipperman, formerly of the Erie County Sheriff’s Office Professional Standards Division, will be sworn in as Sheriff Timothy B. Howard’s undersheriff on Thurs., July 15 at 4 p.m. in Erie County’s Surrogate Courtroom (second floor of the old building) at 92 Franklin St. in downtown Buffalo. Wipperman is a resident of the Town of Elma.
Tarmac-Delay Rules Causes More Canceled Flights: Study Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 3:13AMThat's the conclusion of a new study, which shows the downside of the new consumer-protection rules
Taylor Highway open to Top of the World junction Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 3:13AMFAIRBANKS — The Taylor Highway was reopened to the junction with the Top of the World Highway on Tuesday on a limited basis while officials with the state Department of Transportation continued to ...
Holland Hopes to Keep Tutoring Program Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 3:13AMBy reallocating funds from a different budgetary area, the Holland School Board hopes to continue a tutoring program that pays students for helping to teach their peers.
Highway 50 ribbon cutting set Monday Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 7:21AMRain or shine, a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new section of four-lane U.S. 50 will be held at 6 p.m. Monday in Moniteau County. According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, the ribbon-cutting will take place on the new eastbound lanes, just west of the Highway 87 overpass.
Experts offer last-minute travel tips Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 7:17AMThe hotel is booked, tickets are in hand and you're counting down the days until your vacation.
District 7 Cuyahoga County Council Democratic primary focusing on crime, jobs, poor neighborhoods Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 7:13AMThe district includes University Circle, Tremont and Ohio City, but Hough, Glenville and Slavic Village make it the poorerst in the county.
Graham Creek Bridge Repairs underway Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 9:38AMChipley – Motorists traveling State Road 65 in Franklin County will face another day of detours due to the closure of the Graham Creek Bridge. The bridge was closed late Wednesday, after Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) bridge inspectors...