AVERAGE PRICE OF GAS IN U.S. JUMPS 7 CENTS
The average price of regular-grade gasoline in the U.S. rose 7 cents a gallon over the past two weeks to $2.90, the 10th straight week
FIRST NON-STOP FLIGHT FROM NASHVILLE TO LONDON IN 25 YEARS TAKES FLIGHT
The only non-stop flights between Tennessee and Europe launched yesterday (May 4, 2018), with British Airways starting flying between Nashville and London. To recognize the
ALLEGIANT AIR FLIGHT FORCED TO LAND AT McGHEE TYSON AIRPORT
Allegiant Air Flight 676 from Orlando, Florida, was forced to land at McGhee Tyson Airport in Knoxville yesterday, on its way to Flint, Michigan. The jet
PIZZA HUT IS OPENING A M– USEUM IN THE CHAIN’S FIRST LOCATION
Pizza Hut is opening a museum in the chain’s original location in Kansas. The original Hut was opened in 1958 near Wichita State University’s campus on the
MAY IS NATIONAL BIKE MONTH: SUGGESTIONS FOR HOW TO CELEBRATE
Since May of 1956, The League of American Bicyclists has sponsored National Bike Month “to showcase the many benefits of bicycling—and encourage more folks to give biking
BRUSHY MOUNTAIN PENITENTIARY TO TRANSFORM INTO TOURIST ATTRACTION
An historic state prison in Morgan County will have new life soon, but in a different fashion. Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary was established in 1896
WHY MICHELIN STARS ARE SUCH A BIG DEAL FOR RESTAURANTS
In the 2007 Pixar film, Ratatouille, renowned chef Auguste Gusteau dies of heartbreak after his flagship restaurant (named after him) loses a star. The animated
WOMAN FINED $500 FOR SAVING FREE DELTA AIR LINES SNACK FOR LATER
A Colorado woman faces a $500 fine from U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) for saving a free apple she received as a snack from
FAA ORDERS INSPECTIONS OF MORE ENGINES LIKE ONE IN DEADLY SOUTHWEST INCIDENT
The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered emergency inspections of jet engines like the one in this week’s fatal Southwest Airlines accident. The agency said its
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 1380 VICTIM IDENTIFIED AS JENNIFER RIORDAN, MOTHER FROM NEW MEXICO
Jennifer Riordan, a mother of two and an executive at Wells Fargo in New Mexico, died yesterday when a Southwest Airlines jet engine failed in
DELTA AIR LINES SAY CUSTOMER PAYMENT INFORMATION BREACHED IN CYBERATTACK
Delta Air Lines says customers’ payment information may have been breached in a cyberattack last fall. The airline said yesterday the incident involved (24)7.ai, a
U.S. ISSUES TRAVEL WARNING FOR POPULAR MEXICAN TOURIST CITY
The U.S. Embassy in Mexico has issued a new travel alert for the Caribbean resort city of Playa del Carmen, where an explosion on a
NEW RULES FOR SPRING BREAK IN PANAMA CITY BEACH
Law enforcement agencies are working hard to remind locals and visitors of the rules that apply this spring break season in Panama City Beach, Florida.
WHICH AIRLINES AND AIRPORTS HAVE THE BEST ON-TIME PERFORMANCE?
Here’s some essential reading material while you contend with long lines and drawn-out delays at the airport. A survey of the world’s most punctual airlines
ATLANTA AIRPORT SEEKING NORMALCY AFTER 11-HOUR POWER OUTAGE
Even though power has been restored to the world’s busiest airport, the travel woes will linger for days. Thousands of people were stranded Monday morning
SUPREME COURT ALLOWS FULL ENFORCEMENT OF TRUMP TRAVEL BAN
The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to fully enforce a ban on travel to the United States by residents of six mostly Muslim
GLITCH AT AMERICAN AIRLINES COULD SPELL TROUBLE FOR CHRISTMAS TRAVEL SEASON
A computer glitch in the computer system that allows American Airlines pilots to “bid” for time-off based on seniority failed to limit requests for the
ANOTHER NEW ROUTE FOR TESLA: ITS FIRST ELECTRIC SEMI-TRACTOR-TRAILER
After more than a decade of making cars and SUVs and, more recently, solar panels – Tesla Inc. wants to electrify a new type of
VISIT THE NEVERSINK PIT
Whether it’s geologically a sink hole or a cave, the remarkable pit known as Neversink in northern Alabama is an inspiration to photographers and climbers
BLACK MOUNTAIN IN KENTUCKY
Standing over converging mined veins, Black Mountain in Partridge, Kentucky is the highest point in Kentucky at 4,145 feet above sea level. In a state
TRIPADVISOR ADDS BADGE TO MARK HOTELS WHERE SEXUAL ASSAULTS ARE REPORTED
TripAdvisor has added a badge to the pages about hotels where sexual assaults are reported. Three hotels in Mexico were badged on Wednesday, a TripAdvisor
ARK ENCOUNTER IN WILLIAMSTOWN, KENTUCKY
The Ark Encounter is a combination of a theme park and a Biblical recreation. The main attraction is the replica of Noah’s Ark, which was
THE JUNGLE ROOM AT GRACELAND
Graceland, the former-home-turned-museum of Elvis Presley, is an idiosyncratic place in its totality. But perhaps the crowning jewel of Graceland’s quirk is the Jungle Room.
DANIEL BOONE’S GRAVESITE
One of the archetypal American frontiersmen, Daniel Boone is buried in Frankfort Cemetery in Frankfort, Kentucky with his wife Rebecca on a high bluff overlooking
