BOONE, NC – A bag containing bank deposits belonging to Appalachian State University was stolen from the trunk of a University Police car July 12.
Read More →MINNEAPOLIS – The new ‘Stop on Red' cameras in Minneapolis are not only catching citizens running red lights, they are also catching city vehicles — including police officers — running red lights.
Read More →BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – A union official is criticizing city of Binghamton officials for their treatment of a garbage truck driver after a crash in which he and two co-workers were hurt.
Read More →WATERBURY, CT – An equipment shortage forced the fire department to temporarily replace Engine 11 with a pickup truck for much of the last week, according to the Waterbury Republican-American newspaper.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. – EPA is planning to propose modernized emissions testing for new motorcycles to better reflect real-world conditions.
Read More →SACRAMENTO, CA – California's compressed natural gas bus fleet is expanding following the delivery of 103 buses to San Diego transit providers and 30 to Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro).
Read More →SAN DIEGO – To make room for a new main library on the site, police moved their garage four miles away, near the police pistol range.
Read More →DECATUR, AL – Another report of a garbage truck surfaced on July 7, adding Tampa, Fla., to a list with Decatur and Miami, Fla., that had trucks made by one company go up in flames, according to the Decatur Daily newspaper.
Read More →SALT LAKE COUNTY, UT – Salt Lake County's fleet had been reselling cars an average of 18 months after purchase. Salt Lake County officials, however, are looking to get more use out of their fleet before replacing the unit, according to the Associated Press.
Read More →PLEASANT HILL — Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack accepted the donation of an E-85-enabled SUV on July 6, saying the vehicle will be used in the state's efforts to promote ethanol, according to the Globe Gazette newspaper.
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