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(CBS DETROIT) – Weather permitting, Michigan Department of Transportation contract crews will be demolishing the Burns Street overpass above I-94 in Detroit this weekend. This work will require closing both directions of I-94 between I-75 and Conner Avenue starting at 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26. All lanes of I-94 are expected to reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, March 1. READ MORE: I-75 Modernization Project In Oakland County Resumes Friday With Weekend Closure During this closure, westbound I-94 traffic will be detoured via westbound M-102 (Eight Mile Road), southbound M-3 (Gratiot Avenue), the westbound Gratiot Connector, and northbound I-75 back to westbound I-94. One lane of westbound I-94 will be open for local traffic up to Conner Avenue. All entrance ramps to westbound I-94 will be closed beginning at 7 p.m. from Chalmers to Chene streets and will reopen by 5 a.m. Monday. READ MORE: New SOS Online, Self-Service Options Coming In March Eastbound I-94 traffic will be … [Read more...] about MDOT: Burns Street Overpass Demolition Requires Closing I-94 This Weekend In Detroit

BOSTON (CBS) – Boston police and firefighters, including technical rescue crews, are on scene during an incident with critical injuries on Wednesday. The incident initially was reported as multiple people struck by a vehicle in the city’s Financial District. Several blocks around High Street were closed off around 8:30 a.m. Boston Police did not specify how many people were hurt, but said the incident involved life-threatening injuries. READ MORE: Johnson & Johnson's Single Shot COVID Vaccine Safe And Effective, FDA Says There was a heavy presence of police and firefighters on the scene. Crews appeared to be focused on a truck in what appeared to be a construction area. The truck is over a hole. Rescue crews on High Street in Boston. (WBZ-TV) Police could not confirm if the victims were under the truck or in the hole. A reconstruction unit is on the scene, as well as representatives from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). READ MORE: … [Read more...] about Life Threatening Injuries After Several People Hit On High Street In Boston

BOSTON (CBS) – Two men were killed Wednesday morning in an accident at a construction site in Boston’s Financial District. Relatives of one of the victims said the men fell about 20 feet into a hole after being hit by a truck. Boston police and firefighters, including technical rescue crews, were called to High Street around 8 a.m. after an initial report that multiple people had been struck by a vehicle. READ MORE: 1-Year-Old NH Girl's Death Was Caused By Fentanyl; Man And Woman Charged Rescue crews on High Street in Boston. (WBZ-TV) The men were found in a hole at the site and the scene shifted from a rescue to a recovery. They were pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators said they cannot yet comment on how the men ended up in the hole. “It was pretty gruesome, pretty tragic,” said witness Jared Petruzzella. He called 9-1-1 after seeing the two workers get hit by the dump truck. “I just heard the truck turn on with a high rev, kicked into gear and hit both the … [Read more...] about 2 Men Killed In Accident At Construction Site On High Street In Boston

Texas’s deregulated electricity market has raised costs to consumers by $28 billion since 2004, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis published Wednesday. The analysis found that consumers purchasing power from the deregulated electricity market have paid significantly more than state residents whose sources were traditional electric utilities. The report comes after widespread power outages in Texas that left millions of residents without power for days amid freezing temperatures. That was followed by many households receiving sky-high electricity bills, with warnings from experts that consumers are likely to be hit with covering the costs for grid upgrades. ADVERTISEMENT The decision to have a deregulated electricity market stems back to 1999 when legislation was first introduced to deregulate the market in Texas. Supporters of the bill said it would create more competition in the sector and lower prices for consumers. However, households under the … [Read more...] about Texas’s deregulated electricity market raised consumer costs by $28B: WSJ

A California man who was trying to evade police Saturday night was eventually caught – only after he bit a police K-9 and barked at officers, according to authorities. Jorge Bucioperez was driving a silver minivan Saturday night near the area of Houghton Avenue and Butte Street, according to a press release from the Corning Police Department. An officer said Bucioperez ran a stop sign. While attempting to pull Bucioperez over, police say he ended up leading the office on a high speed chase , with Bucioperez going 75 miles per hour at one point. Eventually Bucioperez jumped out of the vehicle and began running through random backyards. Police K-9 Blaze was released, chasing and apprehending Bucioperez. However, Bucioperez wasn’t willing to go down easy. (RELATED: REPORT: Man Arrested For Killing Bystander While Drunk-Driving On His Birthday) “The suspect fought and resisted arrest by physically struggling with pursuing officers and biting K-9 Blaze,” police said. “The … [Read more...] about Drunk Driver Trying To Escape Police Ends Up Biting K-9, Barks At Officers