In The News

• YRC consolidation in N.C. to result in layoffs

  By The Associated Press
  Posted Jan 2nd 2009 1:55AM

  KERNERSVILLE, N.C. — A trucking company official says hundreds of workers will lose their jobs and a distributi...

• Iowa DOT says road funding shortfall is growing

  By The Associated Press
  Posted Jan 2nd 2009 1:53AM

  CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The state if facing a $267 million annual shortfall in revenue required to meet critical h...

• Oil falls to below $42 a barrel in Asia

  By Alex Kennedy - The Associated Press
  Posted Jan 2nd 2009 1:50AM

  Oil prices fell below $42 a barrel Friday in Asia after Russia and Ukraine said a dispute over natural gas payment...

• Motorists’ habits spur call for fuel tax increases

  By Joan Lowy - The Associated Press
  Posted Jan 2nd 2009 1:47AM

  WASHINGTON — Motorists are driving less and buying less gasoline, which means fuel taxes aren’t raising ...

• 2 major Wash. passes closed by snow; I-90 pass reopens

  By Kathy McCarthy - The Associated Press
  Posted Jan 2nd 2009 1:44AM

  SEATTLE — Falling snow and a high threat of avalanches prompted officials to close three main east-west mountai...