| Moving from inconvenient to globally life-changing http://seattletimes.nwsourc... Driving Articles Seattle Times - Even if we all started driving electric cars tomorrow — and even if we convinced the governments of China, India, Brazil, South Africa and all of the developing world that their people shouldn't drive cars at all, or even have electricity — the ... |
| Marijuana plants tied to house fire http://seattletimes.nwsourc... Driving Articles Seattle Times - A woman has been arrested for investigation of drunken driving and other charges after repeated calls to 911 from her 8-year-old son, who was in the car, Clark County sheriff's deputies said. Paulette Lynn Spears, 33, who lives east of Vancouver, was ... |
| BP Net Falls on Lower Refining Earnings, Gas Prices (Update2) http://www.bloomberg.com/ap... Driving Articles Bloomberg - Refining margins dropped 5.2 percent as gasoline demand weakened with the end of the U.S. summer driving season, and natural gas prices slid 6.4 percent. BP, the first of the world's five largest oil companies to report, expects to return its two ... |
| Don't ask why, just savor victory http://www.baltimoresun.com... Driving Articles Baltimore Sun - Even with an offer to pay his mileage, Everett said no to driving nearly 762 miles each way. Don't condemn Carolina Skiff, said Robert Sass. He blamed Everett and Beacon Light. "We believe there was a misunderstanding on Mr. Everett's part," said Sass ... |
| Families clash at man's sentencing in drunken driving fatality http://www.boston.com/news/... Driving Articles Boston Globe - CAMBRIDGE - Moments after a judge sentenced Robert E. Getz to 10 to 12 years in prison for a drunken driving crash that killed a 16-year-old Everett girl, the two families involved engaged in a fiery exchange that forced guards to escort them from ... |
| Govt planning significant cut in drink-driving limit http://www.belfasttelegraph... Driving Articles Belfast Telegraph - The Government is reportedly planning to introduce a new drink-driving limit that will effectively ban motorists from getting behind the wheel after just one drink. Reports this morning say the limit will be cut from 80mg to 50mg in the new year. The ... |
| Boxer Amir Khan admits 'careless' driving http://www.telegraph.co.uk/... Driving Articles Daily Telegraph - Champion boxer Amir Khan has told a jury he was driving too fast to avoid going through a red light before colliding with a pedestrian. The 20-year-old admitted driving straight through the junction in the wrong lane before his BMW 6 Series ... |
| Judge stiffens penalty for man convicted in drunken driving death http://www.boston.com/news/... Driving Articles Boston Globe - CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- A judge toughens the punishment of a man convicted of driving drunk and killing a 16-year-old girl, ordering the Charlestown resident to serve 10-12 years in state prison. Last month, 29-year-old Robert Getz was sentenced to five ... |
| Rookies appear bound for D-League http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-b... Driving Articles San Francisco Gate - del.icio.us (10-21) 20:24 PDT Oakland -- When Warriors coach Don Nelson says that his four rookies are "driving me nuts," he's only half joking. Nelson likes what he has seen from guard Marco Belinelli and big men Brandan Wright , Stephane Lasme and ... |
| Family mourns man killed in wrong-way crash on Southern http://www.newsday.com/news... Driving Articles Newsday - He was charged with vehicular manslaughter, driving while intoxicated, as well as drugs and weapons possession, authorities said. Relatives of McPherson's could not be reached for comment. Patricia Burgess said she is saddened that the suspect's ... |