A Des Moines Light-Violation Stop Ended With a PIT Maneuver and Two People Dead
A Des Moines officer stopped an SUV near the airport at about 10:30 p.m. on...
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Alexandria, Va., Police Chief Tells Council ‘Effective This Evening’ He Told Flock to Discontinue, Then Expects All 61 Cameras Dark by Friday
Alexandria, Va., told Flock to stop Oct. 27 and expects all 61 plate cameras off by Oct. 30. Virginia law…
Volkswagen CFO Says ‘We Cannot Afford to Lose Any Time’ After a €5.86 Billion Q3 Operating Loss, Then Cites Tariffs and EV Margins
Volkswagen Group posted a third-quarter operating loss of €5.86 billion, against a loss of €1.3...
Virginia Driver Says an Officer Claiming To Be FBI Pulled Her Over for the Left Lane, Then Showed Her a Map of Her Plate’s Travels
A woman in her 20s from northern Virginia was driving from New Orleans toward Florida...
Tesla Driver Told CHP the Car Was in Full Self-Driving When It Hit a Pedestrian on I-80 in Vallejo, Then Another Vehicle Didn’t Stop
A 71-year-old man was crossing westbound Interstate 80 at the Interstate 780 interchange in Vallejo,...
Some Cadillac Blackwings Left the Factory Missing the Billet Toe Links They Were Sold With, and GM Is Fixing It for Free
GM has opened a free program for a handful of 2026 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwings that...
Russia’s Supreme Court Says a Dodge Ram Canada Flagged as Stolen Can Be Registered, and the Duma Wants to Make That the Rule
Russia’s Supreme Court has ordered the Interior Ministry to lift a registration ban on a...
Cadillac’s $239K Escalade-V Collector Series Is Numbered by Year, 1902 to 2027, and Only 252 Will Be Built
Most limited editions hand you a number on a plaque. Cadillac’s anniversary Escalade-V hands you...
Land Rover Is Drilling Drain Holes in 93,997 Range Rover Tailgates Because Water Keeps Pooling on the Backup Camera
JLR's recall 26V678 covers 93,997 Range Rovers whose tailgate can pool water around the rearview camera.
A Tesla Semi Caught Fire on I-880 With No Crash, and CHP Shut Down Both Directions Over Possible Hazardous Smoke
When a diesel tractor catches fire on a Bay Area freeway, it’s a bad commute...
GM Sold Your Braking Habits to Insurers, Then Paid $220 Million — Michigan Takes $7.2 Million, Drivers Get No Check
GM will pay $220 million to 36 attorneys general over Smart Driver data. Michigan gets $7,205,319, drivers get no restitution.…
Honda iN Outage Strands Dealers: What It Means for Recalls, Keys and Repairs
Honda and Acura dealers check recalls, pull key codes and run factory diagnostics through one...
Durango Racetrack Taillight Warranty Extended: Who’s Covered and Who Isn’t
The full-width “racetrack” taillamp is the Durango’s signature design feature. For years it has also...
Vidalia, Georgia, Police Audited Their Own Flock Cameras, Flagged a Sergeant, Then Called the GBI — Now He Faces Two Misuse Counts
Vidalia police audited their own Flock cameras, flagged a sergeant and called the GBI. He now faces two plate-reader misuse…
Okinawa’s Kadena Air Base Bars BYD Vehicles as an ‘Unacceptable and Unmitigable’ Risk, Weeks After BYD Opened Its Only Okinawa Dealership
The 18th Wing barred BYD cars, taxis and trucks from Kadena Air Base on Okinawa but hasn’t said what the…