Year in review (Victorville Daily Press) - Wed, 31 Dec 2008 Here are the top local stories of 2008. The way choices were picked was 10 points for the first story, 9 points for the second story and so on.
Report finds drop in police deaths; equipment cited (Tulsa World) - Tue, 30 Dec 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) — Greater use of bullet-resistant vests and stun guns helped reduce police deaths in 2008 compared with the previous year, two law enforcement support groups report.
Highway Workers Prepare for Icy Morning (The 33 News Dallas Fort Worth) - Wed, 17 Dec 2008 A tractor trailer overturned on Interstate 30 at Ferguson Road in East Dallas, and all morning traffic was having a tough time getting by the scene. Meanwhile, drivers all over North Texas were inching their way over icy bridges and overpasses. Bryan Ragland says it took him and extra hour-and-a-half to get to work this morning. Ragland blamed it on tractor trailers that were blocking ...
1133rd: 'Here we go again' (The Globe Gazette) - Fri, 19 Dec 2008 Editor’s note: For the past two months, about 305 soldiers from the 1133rd and 1168th Transportation Cos. of the Iowa Army National Guard have been training at Fort Bliss, Texas, prior to leaving for the Iraq theater of operation.
Icy roads cause crashes, lead to damage of city-owned vehicles (The Terrell Tribune) - Thu, 18 Dec 2008 This week’s wintery weather brought with it slick roads and temperatures below freezing, creating conditions that contributed to numerous automobile crashes across North Texas.
Judge Bales Cracks Down On Commercial Truck Drivers (The Chattanoogan) - Wed, 17 Dec 2008 General Sessions Court Judge David Bales has sent the holiday "safety message" out early to commercial drivers operating tractor and trailer rigs through Hamilton County.
R.I. rolls through season’s first big snowstorm without a hitch (The Providence Journal) - Sat, 20 Dec 2008 A fast-moving winter storm that dropped more than 8 inches of snow on the state yesterday caused few of the problems that nearly froze Rhode Islanders in place last December.
3 Killed, Others Injured In String Of Weather-Related Crashes (WRTV Indianapolis) - Wed, 17 Dec 2008 Three people were killed and at least five others injured in a string of accidents blamed on slick roads Tuesday night.
Traffic accidents abound in Texoma during winter weather event (The Herald Democrat) - Tue, 16 Dec 2008 Twice on Monday, winter weather set in with a vengeance and brought with it a flurry of motor vehicle slides, skids, and crashes. Most of these were on overpasses on the more heavily-traveled roads, such as F.M. 1417, U.S. Highway 75 and U.S. Highway 82, all in the Sherman area.
Ice continues to cause headaches (Palladium-Item) - Thu, 18 Dec 2008 Residents who slipped and slid through Tuesday night and Wednesday might have more of the same kind of weather in their future.
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