• WDTN

    ODOT shares traffic report from total solar eclipse weekend

    Video of previous coverage of the eclipse's local impact DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) -- The Ohio Department of Transportation has released travel data from the April 8 total solar eclipse. According to ODOT, traffic volumes were up 12.8% on Sunday, falling 4.4% the day of the eclipse, and increasing again by 15.8% on Tuesday. Officials say []

  • Two Lucky Mega Millions Tickets In North Carolina Bring Home A Combined $5 Million In Prizes

    Two big wins occurred Tuesday night for North Carolina in the Mega Millions drawing as one lucky ticket purchased in Asheville won $1 million and a second bought in Kernersville won $4 milllion.

    • KTVZ

    EPA's 'Solar for All' program awards $86 million to Oregon Dept. of Energy to bring solar to low-income households

    SEATTLE (KTVZ) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday that the Oregon Department of Energy has been selected to receive $86.6 million through the Solar for All grant competition to develop long-lasting solar programs that enable low-income and disadvantaged communities to deploy and benefit from distributed residential solar. This award is part of the

  • Eclipse Tourism in the North Country

    Tens of thousands of visitors came to the Adirondacks & North Country to watch the spectacular Solar Eclipse. And it turns out, they spent millions of dollars, while they were here. Some preliminary numbers out this week show the economic impact of the eclipse last week. According to New York’s Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism or ROOST, an estimated $2.7 million was spent in Essex County for overnight tourism for the eclipse. That’s at least 500-thousand more compared to last […]

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  • The 2024 Solar Eclipse: What’s All the Fuss About?

    I feel fortunate to have witnessed two total solar eclipses in my lifetime. The first was at Center Hill Lake in central Tennessee in 2017, then this year’s (April 8) eclipse from Paducah, Kentucky. Given my age (68), I doubt I will see another. For those who have not witnessed one, many look at the […]

  • We hiked into the eclipse’s Path of Totality

    "I devised a plan to avoid much of the traffic, but driving from Bingham to West Forks on Route 201 was unavoidable."

  • Pictures of the Week-North America-Photo Gallery

    Deb Robertson poses for a portrait in the living room of her Lombard, Ill. home, in front of a reproduction of "The Creation of Adam" fresco painting by Michelangelo, Thursday,

  • New Mexico gets $156 million for solar projects

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is giving New Mexico $156,120,000 to fund solar projects. The goal is to bring solar energy to low-income families through the "Solar for All" initiative. “With the fires, drought and heat that New Mexico is experiencing because of the global climate crisis, there is real hope in []

  • Vermont Awarded $62 Million in Federal Solar Incentives

    Vermont will receive $62.4 million from a new federal program that's aiming to make solar power more affordable for low-income people. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the award on Monday — Earth Day — as part of a $7 billion initiative called Solar for All. The idea was championed by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), who kicked off the grant program in Waterbury last fall with EPA Administrator Michael Regan. The effort aims to help people transition away from...

    • Airbus

    Robin Hayes selected to lead Airbus in North America

    Airbus SE (stock exchange symbol: AIR) has announced that C. Jeffrey Knittel is retiring as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Airbus Americas, Inc. effective June 3, 2024, after serving as the region’s top executive since 2018. He will remain with Airbus through a transition period. Robin Hayes, former CEO of JetBlue Airways, has been selected to succeed him.