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Tiny Kitten Somehow Ends Up Stranded In The Middle Of A HighwayGood News — Sep 8, 2026Rescuer John carefully retrieves a tiny kitten from the middle of a Long Island highway while Dodo editor Monica follows the effort.

Engineer Book Offers New Take on Biblical Red Sea Crossing — 3dJeffrey Donlin’s book A Highway in the Midst argues for a miraculous formation of dry ground during the Red Sea crossing, reinterpreting the Hebrew term Chomah to emphasize a defensive barrier rather than a vertical wall and challenging traditional readings of the Exodus. Drawing on engineering analysis and linguistic study, the work invites reevaluation of the miracle and its description.

Rachel Meyers An engineer breaking down the dry ground formation adds practical detail that makes the event feel less like pure legend.

New England and Kyoto Lead Fall Foliage Travel Picks — 3dA trio of travel outlets highlight five top fall getaways for leaf-peeping and seasonal festivals, led by New England’s foliage, historic towns, and classic seasonal comforts, with staples like Vermont lodging, the Kancamagus Highway, and Salem’s Halloween culture. The roundups also flag a Michigan fall culinary experience at Treetops Resort in Grand Rapids, offering a multi-course progressive dinner and drink tastings in early October.

Priya Raman The multi-course dinner at that Michigan resort in October sounds like a fun twist on fall travel.

Automobile both enabled and undercut the American road trip ideal — 6dThe road trip is a quintessential American experience celebrated in culture, yet many now favor flying or highway driving at high speeds, raising questions about what is lost to convenience. The articles highlight the postwar golden age of family road trips, the rise of the middle class, and the ongoing nostalgia for a form of travel that connected Americans across the landscape.

Tom Gallagher Interstates made long trips faster but killed the chance to wander through small towns and really see the landscape.

19 Students Hospitalized After Louisiana School Bus Crash — Sep 12, 2026A Grant Parish school bus crash on Highway 71 north of Montgomery involved 21 students, with 19 hospitalized and two airlifted to a trauma center; authorities reported no confirmed fatalities and Louisiana State Police are leading the investigation, while the school district thanked first responders and urged privacy for those affected.

Marcus Bell The school district did right thanking the responders first after 19 students ended up in hospitals.

Pedestrian Crashes Across North America Leave Dead, InjuredAuto — Sep 3, 2026Pedestrians in Ottawa, Calgary, and Las Vegas were injured in separate vehicle crashes this week, with a man critically hurt in Ottawa after a Highway 417 collision and a Calgary pedestrian seriously injured at 17th Avenue and Ninth Street. In Las Vegas, two incidents on Boulder Highway left pedestrians hospitalized and prompted road closures during investigations.

TX Solar Displays Solar Street Lights for Projects in 20 Countries — 2dTX Solar, officially Yangzhou Tianxiang Road Lamp Equipment Co., Ltd., presents itself as an integrated OEM solar street-light supplier with in-house manufacturing, offering bespoke luminaire housings, modular all-in-one and split-type systems, 3D modeling, photometric testing, and a growing patent portfolio to support projects in 20+ countries. The company markets turnkey outdoor lighting solutions for infrastructure, highways, and off-grid and climate-varied deployments, highlighting high-mast towers, solar energy Street lights, and battery options (lithium and gel) showcased at major events like the Canton Fair and targeted at municipal, EPC, and international contractors.

Priya Raman Solar lights like these could help a lot in off-grid regions if the batteries last in extreme weather.

40-Mile Highway 1 Stretch Reopens Near Big SurEnvironment — Sep 3, 2026Big Sur’s iconic Highway 1 has slowly reopened in stages as firefighters make progress on the Timber Fire and cooler, more humid conditions curb growth, delivering a needed lifeline for local businesses ahead of Labor Day. While the northern stretch has reopened and offers partial access, southern sections remain closed due to the Plaskett Fire, with communities still counting losses and officials cautioning against full through-travel as containment continues.

Topeka Woman Killed Helping Crash Victim on Highway — Sep 11, 2026A 44-year-old Topeka social worker, Sarah J. McLaughlin-Olson, was killed while helping crash victims on U.S. Route 75 south of Topeka on Sept. 10, after a Ford F-350 pulling a horse trailer veered onto the shoulder to avoid other vehicles. The Honda Civic driver was seriously injured and McLaughlin-Olson’s death drew statements from her school community about her dedication and support for students and families.

Highway Stop Takes Surprising Turn as Trooper Delivers Baby Before Ambulance Arrives — Dec 8, 2025A routine patrol in southwest Oklahoma turned into an emergency medical scramble when an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper unexpectedly found himself delivering a baby on the shoulder of a highway. According to Fox News …

Amazon Rainforest Razed To Build Highway For UN Climate Summit — Mar 12, 2025Ahead of the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, developers are carving a four-lane highway through protected tracts of the Amazon rainforest to ease travel for attendees. The highway, one of several infrastructure…

GOP Rep Calls Biden’s Infrastructure Package ‘A Five Lane Highway to Socialism’Reporting — Jun 29, 2021Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) is railing against President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan, calling it a “five lane highway to socialism.” He tweeted on Tuesday, “Infrastructure to Democrats is a five lane highway to…

Tesla Megapack Fire Shuts Down California's Famous Highway 1 – Shelter In Place Order IssuedReporting — Sep 21, 2022A fire at a Tesla and Pacific Gas & Electric, Co. energy storage facility in the Monterey Bay area of California led California Highway Patrol and fire crews to shut down a section of Highway 1 and issue a…

Lone Highway Patrolman Shot, Civilians Swarm the Gunman and Immediately Secure the SceneReporting — May 1, 2022Passing motorists came to the rescue Wednesday after a California Highway Patrol officer was shot near San Diego. The shooting took place at about 6:15 p.m. on Interstate 8, California Highway Patrol Capt. Michael…

EXCLUSIVE: GOP Rep Unveils Bill To Prevent ‘Left-Wing Lunatics’ From Holding US Highways Hostage — Feb 6, 2025Republican Georgia Rep. Mike Collins reintroduced legislation Thursday to criminalize protests that block highways. Collins’ Safe Passage on Interstates Act would make intentionally blocking interstate highways a crime…

Last Escaped Monkey Captured After Mississippi Highway Crash — Nov 7, 2025The final monkey that escaped following a highway crash in Mississippi has been found and captured, authorities confirmed Thursday. According to The Associated Press , a nearby resident alerted officials after spotting…

‘Queers for Palestine’ Block a Highway in the South, Protest Lasts Only 11 MinutesOpinion — May 13, 2024Not only is “ Queers for Palestine ” possibly the most ridiculous contradiction in the whole of the anti-Israel protest movement, it turns out they can’t even jam up a highway correctly. According to multiple reports…

Farmers Rise Up, Block Highways With Their Tractors in Protest of Climate PolicyReporting — Jul 1, 2022Farmers in the Netherlands conducted several demonstrations this week against the country’s radical plans to slash nitrogen and ammonia emissions. On Monday, farmers in their tractors blocked highways in multiple parts…

Fuel tanker blast kills 10 in western Iran after apparent brake failure — Sep 5, 2026At least 10 people were killed and several more injured in a fuel tanker blast on the Hamedan-Sanandaj highway in western Iran, caused by a braking-system fault, with officials saying the fire was brought under control. The incident underscores Iran's ongoing road-safety challenges and a pattern of deadly tanker accidents cited by authorities and international observers.

Rachel Meyers Brake failures on fuel tankers keep showing up in these reports - makes you wonder about inspection standards for vehicles carrying hazardous loads.

EXCLUSIVE: Trump Admin Cranks Out More Rules To Keep ‘Unqualified’ Migrant Truckers Off Highways — Feb 11, 2026The Trump administration is rolling out new regulations to keep unqualified foreigners from driving commercial vehicles as illegal migrant truckers continue to cause mayhem on U.S. highways. The Department of…

Mexican Border State Asks Tourists to Travel Highways Only in Daylight Hours — Jul 26, 2025Officials in the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas are advising tourists to travel only during daytime hours. The request comes at a time when drug cartels continue to openly roam the country’s highways, setting up…

California’s Booze Cruise Leniency Risks Federal Highway Funds — Nov 19, 2025California’s soft-on-crime policies allowing drivers arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) to return to the road risks millions in federal highway dollars, with a $95 million penalty already levied. California…

Trucker Theft Rings Stealing Millions As Industry Reels From Horrific Crashes — Nov 8, 2025Thieves are stealing millions in cargo from American trucking companies every year, beleaguering an industry already reeling from a string of horrific highway crashes. A pair of highway truck crashes, caused by Indian…

Real-Life Cowboy Lassoes Cow Running Loose on Oklahoma HighwayOpinion — Jun 8, 2022The spirit of the American West is alive. A loose cow was causing havoc on an Oklahoma City highway on Monday. Two utility vehicles tried to block the heifer away from the road, only for the cow to slip through the…