The most ardent critic of New Jersey’s red light camera program is scheduled to meet with one of the program’s biggest supporters. Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon is to travel to Linden on Monday afternoon for a tour of the facility where …
Albuquerque, N.M., police say their officers will be working overtime after Thanksgiving in anticipation of the Black Friday shopping rush. Police spokesman Tanner Tixier tells KOAT-TV that stores and shoppers on Friday can represent a “target-rich environment” for opportunistic thieves. …
A Texas woman who pleaded guilty to negligent homicide in the death of her fiancé in a 2004 accident involving a since-recalled General Motors Saturn Ion won a reversal of her conviction. Candice Anderson, who was seriously injured in the …
A two-train collision and derailment last July in southeastern Wisconsin was caused by human error when the rear of a freight train was unintentionally backed onto another rail line, according to reports submitted to federal transportation officials. Incident reports released …
This year’s relatively quiet Atlantic hurricane season is coming to an end. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports that this season, which began June 1 and ends Sunday, matched forecasters’ predictions. The agency recorded a total of eight named …
China may stop requiring motorists enroll in driver’s education classes before they can take a license test, as the government seeks to make the qualification process more transparent. The government is looking to streamline the licensing process and may grant …
The driver of a tour bus that overturned in California, killing one man and injuring at least 30 other passengers, might have been fatigued, authorities said Monday. A California Highway Patrol investigation of the Sunday crash was continuing, but authorities …
Thanksgiving Day has more than double the number of home cooking fires than an average day, according to the U.S. Fire Administration. More than 4,000 fires occur annually on Thanksgiving as celebrants deep-fry turkeys, boil potatoes, bake pies and more. …
Georgia authorities say the Atlanta Streetcar has been involved in two crashes with vehicles while being tested before next month’s expected launch. Streetcar spokeswoman Sharon Gain tells that a car and the streetcar collided Sunday near Centennial Olympic Park. She …
National Weather Service crews were trying to determine whether tornadoes were responsible for toppled trees and other damage from storms that knocked out power to thousands of customers across Georgia. Georgia Power reports that more than 12,200 customers had lost …