Variable speed limits or VSL's use available information on the roadway, like traffic speed, the number of vehicles, and road surface conditions to determine appropriate speeds and display them to drivers in real-time.
Billy Currington has been indicted in Georgia for allegedly threatening an elderly man. According to the "Savannah Morning News," the Chatham County Grand Jury rang Currington up Wednesday for making terroristic threats against Charles Harvey Ferrelle. The country star was also indicted on a charge of abuse of an elder person.
A Georgia man was aware that his pickup truck had no functional brakes when he took it for a drive Wednesday afternoon. But the 24-year-old was under the mistaken — and likely Saturday morning cartoon-influenced — impression he could just stop the vehicle by sticking his foot out the door and dragging it across the pavement, Fred Flinstone-style.
An air conditioner repairman made a startling discovery while doing work at a Waffle House in Atlanta, Georgia.
According to reports, he found a man living on the roof of the Gordon Highway location. Authorities were quickly notified, and police and firemen were called in to bring him down...
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is officially running for President.
The Republican figure confirmed his long-awaited announcement on Wednesday in a video posted to YouTube, in which he said, "I believe we can return America to hope and opportunity ... There's a much better American future ahead."
Thank goodness a police officer in Macon, GA, had a stash of lollipops in his car last week.
The tasty treats came in handy after an agitated, 6'4," 350-lb. mentally ill man began threatening health care workers with a broom and razor.
Having a sorted, organized bag post-cleaning is a major bonus in itself, but a woman in Georgia has given incentive to cluttered bag owners everywhere after she found a lottery ticket worth $190k stashed at the bottom of hers.
Rhonda Williams, a 55-year-old Fairburn resident, told reporters last week that she found the Fantasy 5 ticket at the very bottom of her purse after she decided to clean it
You know how full of rage you get when your favorite website is down or when your Internet connection is acting finicky?
Well, imagine a country-wide outage that lasted for half a day -- all because a 75-year-old woman accidentally clipped the wrong cable.