Copper Thefts Hidden Culprit in California Traffic Gridlock February 12, 2013 Motorists are quick to blame solo drivers, out-of-sync traffic lights and an improving economy for San Francisco Bay area traffic...
PSU Barometer Could Be World’s Tallest February 12, 2013 Builders of a barometer at Portland State University’s Engineering Building hope it will qualify as the tallest instrument for measuring...
Disaster Declaration for Connecticut February 12, 2013 President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency for Connecticut after the massive storm that blanketed the state with...
Tiny Fibers May Have Played Role in 787 Battery Failure February 12, 2013 By Alwyn Scott The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board is investigating whether tiny fiber-like formations, known as dendrites, inside lithium-ion batteries could have...
Homes Wrecked, Dozen Hurt in Mississippi Tornado February 12, 2013 By HOLBROOK MOHR and JANET MCCONNAUGHEY Residents shaken by a tornado that mangled homes in Mississippi were waking up Monday to a day of removing trees,...
New Jersey Bill to Reform Red Light Camera System February 12, 2013 An Assembly panel is poised to consider reforms to the state’s red light camera system that include increasing the duration...
514 People Died in Alabama Highway Wrecks in 2012 February 12, 2013 Preliminary figures show that 514 people died in state highway accidents investigated by state troopers in 2012. The numbers were...
More Bikes, Fewer Accidents on Hilton Head February 12, 2013 Although there are more bicycles than ever on South Carolina’s Hilton Head Island, the number of accidents involving bikes was...
Auto Insurance Companies Say False Claims on the Rise February 12, 2013 Auto insurance companies say false and exaggerated injury claims are on the rise in Minnesota. The National Insurance Crime Bureau...
Coast Guard: Fire Disables Cruise Ship in Gulf February 12, 2013 Carnival Cruise Lines said Sunday an engine room fire had disabled the cruise ship Triumph about 150 miles off the...