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Serious Crash Closes Route 35 in Wall Township, Causing Major Traffic Disruptions

Breaking Local News ReportNovember 9, 20240

WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A serious motor vehicle crash on Route 35 has shut down a significant portion of the highway between Allaire Road and Wall Church Road, according to local authorities. The Wall Township Police Department announced the closure, urging drivers to avoid the area and seek alternative routes. Emergency responders are currently on the scene handling the crash, which occurred earlier this afternoon. Details on the number of vehicles involved and the condition of those affected have not yet been released, and the police have not provided an estimate for when the roadway will reopen. The Wall Township

Traffic disruptions continue in Albemarle County following Tropical Storm Helene

Breaking Local News ReportSeptember 30, 20240

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. — Several roads in Albemarle County remain closed Monday morning as crews respond to damage caused by Tropical Storm Helene, according to local authorities. The Albemarle County Police Department (ACPD) issued multiple traffic alerts as of 7 a.m., noting closures due to debris, flooding, and power outages. The 2400 block of Castle Rock Road is closed after asphalt washed out in the storm. High water has forced the closure of the 6500 block of Plank Road at Miller School Road. Further along Plank Road, the 5900 block is also closed due to mud and debris. Additionally, downed

Underground fire causes power outages and traffic disruptions in downtown Baltimore

Breaking Local News ReportSeptember 29, 20240

BALTIMORE, Sept. 29 — Emergency crews responded early Sunday to an underground fire and multiple manhole explosions in downtown Baltimore, prompting widespread power outages and traffic disruptions. The incident occurred in the 300 block of N. Charles Street, with smoke reported emitting from several manholes and fire visible from one. According to officials, the Baltimore City Fire Department, along with the Baltimore City Police Department, Office of Emergency Management, Department of Transportation, and BGE, responded to the scene. Power was immediately shut down in the area to allow crews to safely extinguish the fire. The outage is affecting businesses and

Amtrak Train Strikes and Kills Pedestrian in Northeast D.C., Causing Service Disruptions

Local News ReportJune 25, 20240

Washington, D.C.—A pedestrian was struck and killed by an Amtrak train in Northeast D.C. on Monday evening, according to DC Fire and EMS. The incident occurred near the 2200 block of Adams Place, where the Amtrak train operator confirmed the collision. Emergency crews searched the area and found the victim deceased near the 2000 block of Bladensburg Road. The D.C. Metro Police Department is investigating the crash. Amtrak reported Monday evening that trains traveling in and out of the station, and BWI Marshall Airport is experiencing delays due to the deadly collision, as investigators requested a hold on all train

Philadelphia Pride Celebration Marred by Violence, Disruptions, and Fights

Lifestyle and FamilyJune 4, 20240

PHILADELPHIA, PA – A celebration of Pride in downtown Philadelphia turned tumultuous yesterday when a group identified as Queers 4 Palestine Philly interrupted the annual Philly Pride March and Parade. The protest by the group caused the parade to come to a standstill, escalating tensions among the attendees. As hundreds of thousands gathered to celebrate Pride Month, the festivities took an unexpected turn. The disruption led to several altercations breaking out among participants later in the day, overshadowing the event’s celebratory intentions. Local authorities and event organizers are currently assessing the situation and the sequence of events that led to

ABB chairman sees limited impact from Red Sea disruptions

ReutersJanuary 15, 20240

By Divya Chowdhury and Savio Shetty DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Swiss engineering group ABB sees limited impact from disruptions in the Red Sea on its supply chains, Chairman Peter Voser said in an interview on Monday ahead of the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual meeting in Davos. “I think for ABB, it has less of an impact because our components and products are produced where we are selling them,” Vosser told the Reuters Global Markets Forum in the Swiss ski resort. When asked about which market will grow at the fastest pace by value and size, Voser highlighted India, calling

AstraZeneca says no supply snags so far from Red Sea disruptions

ReutersJanuary 15, 20240

By Divya Chowdhury and Savio Shetty DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Drugmaker AstraZeneca has not seen any supply issues so far due to Red Sea shipping disruptions, a top executive told Reuters ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Monday. “We have specialized people monitoring the situation on a continuous basis. But so far, everything is going very well,” Ruud Dobber, AstraZeneca’s business head for its biopharmaceuticals unit, told the Global Markets Forum. Dobber declined to give details on its supply lines as this information was business sensitive. Attacks on ships by Houthi militants in Yemen, who say they are

IKEA prices to fall despite Red Sea disruptions, CEO says in Davos

ReutersJanuary 15, 20240

By Divya Chowdhury DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) -Budget furniture retailer IKEA is sticking to planned price cuts despite Red Sea shipping disruptions pushing up costs, and has sufficient stocks to absorb any supply chain shocks, it said on Monday ahead of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting. “Our commitment is to make sure that we prioritise investing in lower prices for our customers,” Jesper Brodin, CEO of Ingka Group, which owns most IKEA stores worldwide, told the Reuters Global Markets Forum in the Swiss ski resort of Davos. Ingka Group has invested more than 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in price

FedEx has not seen much impact from Red Sea disruptions, CEO says

ReutersJanuary 14, 20240

(Corrects paragraph 2 to say Subramaniam took over as CEO in 2022, not 2023) NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. parcel delivery giant FedEx Corp said that it hasn’t seen much of a shift to air freight due to disruptions in the Red Sea that have tacked on nearly two weeks to shipping transit times. “Shipping over the ocean makes up 90% of global commerce so even a small change would have an impact, but we haven’t seen much yet,” CEO Raj Subramaniam said at the National Retail Conference on Sunday. Subramaniam, who took over the reins as CEO in June

Tractor Supply sees delayed deliveries due to Red Sea disruptions

ReutersJanuary 12, 20240

By Katherine Masters NEW YORK (Reuters) – Deliveries for U.S. retailer Tractor Supply Co have been delayed anywhere from two to 20-plus days as major container ship operators re-route vessels away from the Suez Canal, Colin Yankee, the company’s chief supply chain operator, said on Friday. Ocean carriers are also adding diversion surcharges on cargo routed away from the Suez Canal to a safer route around South Africa’s Cape of Good Hope, according to Yankee. Higher shipping costs, extended travel times, and additional pain points, including reduced crossings on the drought-stricken Panama Canal, are leading Tractor Supply to “see potential

PNC sees growth opportunity in capital-led market disruptions

ReutersDecember 5, 20230

By Nupur Anand NEW YORK (Reuters) – PNC Financial Services CEO William Demchak on Tuesday said that the market disruptions caused by the Basel III endgame proposal is an opportunity for the bank to grow. “The Basel III endgame and some of the disruption on interest rates affords us near-term opportunities as other people are changing their balance sheets,” Demchak told investors at the Goldman Sachs U.S. Financial Services Conference. “So there is the ability to acquire assets or assume risk or just acquire clients as other people shrink,” he said. The chiefs of other banking giants have strongly criticized

Japan Oct industrial output seen rising but Toyota disruptions will weigh- Reuters poll

ReutersNovember 24, 20230

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s industrial output likely inched up in October, a Reuters poll found on Friday, although widespread disruptions at top automaker Toyota Motor are expected to weigh heavily on the data. Industrial production likely grew 0.8% in October from the previous month, according to a median estimate of 16 economists, after rising 0.5% in September. Toyota suspended work at several group factories for varying periods over more than a week last month due to an accident at a supplier’s facility. “Transportation-related output is highly likely to undershoot plans due to the disruption,” said Chisato Oshiba, an economist at

Traffic Disruptions in Holmdel as Creek Dredging Continues

Charlie DwyerNovember 14, 20230

HOLMDEL, NJ – Motorists in Holmdel Township face significant delays today, Tuesday, November 14th, due to ongoing creek dredging operations by Monmouth County. Crawfords Corner Road, a key thoroughfare, has been reduced to a single lane near Catbird Alley to facilitate the work. The lane closure has prompted the implementation of an alternating traffic pattern, leading to anticipated delays along Crawfords Corner Road. In addition to the lane closure, local authorities have shut down Catbird Alley between Crawfords Corner Road and Cardinal Road. The Holmdel Township Police Department advises residents and commuters to expect disruptions throughout the day and to

JetBlue cuts revenue forecast due to weather disruptions, staffing gaps

ReutersSeptember 28, 20230

(Reuters) – U.S. carrier JetBlue Airways warned on Thursday it expects third-quarter revenue to be at the low end of its prior forecast due to a bigger hit from weather-related disruptions and gaps in air traffic control staffing. The airline also said that close-in leisure bookings during September were lower than expected. Airlines have struggled with adverse weather and shortages of air traffic controllers this year. JetBlue’s CEO had earlier this month told Reuters the carrier had to cut flights “because the system can’t cope with the number of flights.” The twin disruptions are expected to push up costs in

Ryanair expects delivery disruptions from Boeing to linger through mid-2024 – Bloomberg News

ReutersSeptember 27, 20230

(Reuters) – Ryanair faces broad delivery delays of the 737 Max aircraft as Boeing deals with the latest supplier glitch afflicting the jet, with disruptions poised to linger through mid-2024, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. Boeing advised the Irish low-cost carrier at a meeting this week that it will only be able to deliver 14 of the 27 aircraft due by late December, according to the report, which cited an interview with the company’s CEO. The setback is the result of quality lapses at Spirit AeroSystems, which builds the jet’s frame, Bloomberg News said. Boeing aims to push back some

In Niger, sanctions, flight disruptions squeeze UN aid stocks

ReutersAugust 8, 20230

By Alessandra Prentice DAKAR (Reuters) – Niger’s military coup is hampering United Nations’ humanitarian efforts in one of the world’s poorest countries as border and airspace closures have cut off supplies of medicine and food, a U.N. official said on Tuesday. U.N. aid agencies are scrambling to eke out depleting stocks just as regional sanctions potentially increase the number of people in need, the U.N. humanitarian chief in Niger, Louise Aubin, warned. Any humanitarian cutbacks could have devastating impacts in Niger, which has one of highest rates of child mortality in the world and whose rural communities have been hit

Factbox-Europe’s ongoing strike-related travel disruptions

ReutersJuly 20, 20230

(Reuters) – European airports are in the midst of another busy summer as passenger numbers globally recover to pre-pandemic levels, while airline and airport staff continue wage talks. The travel industry is on high alert for disruption after Europe’s peak season last year was hit by cancellations, causing chaos at airports. This summer, air traffic control issues are likely to be the weak spot, according to warnings from Eurocontrol, which manages European airspace. Here is a summary of recent developments: EUROCONTROL One of the Eurocontrol trade unions has announced a six-month period when industrial action could take place in the

United Airlines CEO aims to avoid flight disruptions ahead of US Fourth of July holiday travel

ReutersJuly 1, 20230

By Anirudh Saligrama (Reuters) – United Airlines plans to make changes in flight operations to avoid weather-related disruptions ahead of the Fourth of July holiday travel, Chief Executive Officer Scott Kirby said on Saturday. Recent flight disruptions have raised new concerns about whether airlines are ready to handle the summer travel boom during the first Fourth of July holiday in which U.S. air traffic is likely to exceed pre-COVID levels. “While we work to control the things that are within our control, we must also do a better job of planning against the things that are outside our control so

Canada pushes to make airlines pay passengers for flight disruptions

ReutersApril 24, 20230

By Allison Lampert and Ismail Shakil MONTREAL (Reuters) -Airlines will have to compensate passengers for major service disruptions except in limited cases under proposed legislation, Canada’s transport minister said on Monday as air-travel complaints in the country hit record levels. Passenger complaints against airlines in Canada and other countries over lengthy delays or flight cancellations have risen as air traffic rebounded following the COVID-19 pandemic, especially during a period of peak congestion last summer. Under the new proposal, the onus shifts to airlines which land or depart from Canada to compensate passengers, unless the carrier can prove otherwise, except in

White House says regulators have the tools needed for banking disruptions

ReutersMarch 13, 20230

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – U.S. financial regulators have the tools they need to deal with disruptions and supervise banks, and President Joe Biden is confident in the steps he has taken so far, the White House said on Monday. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Biden will discuss those measures with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak when the two leaders meet in California. White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters aboard Air Force One the U.S. Treasury is working with bank regulators on next steps. “This is not a bailout,” she said. (Reporting by Steve Holland

Parts shortages impact Kenya Airways, cause flight disruptions

ReutersJanuary 10, 20230

NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenya Airways is experiencing flight disruptions due to delays in securing aircraft components required for maintenance, the carrier said late on Monday. The airline, which is one of Africa’s biggest, may be forced to cut some flights if the challenges of getting the parts persist, Chief Executive Officer Allan Kilavuka said in a statement. “The challenges have been occasioned by the Ukraine war crisis, which has significantly crippled the Russian supply chain crucial to global aviation,” he said. He cited titanium from Russia as one of the key raw materials used by the aviation industry, and is crucial

Alaska Airlines operations return to normal after weather disruptions

ReutersDecember 30, 20220

(Reuters) – Alaska Airlines said on Friday its operations have returned to normal across its network, after a massive winter storm in the United States crippled movement through the holiday week. “We continue to help our guests with travel arrangements for flights that were canceled over the past week and a half, including booking them on other airlines to get them to their destinations,” the company said. The Seattle-Washington based carrier also lowered its fares in select cities for passengers looking to book new flights in the wake of weather disruptions. (Reporting by Priyamvada C in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh

Violence and disruptions biggest threats to U.S. election – Michigan official

ReutersSeptember 4, 20220

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. election officials see potential violence and disruptions as the biggest threats to midterm elections in November, with misinformation fueling those concerns, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said on Sunday. Benson, a Democrat, said election officials from both parties are working with law enforcement officials to protect the Nov. 8 elections and make clear there will be consequences for those who try to interfere. “We are, in many ways, even more prepared this year than ever before,” she said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” Michigan, a swing state, has become the focus of

Migrant Rescues and Smuggling Disruptions Continue in the RGV

Breaking Local News ReportAugust 26, 20220

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted two human smuggling events and rescued three migrants. On the morning of August 25, RGV agents received information of a suspected stash house in Mission, Texas. RGV agents and troopers from the Texas Department of Public Safety convened at the residence and encountered 11 citizens from the Dominican Republic and Mexico. All were placed under arrest without incident after they were determined to be in the U.S. illegally. Yesterday afternoon, RGV agents and officers from the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) investigated a residence suspected of harboring several individuals. Agents and HCSO officers

Boeing cash flow on investor radar as supply disruptions shackle output

ReutersJuly 26, 20220

By Abhijith Ganapavaram (Reuters) – Boeing’s cash flow will be the focus on Wednesday when the U.S. planemaker reports results as production snarls limit its ability to take advantage of a rise in demand for long-haul Dreamliner jets amid an insatiable appetite for air travel. Some analysts expect the company to push its goal of positive cash flow to 2023 from this year as inflation drives up costs and supply chain disruptions hamper its ability to raise jet production. “We have a feeling that because of the delays in commercial airplanes and some of the issues they’ve had with their