Alexandria ACPS bus service is under review. p>ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Alexandria City Public Schools has named example areas under review for restoring bus service after walk-zone changes, with a joint staff meeting Sept. 23, a leadership decision Sept. 25, and ParentSquare notices to families targeted by Sept. 30, 2026. The Alexandria Brief reported the Sept. … Read more
Amherst schools busing remains a central issue in this local transportation debate. Amherst schools families are watching the Nov. 3 vote. Amherst schools and the levy Amherst schools officials say the levy could help restore some transportation service. AMHERST, Ohio — Amherst Exempted Village Schools has eliminated regular busing for grades 9–12, tightened eligibility for … Read more
MIAMI Miami-Dade budget Miami-Dade bus cuts are central to the debate as Miami-Dade County commissioners are scheduled to vote Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, on a fiscal year 2026-27 budget that closes a roughly $402 million gap in part by cutting bus service about 11%—about $31.5 million—and proposing a fare on Metromover for the first time … Read more
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte City Council is again considering whether to back the I-77 South Express Lanes after pulling support in May alongside other corridor towns—and after a state budget amendment made clear that communities that opposed the project could be asked to repay the North Carolina Department of Transportation roughly $70 million if the … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis Public Schools closures are the issue as the district’s superintendent has rolled out plans that could close up to 16 schools, presenting three proposals that mix campus closures, mergers, and boundary changes as the district prepares for a board vote no later than Nov. 10, 2026, affecting the 2027-28 school year. Sahan … Read more
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — An Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper was hit by a passing Jeep while directing traffic around overnight flooding on U.S. 23 in Ross County early Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026—an incident that later surfaced among Google Trends’ Active U.S. searches for “Ohio State Highway Patrol.” Coverage details were also reported by ABC 6. … Read more
FREDERICK COUNTY, Va. — Two commercial drivers died after a multi-vehicle crash Thursday night on Interstate 81 in Frederick County that involved a passenger car, a semi-truck, and a truck carrying oxygen tanks, according to reporting by WJLA citing Virginia State Police. The crash was reported about 8:17 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, near the Stephens … Read more
NEW YORK — National Weather Service flood watches blanketed a wide swath of the eastern United States on Saturday, stretching from the Ohio Valley through parts of Kentucky, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania into the New York–New Jersey corridor and on toward Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts through Sunday. The pattern is not a single storm … Read more
LAKE CITY, Fla. — Lake City’s City Council advanced a proposed mobility-fee ordinance to a second hearing Thursday, moving closer to replacing the city’s concurrency system with fees that would help pay for roads, intersections, sidewalks, and trails through 2050. WUFT reported the Thursday action in a Sept. 11, 2026, story aimed at developers and … Read more
SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City’s Planning Commission delayed a vote Wednesday on the Expanding Housing Options zoning amendment after a noticed scheduling technicality, with the next hearing expected Sept. 23. The proposal would rewrite rules for about 33,000 properties in R-1, R-2, SR-1, and SR-1A districts—and their subsections—covering more than one-third of city … Read more