Lawmakers tackle overtime. truck speeds and other issues - Pantagraph
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Senate approved a plan Thursday aimed at ending the practice of forcing state employees to work overtime because of staffing shortfalls. Estimates show overtime costs in Illinois have risen from about $12 million in 2002
The latest in the onslaught of local prosecutions of mortgage fraud today comes from Seattle where a grand jury has returned a 40-count indictment against seven people alleging they conspired to commit mortgage, bank and wire fraud totaling more than FirstChoiceAutoFinder
Trolley car tracks dating back to the turn of the 20th century are being cut and removed from the corner of North Main and Walnut streets as workers prepare the roadways for resurfacing. According to Fall River Historical Society documents, the FirstChoiceAutoFinder
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration plans to raise fuel efficiency standards to 27.3 miles per gallon for new cars and trucks in the 2011 model year. That will be the first increase in passenger car standards in more than two decades. An FirstChoiceAutoFinder
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The head of Nansemond-Suffolk Academy has apologized to his school’s parents and criticized the city police for the way they conducted a sweep for drugs there last week. In response, the police said they believe some students learned about the on FirstChoiceAutoFinder
A train derailed Wednesday morning in the Clarksville- Montgomery County Corporate Business Park, sending 15 cars off the track with 12 landing on their sides. The train included three empty tankers, two of which derailed, said Noel Rush, vice FirstChoiceAutoFinder
Railroad cars derail inside Business Park - Nashville Tennessean
A train derailed Wednesday morning in the Clarksville- Montgomery County Corporate Business Park, sending 15 cars off the track with 12 landing on their sides. The train included three empty tankers, two of which derailed, said Noel Rush, vice
In Jet City, Allegations of Fast Deals and Fast Cars - Wall Street Journal
The latest in the onslaught of local prosecutions of mortgage fraud today comes from Seattle where a grand jury has returned a 40-count indictment against seven people alleging they conspired to commit mortgage, bank and wire fraud totaling more than
Lewis Hamilton’s hopes dealt a blow as rivals’ cars get the all-clear - Guardian Unlimited
Lewis Hamilton ’s championship aspirations received a potentially serious setback today when race stewards threw out an appeal over the controversial diffusers used by three of McLaren ’s rival teams, including the pace-setting Brawn -Mercedes, ahead
Source: New cars and trucks will need to reach 27.3 miles per gallon - Minneapolis Star Tribune
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration plans to raise fuel efficiency standards to 27.3 miles per gallon for new cars and trucks in the 2011 model year. That will be the first increase in passenger car standards in more than two decades. An
Palm Beach Motor Cars Limited, Inc. is Appointed as One of South - Businesswire.com
PALM BEACH, Fla.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Palm Beach Motor Cars Limited, Inc . (PBMC) has been appointed as one of the first Fisker Automotive retailers in America. For 2009, PBMC celebrates its 30th anniversary as a family-owned, award-winning retailer
Two cars he’s too young to drive, a jetski, and £20,000 blown on his - Daily Mail
The economic downturn hasn’t affected plans for Jordan Smith’s forthcoming 17th birthday one iota. Despite being a plain old carpentry student, the teenager is anticipating a lavish celebration in May, with his doting mother Suzanne Dickenson proudly
Suffolk police suggest NSA students knew of drug sweep - HamptonRoads.com
The head of Nansemond-Suffolk Academy has apologized to his school’s parents and criticized the city police for the way they conducted a sweep for drugs there last week. In response, the police said they believe some students learned about the on
Texas Senate approves bill allowing workers to store guns in cars even - Minneapolis Star Tribune
AUSTIN, Texas - Texans who love guns and pickup trucks with equal fervor could soon have the right to keep them together all the way into the company parking garage. The Texas Senate gave unanimous approval to legislation Wednesday that would allow
U.S. Department of Energy Says Wide Single Truck Tires Trim Fuel Costs - Biloxi Sun Herald
Oak Ridge National Lab’s four-year study compares Michelin(R) X One(R) tires to duals GREENVILLE, S.C., March 24 /PRNewswire/ — A 383-page report made available last week by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory confirms that wide
Study: Ozone contributes to more deaths - U-Wire.com
A recent study, which followed roughly 450,000 Americans in 96 metropolitan areas for two decades, released information that ground-level ozone has become increasingly harmful. Ground-level ozone makes asthma worse and according to the study, ozone
The new Lola-Aston Martin Le Mans 24 Hours challenger hit the track for the first time at Paul Ricard today. The first two Aston Martin Racing-entered LMP1 coupes were put through their paces in the official pre-season Le Mans Series test at the FirstChoiceAutoFinder
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Although the auto industry has been hit hard worldwide, carmakers from across the globe have flocked to the 79th Geneva Motor Show, which opened Thursday, to display their latest concept and production cars. Hyundai Kia Automotive Group, Korea’s FirstChoiceAutoFinder
COLUMN: Umbrella can offer peace of mind - Star-Press
A personal “umbrella” policy is liability insurance protection which can be purchased through a property and casualty insurance agent. This provides blanket coverage for liability over and beyond the primary limits of a homeowners or automobile
Cruiser totaled in Southgate traffic crash - Daily Jeffersonian
Photo By Ryan Pavlov/The Daily Jeffersonian www.buyjeffphotos.com Cambridge firefighters and United Ambulance Service personnel work to free a Cambridge man from a Ford Ranger following a three-vehicle crash on Southgate Parkway and Campbell Avenue
Speed limit on rural roads to be cut to 50mph - Daily Mail
Go slow: The speed limit on single-carriageway roads may fall to 50mph The Government is considering cutting speed limits on most rural single-carriageway roads from 60mph to 50mph, it has emerged. Ministers believe the potentially unpopular move may
Have Smartphone, Can Travel - Gainesville Sun
CAN a smartphone make you a smart driver? Perhaps. Most BlackBerry owners, for example, know they can improve their Interstate I.Q. by using the navigation function of their smartphones, and people with a Web browser on their phone can check out
On this date in NEPA, March 8 - Scranton Times
50 years ago, Lynady Motors in Simpson and Lackawanna Automobile in Scranton advertised a sale on the 1959 Edsel Ranger sedan for $2,599. The “extra features” included turn signals and a clock. 25 years ago, giardia cysts, which cause the
Shelby: ‘Dead’ Banks Should Close; Citigroup a ‘Problem Child’ - ABC News Blogs
Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., the top Republican on the Senate Commerce Committee, said today on “This Week” that the government should let trouble banks fail. “I don’t want to nationalize them, I think we need to close them,” Shelby told me this