Route 66 News

Potter has taken thousands of photographs as he traveled the 2,248 miles of Route 66.

Drivers Looking for a Break Keep on Trucking; Virginia Leaves Door Open for July 4 Holiday By MIKE ESTERL As millions of Americans take to the road for the holiday weekend, a humble highway fixture is under attack.

"both the driver and the passenger were not injured...." Painful to read, but I think good to know, unless as written, the implications are that one of them indeed were.

The following is a sample of calls received during the last few days by central dispatch office for Quay County, based at the Tucumcari Police Department.

Top By Shannon Sollinger Source: Loudoun Times-Mirror TUESDAY, JUNE 30 2009 UPDATED TUESDAY, JUNE 30 2009 Traffic, past and future At Route 29: From 1997 to 2007, the number of vehicles using U.S. 15 at Lee Highway/Route 29 increased 29 percent, from 9,300 to 12,000. Planners expect 23,400 vehicles per day in 2030.

Chuck Twardy of the Las Vegas Weekly wrote a thoughtful and thought-provoking article about a recent trip down the Mother Road.

This is the last year for the PT Cruiser , a vehicle that rocked the industry with its unique retro styling when it was launched in 2001.

David Morrell crowned Thriller Master By NANETTE MORGES Times Staff Writer NEW YORK -- With a career spanning 37 years and 31 books, it's no surprise that best-selling author David Morrell has been named 2009 Thriller Master by International Thriller Writers Inc.

Simple assault: A township man was charged Friday after he allegedly threatened several adults with a loaded .357-caliber revolver.

MASON - Brian Revels soon will get to see much more of the United States than he's ever seen - and for a good cause.

The small town of Pontiac went to the dogs... Wall Dogs, that is. Over the weekend, 18 artistic teams from across the country gathered to paint historic memories of the town in the "Chief City Runs With the Dogs" event.

Fayetteville's former director of operations has a new job. Gary Dumas was named the city manager in Elk City, Okla., following a special meeting of the City Council on Tuesday.

In the middle of this story from the Santa Monica Daily Press about the Green Roadway Project , which seeks to eventually bring green-powered infrastructure across the United States to recharge electric vehicles, is this: The Route 66 Alliance, which promotes and preserves the historic roadway that terminates in Santa Monica, announced its ...

The Citrus Valley Association of Realtors will hold a groundbreaking Monday for its new $2.1 million headquarters building in Glendora.

SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. The Stater Bros. Route 66 Rendezvous proudly announced its 2009 Cruisin' Hall of Fame Inductees: Wanda Wells of Wanda's Upholstery in the Builder/Designer Category; Airstream in the Manufacturer/Vehicle Category; Westways Magazine in the Media/Entertainment Category; and Grand National Roadster Show in the Historical/Misc.

Hours after allegedly shooting his estranged wife at a Moriarty discount store on Wednesday, police believe Ronald Stout, 57, intentionally shot and killed himself while driving his car along an Albuquerque highway.

First, there was the "old Wagon Wheel," the cafe in front of the Wagon Wheel Motel on Highway 66 that did a brisk business in the 1940s and 50s.

A Verona man was killed yesterday when a tri-axle dump truck he was driving fell down a 60-foot embankment on Toll Route 66 in Delmont.

The mayor of Oklahoma's second-largest city may not be running for re-election but she hasn't ruled out a bid for another elective office or accepting a public appointment.

I've never before seen a luxury timepiece made in honor of a road. Scratch that, there was a Route 66 edition Hamilton watch, but that pales in comparison to the luxury of Audemars Piguet .