Articles tagged with tunnel
Thu, March 01, 2012
U.S. police bust Arizona-Mexico drug tunnel, seize marijuana
PHOENIX (Reuters) - U.S. police in Nogales, Arizona, uncovered a drug-smuggling tunnel from Mexico, the latest of more than 20 illicit passageways found under ...
Mon, February 13, 2012
Bear hibernates in Wood County storm tunnel
VESPER, Wis (WSAU) A black bear picked an unusual place to hibernate… in the pipe of a drainage tunnel in Wood County. Several people ...
Tue, January 10, 2012
Alaskan blizzard spawns avalanches, closes highway, tunnel
By Yereth Rosen
ANCHORAGE, Jan 10 - Alaska state officials closed the sole highway leading south out of Anchorage on Tuesday because of high winds ...
Mon, December 19, 2011
France get in Olympic mood with tunnel rings
LONDON (Reuters) - London famously beat Paris in the vote to stage the 2012 Olympics but any hard feelings seem to have vanished with the ...
Wed, November 30, 2011
San Diego drug tunnel stands out for sophistication
By Marty Graham
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A drug smuggling tunnel that has been uncovered between San Diego and Tijuana stands out for its sophistication ...
Mon, November 28, 2011
Mexican truck driver jailed in drug tunnel conspiracy
SAN DIEGO, California (Reuters) - A U.S. judge jailed a Mexican truck driver for 15 years and 8 months on Monday for his role ...
Tue, November 22, 2011
Third tunnel in a week found under U.S.-Mexico border
By Tim Gaynor
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - Border police in Nogales, Arizona, uncovered a drug smuggling tunnel from Mexico, the latest in a spate of ...
Wed, November 16, 2011
Police find major drug tunnel under U.S.-Mexico border
By Marty Graham
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Police have discovered a "major cross-border drug tunnel" running to California from Mexico, and seized more than 17 ...
Wed, November 16, 2011
Police find major drug tunnel under U.S.-Mexico border
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Police have discovered a "major crossborder drug tunnel" running to California from Mexico, and seized 14 tons of marijuana, authorities said ...
Fri, September 30, 2011
NJ settles dispute over tunnel with Washington
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has agreed to reimburse the federal government $95 million for money that had been earmarked for ...
Tue, May 24, 2011
Is carpal tunnel syndrome cultural?
By Frederik Joelving
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Every year, just more than four out of every thousand Swedish women are diagnosed with carpal tunnel ...
Mon, May 09, 2011
Police find tunnel under Arizona-Mexico border
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - U.S. border police have found a sophisticated smugglers' tunnel fitted with lights, water pumps and a ventilation system running under ...
Tue, March 01, 2011
Thieves tunnel into store, steal $3 million in jewelry
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Police sought help from the public on Tuesday in identifying a pair of masked gunmen who tunneled into a Los Angeles ...
Thu, February 24, 2011
Collision in New York's Lincoln Tunnel causes long delays
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A collision involving a motorcycle and three buses in the Lincoln Tunnel on Thursday injured dozens of people and caused long ...
Wed, January 26, 2011
New Jersey says doesn't owe U.S. for canceled tunnel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey has no legal obligation and does not intend to return $271 million in federal aid earmarked for a canceled ...
Tue, January 18, 2011
Don't let NJ governor use tunnel cash for roads: Schumer
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey should not receive $1.8 billion to repair its roads by diverting money earmarked for a Hudson River tunnel ...
Wed, December 15, 2010
North Korea digging tunnel for spring nuclear test: report
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea appears to be readying for a possible third nuclear test as early as next March, a newspaper ...
Fri, November 26, 2010
New drug tunnel found at U.S.-Mexico border
By Marty Graham
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - U.S. border agents said on Friday they had found a multimillion dollar drug-smuggling tunnel under the U ...
Mon, November 15, 2010
New York "well positioned" for tunnel funds: senator
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The fate of federal money earmarked for a canceled New Jersey tunnel could be decided in the next month and some ...
Fri, November 12, 2010
Amtrak, New Jersey end talks over alternate tunnel
By Jon Hurdle
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The U.S. passenger rail network Amtrak has ended talks about building a new commuter rail tunnel between New ...
Wed, November 10, 2010
New Jersey voters support tunnel cancellation
By Jon Hurdle
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Most New Jersey voters support Governor Chris Christie's decision to cancel construction of an $8.7 billion commuter ...
Tue, November 09, 2010
U.S. bills New Jersey $271 million for tunnel costs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration wants prompt repayment of more than $270 million in federal grant money dedicated to New Jersey for a rail ...
Mon, November 08, 2010
Amtrak, N.J. discussing new rail tunnel options
By Jon Hurdle
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Amtrak is in preliminary talks with New Jersey's public transit agency to study new options for building a ...
Wed, November 03, 2010
U.S. border cops find massive Mexico drug tunnel
SAN DIEGO, California (Reuters) - U.S. border police have found a sophisticated drug smugglers' tunnel the length of six football fields linking Southern California ...
Tue, October 26, 2010
New Jersey Governor Christie kills big rail tunnel project
By Jon Hurdle
TRENTON, New Jersey (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie pulled state funding from a $8.7 billion rail tunnel between New ...
Fri, October 22, 2010
New Jersey governor to re-examine tunnel funding
By Jon Hurdle
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will examine a report this weekend on an $8.7 billion rail tunnel after ...
Wed, October 13, 2010
Canceled NJ tunnel reflects mood on spending
By Edith Honan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The battle over whether to build a new rail tunnel between Manhattan and New Jersey illustrates the choice ...
Sat, October 09, 2010
Light at end of tunnel as Chile miner rescue nears
By Cesar Illiano
COPIAPO, Chile (Reuters) - Chile's 33 trapped miners and their relatives were counting down the hours on Monday as rescuers worked ...
Thu, October 07, 2010
NJ governor cancels costly Hudson River tunnel project
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Thursday canceled construction of a new Hudson River commuter rail tunnel because the project could ...
Mon, September 13, 2010
NJ temporarily halts work on Hudson River tunnel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Concerns about cost overruns have prompted New Jersey to suspend all new work on an $8.7 billion Hudson River tunnel ...
Thu, July 29, 2010
New NY-NJ train tunnel to boost home values and tax income
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A planned New York City-New Jersey train tunnel under the Hudson River will add an average $19,000 to homes within ...
Tue, January 12, 2010
Virginia picks firm for new billion-dollar tunnel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Virginia signed an interim agreement for a public-private plan to build a new multi-billion-dollar tunnel for the cities of Norfolk and ...
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