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Car bomb in the Syrian capital kills one. Drone strike near Lebanon border targets two vehicles
BEIRUT — A bomb attached to a car exploded early Saturday in the western part of the Syrian capital that is home to several diplomatic missions, killing one person and causing material damage, state media reported. Damascus’ Mazze neighborhood houses the Iranian consulate, destroyed last month in a strike blamed on Israel. The attack at…
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‘I’m lucky to be alive’: Temple man survives after car is crushed by gas station canopy
‘I’m lucky to be alive’: Temple man survives after car is crushed by gas station canopy | KXAN Austin Skip to content
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Autopian Readers, I Need Your Help Finding A Car Part To Put On My Necklace (And Also COTD)
Cars, trucks, and RVs have been a lifelong passion of mine. I own too many cars and motorcycles as well as hoard literally hundreds of diecast cars. Yet, despite my love for all things with engines, I don’t really show it, or at least, not in the way I want to. That’s where I need…
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Downtown Des Moines coffee shop Northern Vessel hit by a car for the second time in a year
A popular coffee shop in downtown Des Moines was hit by a car early Wednesday morning. Northern Vessel, 1201 Keosauqua Way, isn’t just known for its coffee anymore, but for being struck on two separate occasions, one in August 2023, and one around 2 a.m. Wednesday. “We’re going to get through this,” Northern Vessel founder…
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‘It’s totally broken down’: tourism surge forcing Ibiza’s workers to live in car parks
In a hot, dusty car park within sight of Ibiza’s old town, but a world away from the Balearic island’s hedonistic clubs and bougainvillaea-fringed villas, Ami Mohamed-Ali sits in his van, patiently brewing the first of three late-afternoon cups of strong tea. “The first glass is bitter like life,” says the 33-year-old seasonal worker from…
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Deputy Who Saved 1-Year-Old from Hot Car Says He Had to Act Quickly: ‘Life or Death Situation’
Flagler County Sheriff’s Deputy Christian Harrison tells PEOPLE he was facing a “life or death situation” when he rescued a 1-year-old girl from a hot car on May 20 “I’m like, ‘Okay, so it’s obviously too hot. It’s been 10 minutes, we have to act now,’ ” he says The parents have not been charged, but the Florida Department of Children and Families was notified The Florida…
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St. Alban’s Episcopal Church hosts electric car show
The St. Alban’s Episcopal Church Creation Care Committee recently celebrated Earth Day with an auto show showcasing hybrids and electric vehicles. The car show — which took place between and after church services — featured a Tesla, a Toyota Rav 4 and other earth-friendly models of cars. “For comparison and showing how much more inefficient…
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RPD: Man thrown from car during crash on East Avenue
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A man is being treated in the hospital after police say he was thrown from a vehicle during a crash on East Avenue. It happened in the area between Meigs and South Goodman streets at 11:22 p.m. Police say they found the 18-year-old victim unconscious in the road when they got to…
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Pacific Missile Range Facility car show draws a crowd
MANA — Harvey Maeda was an award winner during the Pacific Missile Range Facility MWR Auto Skills Car Show that was held on May 11 at the naval base in Mana. Maeda, of Kaua‘i Classic Cars, is also coordinating the Celebrate Father’s Day car show that will unfold on June 15 in the parking lots…
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Register now for June’s Thunder on the Plains car show
File photo By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDTHays Post Classic cars, trucks, motorcycles and antique tractors will once again rumble the street of downtown Hays when the annual Thunder on the Plains Car, Truck and Cycle Show returns to Municipal Park on June 7 and 8. Last year, the annual event returned to its roots, returning to downtown…