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When a Frontier Airlines flight from Washington, DC, to Denver was diverted to Cheyenne, Wyoming because of severe weather on Monday, the captain reached into his own wallet after realizing his passengers hadn't eaten in seven hours. The result...

Before setting off for a weekend trip somewhere over the holiday weekend, be sure to prepare your vehicle for the trip.  After all, this machine you and your family will be riding in is holding your lives on its wheels.  Speaking of wheels, start with your tires!  Tires are often neglected, which can leave to problems on the road.

I learned how to buckle a seat belt when I was a kid, although many cars didn't have them until I was a teenager.  Still, it wasn't required by law for anyone in a vehicle to wear them.  Laws didn't begin being passed forcing occupants to wear seats belts until 1984 and that was only for front seats.  However, even in the 70s, my parents insisted that I wear my seat belt and that's when, for the m

The Travel Channel will film in Santa Claus this weekend for a special featuring Christmas towns that will air this holiday season. Locations that may be filmed include Santa Claus Museum & Village, Lake Rudolph Campground & RV Resort, Santa Claus Christmas Store, Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari, and other Christmas-themed businesses. ...

I've driven past this sign at least twice a day for years, wondering what the heck it means.  Just by speculation and as an uneducated guess, I thought that it may be the center of the county where the northern half and southern half of Warrick County are divided.  Finally I decided that I would try to find out.  So my first move was to search the Internet, but I kept getting websites I didn't wan

Last evening as I was driving home on I-164, I witnessed a scene that reminded me that this is National Work Zone Awareness Week in Evansville and throughout Indiana.  The scene, located between the Lloyd Expressway and Morgan Ave. on I-164, depicts the number of highway workers killed this past year while performing their duties.  It's purpose is to remind us to slow down and be extra careful in

Okay...I've hit enough potholes lately to scrape off half my tire treads, wear out my shocks and throw my wheels out of alignment - enough already!  I'm getting quite peeved about the potholes I have to dodge every day as I drive to work and home again.  I'm glad to know that the pothole patrols are getting out to the streets and I have to tell you, they can't get these dang blasted potholes fille

Shades of 1980! Travel Wisconsin has brought back 'Airplane!' stars Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Robert Hays for a great commercial for the state.Travel along and see parts of Wisconsin, but listen to the dialogue as it harkens back to when 'Airplane!' was a comedy smash! Shirley, you'll laugh.

Keeping yourself warm during extremely cold temperatures is important, but making sure your vehicle gets its proper amount of warm up time is important too.

Traffic will be restricted to one lane in both directions on St. Joe Avenue between Diamond and Allens Lane as crews begin work to patch holes and repave the stretch of road on Evansville's west side which serves as home for Rural King, Midas Car Care, and other local businesses.