May 20 2012 - Brooklyn HS band’s trial by fire
The show must go on.A group of Brooklyn high-school students managed to compete in a Virginia music competition even after their bus burst into flames on I-95 and their instruments were destroyed, thanks to an amazing outpouring of generosity.Officials at Deep Run HS, in the Richmond suburb of... |
May 18 2012 - Chesapeake inmates restore WWII-era Liberty bus
CHESAPEAKE When a World War II-era Liberty bus arrived four years ago at St. Brides Correctional Center in the rural, southern half of the city, Robert Robinson saw a heap of rusty, rotting junk. "When it first came in, it was in such bad condition, I didn't think we could fix it," said Robinson, a prisoner at St. Brides. "It should've been destroyed." |
May 16 2012 - Fire destroys limo companys party bus
HALSEY -- A party bus operated by Dream Come True Limousine Service was destroyed by fire Thursday at 236 E. Highway A in the town of Halsey. |
May 15 2012 - Annual Mother's Day event takes kids to their mums in prison
Get On The Bus, an annual Mother's Day event, takes children throughout the state of California to visit their mothers in prison. Related Stories No need for war to 'destroy' Israel: Ahmadinejad British town of Sandwich celebrates 250 years of sandwiches Argentina sex-change, 'right-to-die' laws make waves Bulgarian envoy escapes Yemen kidnap attempt Greek president makes last push to avert ... |
April 29 2012 - Affected schools in transition as they plan future
Deandria's home was repaired, but her school, University Place Middle, was severely damaged by the storm and has not been rebuilt. Three other schools, University Place, Holt and Alberta elementaries, also were damaged or destroyed in the storm and have not been rebuilt. |
April 12 2012 - Ride On bus fires in Montgomery prompt federal safety probe
Federal safety officials are investigating some of Montgomery County’s Ride On buses following fires that have destroyed five of them since 2009. The buses, part of a fleet of 50 Navistar diesel vehicles purchased by Montgomery, had problems with electrical panels and parking brakes that caused the fires, officials said. Read full article >> |
April 12 2012 - Missouri proposal would allow guns on Metro trains and buses
(KMOV.com) --Â A Missouri lawmaker has proposed legislation that would make it legal for those with a conceal and carry permit to carry a gun on city trains and buses. State Representative Ed Schieffer (Dem. from Troy, Mo.) is sponsoring the bill. Â House Bill 1483 states that a "political subdivision cannot prohibit a person with a valid concealed carry endorsement from carrying a concealed ... |
April 10 2012 - Greyhound service returns to Talladega
TALLADEGA — For the first time since 2005, Greyhound buses are available in Talladega. Company spokesman Troy Hawkins told the City Council Monday night that Talladega had been included in the new Greyhound Connect program, which is being funded with state and federal transportation grant money. |
March 27 2012 - As Japan tries to clean up radiation contamination, some question whether it's possible
It‘s the moment when the alarms on the Geiger counters all start going off at once that it sinks in. The bus is going inside the 12 mile ring around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that just about everyone has been evacuated from. Up the coast, the earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011 destroyed entire towns and left mountains of wreckage. But here, in the fallout zone of the ... |
March 23 2012 - Thompson Creek bus service restarts in April
Challis City Council has awarded a contract to provide bus service between town and the Thompson Creek Mine to Salmon-based Access Bus. If all goes as planned, the company will restart bus service in the first two weeks of April, co-owner Mark Troy told The Challis Messenger this week. |
March 21 2012 - Safety plea over spate of school bus fires
School bus that burst into flames on the Hume Highway on Tuesday is the 12th bus in the past two years to have been destroyed by fire on Victorian and New South Wales country roads. |
March 17 2012 - Gas thieves may have cause bus blazes
Investigators say people siphoning gas may have caused a blaze that destroyed two small buses outside a Southern California daycare center. |
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