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What is a salvage title? What buyers should know about flood-damaged cars

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:08:49 GMT

(iSeeCars) -- A car title is a legal document that proves you own a vehicle, much like a deed to a house.  Every vehicle sold in the United States comes with a title, and although the exact information on the document varies by state, car titles always include a vehicle’s VIN and year, make, and model of a vehicle as well as its odometer reading. Regardless of whether you buy a new or used car from a dealer or from a private seller, you’ll receive a car title.Along with showing proof of ownership, a car title also lets you know if a vehicle is damaged or defective. If you’re shopping for a used car, you may come across a vehicle with a salvage title that indicates water damage. And as we approach peak hurricane season, thousands of flood-damaged cars will likely enter the market in the coming months. What does that mean, and should you avoid salvage title and flood-damaged vehicles?  We have the answers.Salvage Title Vehicle: What it MeansThere are two categories of titles...

Weekend Break: Edgebrook Farmers Market

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:08:49 GMT

Tis' the season. Join WGN's Weekend Break where we visit the Edgebrook Farmer's Market to kick off the summer season. Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Sign up and subscribe to our WGN Morning News newsletter.

Indiana woman, 61, found dead in a Utah national park

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:08:49 GMT

MOAB, Utah (WXIN) – A 61-year-old Indiana woman was found dead this week at a campground inside a national park in Utah, officials said.The U.S. National Park Service said communication operators at Utah's Grand County Dispatch got a report Wednesday of an unresponsive woman at the Willow Flat Campground in Canyonlands National Park.No official cause of death was provided by NPS officials after a 61-year-old woman was found unresponsive at Canyonlands National Park in Utah on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Mickey Krakowski, File)National Park Service rangers, Grand County EMS and San Juan County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to find the unresponsive woman. She was pronounced dead at the scene. These are America’s deadliest national parks: data The National Park Service did not share the woman's identity, but have notified next-of-kin."San Juan County Sheriff’s Office and the National Park Service are conducting a cooperative investigation into the manner and cause of death," NPS said ...

Indiana road rage shooter sentenced to 80 years after trying to hire hitman to kill witnesses

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:08:49 GMT

FISHERS, Ind. (WXIN) — An Indiana man who was triggered into a fit of violence over a honk was sentenced to 80 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted murder during a road rage shooting in the city of Fishers. Trevor Dahl, 25, has a history of rage behind the wheel, one that reportedly spiked into violence at the mildest of occurrences. Dahl's attempted murder charges stem from a Nov. 2022 incident during which Dahl fired a gun at least three times at a driver who honked at him for idling in a parking lot lane. One of the bullets struck the driver near the right knee, causing the victim to crash his car. Trevor Dahl, 25, was sentenced to two consecutive 40-year terms after pleading guilty to attempted murder. (Fishers Police Department)A previous incident, only days before the attempted murder, occurred in Noblesville, Indiana, where Dahl reportedly fired his gun and shouted "I'll f---ing kill you!" at a salt truck driver who was turning into a parking lot. The salt truck...

APD investigating homicide in north Austin

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:08:49 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police are investigating a homicide that happened overnight in a north Austin apartment complex. APD responded to a call at 11:18 p.m. Friday at 8807 Redfield Lane in north Austin. When officers arrived, APD said they found a person with trauma to the body. Life-saving measures were attempted, but the person died at the scene. A homicide investigation is underway, APD said. APD said there was no suspect in custody at the time of the briefing. There was also no victim information available.

Texas French Bread: Plans underway to reopen after 2022 fire

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:08:49 GMT

Editor’s Note: The above video shows previous coverage from the day of the fire at Texas French Bread Bakery.AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas French Bread Bakery and Bistro said it was securing a building permit and expected to break ground for "(re)construction" later in 2023.In January 2022, a fire broke out at the original bakery location, which was established in 1981 off Rio Grande Street in central Austin. The Austin Fire Department said the fire was accidental and caused by a “mechanical failure.”The fire caused an estimated $1.1 million in damage to the building and $500,000 to what was inside.  PAST COVERAGE: Fire causes more than $1M in damage to central Austin bakery Texas French Bread said all indications pointed toward the city treating its situation as a type of remodel rather than as new construction, which would allow the bakery to put back roughly the same amount of square feet on the same footprint.“Our plan calls for keeping the south and west brick walls, which ...

Austin kids learn chess with free lessons

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:08:49 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Young Austinites are getting a chance to learn the classic game of chess at the George Washington Carver Museum.The chess program is part of an Austin Parks and Recreation program with Joyous Tutoring, encouraging the game to improve creativity, intellectual ability, memory and reading skills, according to the city. Austin kids learn chess at George Washington Carver Museum (KXAN Photo/Andy Way)Austin kids learn chess at George Washington Carver Museum (KXAN Photo/Andy Way)Austin kids learn chess at George Washington Carver Museum (KXAN Photo/Andy Way)The free lessons are held on the last Thursday of the month through September.Over 20 students ages 7 to 18 take part in the program each week for chess instruction from coach Gabe Reid."When things seem kinda out of place or when things go in motion, it causes us to raise questions," Reid said. "So what I want to do is illuminate it in chess and transfer it to reading."

These are the 'least hot' cities in Texas

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:08:49 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — Does the Texas summer have you in need of an escape? If you can't bear the thought of parting with the Lone Star State, there are still a few options for cities and towns that have slightly milder summers.It might not surprise you that Texas doesn't log many cities that are all that cool. In fact, NOAA data compiled by Stacker identified the coldest cities in all 50 states and found that Texas doesn’t even crack the top 150 coldest cities in America. Of the 266 studied, 171 have a colder average temperature. Where is the coldest city in Texas? Nevertheless, with an annual high of 71 degrees Fahrenheit, the Amarillo area can be far more temperate than other parts of Texas. Here are a few other cities that can keep their cool. Dalhart — Annual high: 69, annual low: 37Hartley — Annual high: 69, annual low: 40Dimmitt — Annual high: 70, annual low: 40Dumas — Annual high: 70, annual low: 42Perryton, Stratford — Annual high: 70, annual low: 40All of these cities ar...

David Brooks: Why Biden isn’t getting the credit he deserves

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:08:49 GMT

The misery index is a crude but effective way to measure the health of the economy. You add up the inflation rate and the unemployment rate. If you’re a president running for re-election, you want that number to be as low as possible.When Ronald Reagan won reelection, it was about 11.4; when George W. Bush did so it was 9; for Barack Obama it was 9.5; and today, as Joe Biden runs for reelection, it’s only 7.7.Biden should be cruising to an easy reelection victory. And that misery index number doesn’t even begin to capture the strength of the U.S. economy right now. There are a zillion positive indicators right now, as the folks in the administration will be quick to tell you. The economy has created 13 million jobs since Biden’s Inauguration Day. According to The Conference Board, a business research firm, Americans’ job satisfaction is at its highest level in 36 years. Household net worth is surging.We learned Thursday that the U.S. economy grew at an annualized 2% rate in the firs...

Working Strategies: Summer dreamin’ and the American dream

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:08:49 GMT

Amy LindgrenSummer is the season we associate with vacations, free time, staying outside late watching fireflies. In that version, summer is the season for dreaming. Or dreamin’ if you don’t mind losing a letter in exchange for artistic license.And what better time to dream than Independence Day, the holiday commemorating the achievement of visionaries who helped found the country?America has long been called a nation of dreamers. To achieve the American Dream has meant meeting one’s goals and attaining success, however each person defines it.These days, a more critical eye is being cast on that concept, and rightfully so. If we keep raising the ladder so that the lowest rung is out of reach, are all Americans really able to achieve their dreams? Is the concept even meaningful to individuals who face unreasonable obstacles to daily living?This point should be contemplated, taught, discussed and argued often. I still believe deeply in the American Dream, but I’m not going to blindly ...