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Cops: 2 kids found alive after a sex offender took them
An Amber Alert issued for a 8-year-old girl has been canceled after she was found alive, the Bosque County Sheriff’s Office announced Saturday.
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Colorado city pays $1.9 million settlement after officers drew weapons on Black family in mix-up over stolen vehicle
The Colorado city of Aurora said Monday it has reached a $1.9 million settlement with a Black family who had guns drawn on them in a stolen vehicle mix-up in 2020.
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Welcomes FEMA’s New “Direct Housing Mission” Plan For Hurricane Harvey Victims in Texas
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a senior member of the House Committees on Judiciary and Homeland Security and Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations, released the following statement about FEMA’s “Direct Housing Mission” plan to assist Hurricane Harvey victims in Texas:
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Mayor Turner, Commissioner Ellis and Houston Police Department Will Hold Gun Buyback Program
Mayor Sylvester Turner, Commissioner Rodney Ellis and the Houston Police Department (HPD) will hold the first gun buyback event will allow people to exchange firearms for gift cards on July 30 from 8 a.m. to noon at:
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Hertz and GM Plan Major EV Expansion
Hertz plans to order up to 175,000 EVs from GM over the next five years Hertz to offer Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac and BrightDrop EVs across multiple vehicle categories Deliveries of Chevrolet Bolt EV and Bolt EUV expected to begin in the first quarter of 2023
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Beyonce performs onstage during 2018 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Field on April 14, 2018 in Indio, California. CREDIT: Kevin …
Published on April 16, 2018
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Cited under Arizona's Stupid Motorist Law and slammed with four tickets, one Valley driver learned a lesson near Miller Road and Thomas Road in Scottsdale …
Published on August 14, 2018
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30 vehicles experience flat tires on Interstate 95 northbound in Palm Beach County
The Florida Highway Patrol said 30 vehicles experienced flat tires Monday morning on Interstate 95 northbound in Palm Beach County after steel rods fell off a semi.
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Arsenic-polluted Water Linked to Cancer in India
Millions of people in Bihar, India, are showing symptoms of arsenic poisoning, which can be linked to cancer, due to consumption of contaminated drinking water.
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Getting to the Heart of the Matter: A Look at African Americans Battle with Heart Disease
She felt like she has lost all control is how a then 47-year-old Wanda Walton described her bout with heart disease. With her family in tow, Walton was driving when all of a sudden her left side went numb and she swerved the car off the road. When it happened the second time, her daughter knew something was terribly wrong. Walton’s then husband knew too and he sprung into action taking the wheel of the vehicle and made a beeline straight to the hospital while Walton screamed in pain.
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A toy company based in New York has gotten caught up in the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and is pleading with customers for help …
Published on March 13, 2023
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Now is a great time to sell your old car. Used car sales are soaring
If you've got a car you don't use very much, congratulations. You've got gold in your garage. With the auto industry thrown into disarray by shortages of computer chips and other components needed to build cars and trucks, shoppers are regularly paying nearly full sticker price for new vehicles. Thinning supplies of factory-fresh new cars have also made it difficult for some shoppers to find the new vehicle they want with the paint color and options they're looking.
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Revel saw a loophole as an opportunity for a new ridehail service. New York City is absolutely livid
Back in 2018, New York City regulators, tired of vehicles from Uber and Lyft making some streets so clogged that cars had to drive slower than streetcars and buggies once had, cracked down and said they would temporarily block new for-hire licenses. But in a fit of environmental-minded well-meaning, they left a loophole for electric cars. Now an upstart company is trying to use that loophole to bring new cars into Manhattan.
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New electric Cadillac Escalade has 750 horsepower, space for your handbag, and a heck of a price tag
The new all-electric Cadillac Escalade IQ shares virtually nothing with the boxy gas-powered Escalade, but it’s possibly the most important flag-bearer yet for the automaker’s transition to electric vehicles.
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Chevrolet Gives Auto Show Goers Behind-the-Scenes Look at Vehicle Testing
4-D virtual reality experience debuts at the North American International Auto Show
For the first time, Chevrolet will offer auto show attendees a behind-the-scenes look at vehicle testing through a 4-D virtual reality experience at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, which opens to the public on Saturday, Jan. 20.
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Walmart invests in GM's self-driving car company, Cruise
Walmart is investing in GM's self-driving vehicle company, Cruise, as it works to build out its delivery network.
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Affordable housing currently under construction in the Roaring Fork Valley could be a model for future emergency efficient projects across the state. That model is …
Published on April 24, 2019
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The Democrats' climate bill offers $4 billion to Western states for drought relief. A home with a pool abuts the desert on the edge of …
Published on August 11, 2022
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Homelessness Declined By More Than 20% During Pandemic
Innovative Houston & Harris County Partnership Leads To Historic Decrease
A joint city of Houston and Harris County program has made significant progress in addressing homelessness during the pandemic. Independent data recently released by the Coalition for the Homeless (.pdf) showed a 21 percent decrease in homelessness from January 2020 to January 2022.
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The Fisker Force 1 sports car is revealed to the news media at the 2016 North American International Auto Show January 12th, 2016 in Detroit, …
Published on July 13, 2020
