BERLIN—Two police officers were shot dead on a rural road in western Germany while on a routine patrol early Monday, police said. The shooting happened during a traffic check near Kusel at about 4:20 a.m., police in Kaiserslautern said in a statement. The officers radioed that shots were being fired, spokesman Bernhard Christian Erfort told…
Thousands Evacuated from Athens Motorway as Snowstorm Hits Greece
ATHENS—Rescue crews, including the army, worked through the night to evacuate thousands of people stranded in their cars on an Athens motorway after a severe snowstorm swept across Greece on Monday, blanketing the capital and causing traffic chaos. More than 3,500 people had been evacuated by early Tuesday, some abandoning their cars on foot, but…
Aeromexico Passenger Traffic Reaches Highest Post-Pandemic Level
MEXICO CITY—Passenger traffic at Grupo Aeromexico in December reached its highest level since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mexican airline said on Thursday. Aeromexico transported 1.74 million passengers last month, or 98.9 percent of the 1.76 million people it moved in December 2019, the company said in a statement. Aeromexico’s total offer, measured…
Key BC Highway Reopens to Truck Traffic After Severe Flood Damage
VANCOUVER—A major highway linking Metro Vancouver and southern British Columbia to the rest of the province has reopened about a month after severe flooding damaged the route in several areas. The B.C. government says in a release the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt reopened just after 8:30 a.m. on Monday to commercial traffic and…
Fewer People Moving to California, More Leaving During Pandemic: Study
December 16, 2021
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The number of people moving to California decreased significantly during the pandemic while Californians moving to other states increased, according to a Dec. 15 report. From March 2020 to September 2021, entrance to California declined by 38 percent, according to the report by the California Policy Lab, a non-partisan research institute based at the University…
Average San Diego County Gas Price Less Than 8 Cents from Record High
SAN DIEGO—The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County rose Nov. 18 for the ninth consecutive day, increasing a half-cent to $4.648. The average price is within 7.7 cents of matching San Diego County’s record high of $4.725 set on Oct. 8, 2012. The average price has increased 10.3…
Report: LA Spending More On Traffic, Parking Enforcement Than Tickets Generate
LOS ANGELES—While parking fines used to provide Los Angeles with net income, the city spent $192 million more in the last five years for parking and traffic enforcement than it generated in fines from the tickets, it was reported Oct. 18. The city brought in $617 million in parking tickets since the 2017 fiscal year,…
Orange County Officials Move to Alleviate Traffic in South County
Orange County Board of Supervisors approved enhancing South County’s regional mobility by implementing three major transportation projects during a Sept. 28 meeting. The proposed agenda item—a cooperative agreement with the Orange County Transportation Authority and the City of San Clemente to assist with alleviating traffic—by Supervisor Lisa Bartlett was met with contention by her colleagues. “South…
Memorial Day Weekend Travel Crunch Begins on Roadways and LAX
May 28, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—The Memorial Day travel crunch officially began May 28, with crowds flocking to Los Angeles International Airport and motorists hitting the roadways for holiday getaways—many of which have been long-delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. LAX officials warned that terminals will be busy. “We are seeing passenger numbers rise quickly as the demand for…
Deputy Pulls Over Biker Who Just Saw Friend Die, Offers a Shoulder to Lean on Instead of Ticket
A routine traffic stop recently turned into much more when a traffic officer encountered a distraught biker on a Florida highway. Hillsborough County master deputy Donald Rizer was on his usual traffic patrol on Dale Mabry Highway when he pulled over a biker for an exhaust pipe violation. Rizer quickly observed that the rider, in…
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