Speaking at a Board of Public Works meeting Wednesday several weeks after the two-year, $27 million project began, Hogan said there is nothing state officials can do to make the sometimes miles-long traffic backups "magically disappear." But he promised urgent action to ease some of the problems and to speed up the project.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The work of the late paranormal researcher Hans Holzer is getting an afterlife on TV. Holzer wrote more than 100 books starting with “Ghost Hunter” in 1963 and including “Murder in
CHICAGO (AP) — The estate of the 5-year-old northern Illinois boy who was beaten to death and buried in a shallow grave this year has filed a lawsuit contending that two state child welfare workers
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Amid calls from some Democrats to suspend President Donald Trump’s account, Twitter says world leaders’ accounts aren’t entirely above its policies and that it will enforce those
DETROIT (AP) — The Latest on the United Auto Workers and General Motors reaching a tentative contract agreement (all times local): 12:50 p.m. Many workers who are on strike against General Motors say
Electric Guest, “KIN” (Atlantic Records) Maybe the third time will be the charm for Electric Guest, a sunny southern California pop duo who deserves more attention. Their third album, “KIN,” is a
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in Southern California say a woman was killed at the home of former “Tarzan” actor Ron Ely and sheriff’s deputies fatally shot a suspect.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has quietly transferred more than $200 million from Pentagon counterdrug efforts toward building his long-promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. That’s
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The new Lifetime film “Patsy and Loretta” highlights the unexplored friendship between two of country music’s most powerful voices. Director Callie Khouri
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The commission investigating last year’s Florida high school massacre wants the legislature to overhaul the state’s mental health system