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An $8.9 billion plan to expand metro Atlanta's toll-lane network on Interstate 285's congested north end could spark years of construction and community impacts in the quest for congestion relief. Why it matters: The I-285 East Express Lanes project kicks off one of the Georgia Department of Transportation's biggest to date and allows a private consortium to collect toll revenue for half a century. Driving the news: The State Transportation Board on Oct. 15 approved the selection of Top End Mobi

A Georgia State Patrol trooper sitting at a gore point on I-20 near the I-75/85 split in Atlanta watched a black Suzuki Hayabusa weave through traffic without signaling, switched on his lights and siren, and the rider's answer was the next exit. What followed, according to the dashcam video, was a run through the Downtown Connector's ramps and surface streets that ended with the Hayabusa on a cruiser's hood.

In the days after Morton Salt closed its mine in Fairport Harbor, many in Portage County may be faced with a question this winter: What to do if there is a shortage of road salt? "That's the million dollar question, isn't it," said Tom Klejka, general superintendent of the Portage County Engineer's Office. Morton safely evacuated employees, with no injuries, and closed the mine following the "discovery of a significant inflow of water in the mine" on Oct. 22, according to a company media release

WASHINGTON (7News) — A man accused of shooting someone at a Northeast D.C. bus stop and firing toward another person was shot by a D.C. police officer Thursday morning, according to police. The shootings happened about 19 minutes apart, according to Metropolitan Police Department Interim Chief Jeffery Carroll. Around...

The Capital Weather Gang has released its Winter Outlook for subscribers, calling for a generally mild and wet winter in the Washington, D.C. region while warning that major snowstorms remain possible. A little over a week ago, a panel of experts predicted a wide range of projected snow this winter.

Virginia police drove past a hospital as Allan Tucker II pleaded for medical help, then kept him handcuffed in a patrol car outside a jail […] Black Man Begged for Help As Virginia Cops Drove Past Hospital, Then Chatted and Checked Their Phone While He Died in Patrol Car, Lawsuit Claims

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A 75-year-old woman is fighting for her life after she was hit by a car on Tuesday afternoon. Police said at about 5:03 p.m., a critical crash involving a pedestrian occurred in the parking lot of a shopping mall in the Kahala area. It was reported to...

Former U.S. Army official Carlos Duque pleaded guilty to conspiracy, bribery, and major fraud related to a scheme that cost the military over $3 million through rigged technology contracts.

ANCHORAGE, AK (Alaska’s News Source) - A series of storms is rolling through Western Alaska, then making its next stop in Southcentral and the Interior by Thursday morning. In the meantime, quiet conditions remain across the Southern Coastline as another round of dense freezing fog blankets Anchorage. Another round...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - An Oʻahu grand jury indicted Sean Warnet, 43, in connection to an armed standoff with police in Kailua. Warnet was indicted on first-degree attempted murder and multiple firearm and abuse charges, the Honolulu prosecutor announced Wednesday. One of the prohibited firearm charges involves the alleged possession...