Can a new infrastructure plan stop Indy’s ‘pedestrian safety crisis?’
Hundreds of people have told Connie Szabo Schmucker, advocacy director at Bicycle Garage Indy and 30-year bike advocate, that they feel unsafe crossing the intersection of 86th Street and the Monon Trail. There’s a clear reason why: people get hit…
To curb distracted driving, PA limits cell phone, electronic use
Nearly 12 years after a grieving mother approached state Sen. Rosemary Brown at a community meeting and asked her to support a tougher distracted driving law, Gov. Josh Shapiro on Wednesday signed a ban on using handheld electronics behind the…
AI used to fight hurricane-powered exotic invasions in the Everglades
Note to readers: The News-Press and Naples Daily News are providing special coverage this week of all things weather in Southwest Florida as a new hurricane season having started on June 1. It’s not exactly robots fanning out across the…
Bagigio’s named as one of Leon County’s first microgrant recipients
An Italian restaurant in Woodville is one of the first local businesses to be awarded recipients a new Targeted Emergency Assistance Microgrant, or TEAM, under a new program initiated by Leon County Commissioner Christian Caban. In a ceremony at the…
Billionaire Larry Connor plans to take submersible to Titanic wreckage
Nearly one year after the OceanGate Titan submersible disaster gripped the nation, another ambitious businessman is looking to make the same trip. Larry Connor, an Ohio businessman and billionaire, told The Wall Street Journal last week about his plans to…
Self-driving fix for 2 million cars investigated by NHTSA
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating the adequacy of Tesla’s December 2023 recall of more than 2 million vehicles to update its autopilot features after numerous crashes. NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation is opening the investigation after it…