Aaron Chadbourne and Rebecca Grover from the Maine Turnpike Authority discussed the importance of National Work Zone Awareness Week, which aims to promote safe driving through highway work zones. Grover highlighted that in Maine, there are about 550 crashes annually in work zones, with national fatalities at around 800 per year. She emphasized the need for drivers to slow down and avoid distractions, such as using phones. Grover also mentioned “Wear Orange Day” to show support for workers in work zones. The campaign’s website is nwzaw.org.
Maine radio legend Bud Sawyer has passed away at 94. WGAN remembers the longtime broadcaster, who began at the station in 1962 before becoming a familiar voice at WPOR.
The horse-drawn carriages that have cruised through Central Park for more than 150 years will soon be banished from New York City, ending an iconic tradition beloved by tourists but long opposed by animal welfare activists.
Trees fell onto homes and utility poles were knocked down by a possible tornado in a central Arizona community during a series of violent storms that moved through the state overnight into Thursday.
The Orionids — one of two major meteor showers caused by remnants from Halley's comet — will peak this week, though a large moon will dim visibility until after it sets late at night.
Six Flags Over Georgia opened its gates Friday evening for the first time since a man fell to his death from one of the amusement park's towering roller coasters.
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