Ohio State

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The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

TheStreet

For those who can't afford to miss work or shell out for unexpected repairs, vehicle reliability matters. Here are the 10 car models to avoid due to their low dependability scores according to non-profit consumer advocacy firm Consumer Reports.

The 10 least dependable cars according to Consumer Reports

Polk County, FL

Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

There are safety recalls, and then there are really time-consuming, expensive safety recalls. Toyota is experiencing the latter, having discovered earlier this year a defect in its twin-turbocharged V-6 truck engines that power the Tundra pickup truck as well as Lexus's LX luxury SUVs—at least, those 2022 to 2023 model-year variants built between November 2021 and February 2023 (or the same model years built between July 2021 and November 2022 for the LX). The issue can cause the engine stall unexpectedly; per Toyota's NHTSA recall notices to dealers:

Toyota to Replace Every Single Engine in 100,000 Tundra Pickups and Lexus SUVs

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

MotorBiscuit


Seat belts can tell stories.
The post 3 ways your car’s seat belt might be holding a big secret appeared first on MotorBiscuit.

3 ways your car’s seat belt might be holding a big secret

Georgia State

Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Last week, a 32-year-old was arrested on trafficking charges after allegedly fleeing from a traffic stop and abandoning the vehicle with a child in the passenger seat. The chase resulted in the discovery of 230 grams of methamphetamine, which the suspect allegedly threw out while fleeing on foot. According to local detectives, the vehicle the suspect was driving was registered to NFL football player Tyreek Hill.

Man Driving Vehicle Registered to Tyreek Hill Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges in Douglas

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J. Souza

A retired military officer who had been struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) tragically died after jumping from the world’s largest cruise ship last month, authorities confirmed.

Cruise Passenger Who Jumped from World's Largest Ship After Dispute Suffered with PTSD

Orange County, FL

Akeena

On July 14th, an unsettling incident occurred in Orange County that has captured the community’s attention and sympathy. Two dogs were abandoned in a most distressing manner, pushed out of a moving vehicle. The situation took a turn for the worse when one of the dogs was hit by the car, resulting in serious injuries.

Two dogs were dumped and pushed out of a car in Florida, and one of them screamed

Seattle, WA

A lot has been written about the Olympics, but hosting a political convention is another good way to get transit projects done. (ABC News) New technologies can allow states to fairly distribute the costs of driving in the wake of declining gas taxes (Governing). They may come in handy for elected officials faced with the unpopular proposition of raising gas taxes (Politico).

Thursday’s Headlines Race to the Finish Line

Oregon State

Portland, OR

The Oregon Department of Transportation doubly violated federal law by not only refusing to study cost-effective alternatives as part of its plan to double the width of Interstate 5, but also not being transparent with the public about the impacts of the plan, according to court papers filed in a new suit against the project.

Oregon Highway Expansion Facing Second Lawsuit for ‘Cumulative Impacts’

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again to cut transit funding. Even though Congress passed a bipartisan infrastructure law three years ago, House Republicans are trying to gut — by billions — the amount of funding sent to transit agencies and Amtrak by the federal government in the next fiscal year.

House GOP Leaders Try to Sneak Massive Transit Cuts into the Budget

Fox Business

Ford and Mazda on Tuesday instructed owners of some vehicles not to drive their cars due to them still having potentially-dangerous airbags installed.

Ford, Mazda issue "do not drive" advisory for 457,000 vehicles


The "knee test" might come in handy.
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The new Toyota Tacoma could be a problem for passengers [Watch]

SFPD Sued After Violent 'Jaywalking' Arrest (SFChron) Cases Dismissed Against Drunk and Reckless Drivers (SFStandard) Bad Math Sinks Housing Bond (SFStandard, SFExaminer, Oaklandside) Oil Refinery Tax Pulled (EastBayTimes) Battery Electric Ferries (WorkBoat) Gilman Interchange Project Continues (Berkeleyside) Sidewalk Construction on San Pablo Ave. (Berkeleyside) Guide to the Presidio (LonelyPlanet) Caltrain's...

Headlines, August 15

Denver, CO

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Louisiana State

Natrona County, WY

Houma, LA

WyoFile

A worker died Aug. 5 when the crane he was operating toppled at a wind farm construction site in remote Natrona County, state and local officials say. The victim, John William Hoffpauir, Jr., 55, of Houma, Louisiana, was working as a crane operator at the Cedar Springs wind energy construction site north of Casper and Glenrock under the control of Blattner Energy at the time of the accident. Hoffpauir was a Blattner Energy employee, a spokesperson for the company told WyoFile.

Worker killed in accident on wind energy construction site in Natrona County

San Francisco, CA

As you may already know, we are throwing a party at Manny’s in the Mission on September 12 at 6 p.m. to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the launch of Streetsblog San Francisco and the 10th anniversary for Streetsblog California. We’ve spent the last couple of weeks celebrating our awardees and announcing our sponsors on social media, but now it’s time for everyone to reserve their spot to join in the fun.

Join the Streetsblog SF/CAL Team for a Party 15 Years in the Making on 9/12

Oakland, CA

Oakland crews ripped out several citizen-built traffic circles and other safety measures in the San Antonio neighborhood of East Oakland on Tuesday. KTVU covered the story. Be sure to check it out:. As explained by KTVU, resident-advocates installed these roundabouts to try and stop side shows and the constant reckless...

Oakland Rips out Guerrilla Safety Measures Again

Since the early 20th century, cities have been optimized for the benefit of industry, commerce and the automobile. As a result, cities were organized into distinct zones of like activities; factories in one zone, shopping in another, nice single-family homes on one side of the tracks and housing for those who didn’t fit that family model on the other side. These zones were efficiently connected with roads and highways to make it easy for people to get from a living zone to a specific type of work zone and help the economy hum.

Opinion: It’s Time to Update the 15-Minute City

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Q&A: Tell Congress to Require Female Crash Test Dummies

It's the dumbest problem with the simplest solution. Federal automobile crash tests don't use \"female\" dummies, which helps make people assigned female at birth 17 percent...

It's the dumbest problem with the simplest solution. Federal automobile crash tests don't use "female" dummies, which helps make people assigned female at birth 17 percent...

Q&A: Tell Congress to Require Female Crash Test Dummies

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