Travel

Snowstorm hits Rockies and blowing snow closes I-70 in Colo.; storm moving east toward Midwest

DENVER - A storm that has dumped more than a foot of snow in the Rocky Mountains was causing problems for travellers as it spread across the Plains on Wednesday.

Dec 19, 2012 9:32 PM Read more >

Lake Michigan carferry future murky after expiration of fed permit allowing coal ash dumping

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - A federal permit allowing the S.S. Badger ferryboat to dump coal ash into Lake Michigan has expired, and it's uncertain whether the vessel will be able to operate next year.

Dec 19, 2012 3:37 PM Read more >

New Mexico Tourism says new $1.2 million advertising campaign yielded a 3-to-1 return

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The state tourism department's $1.

Dec 19, 2012 2:03 PM Read more >

Start 2013 off right: Free guided hikes offered Jan. 1 in 600 parks in all 50 states

NEW YORK, N.Y. - For more than 20 years, state park officials in Massachusetts have encouraged locals to get off the couch Jan. 1 and take a hike — nothing too strenuous, but a healthy way to start the new year.

Dec 19, 2012 2:01 PM Read more >

JFK airport security guards decide to hold off on strike threatened for this week

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Security guards at John F. Kennedy International Airport who had been threatening a strike around the holidays have decided to hold off pending meetings with their employers. The employees of Air Serv Corp.

Dec 19, 2012 7:15 AM Read more >

Nothing says Christmas in Rhode Island like Providence's dancing cop

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Ah, Christmas in Rhode Island. Exquisitely decorated mansions in Newport. A red nose on the giant termite that sits atop a Providence exterminator's building.

Dec 19, 2012 4:17 AM Read more >

Sequins sparkle as MGM casino staff puts on $500,000 Vegas-style production at Mandalay Bay

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - In casinos around the country, staff talent shows give employees a chance to claim their own jackpots.

Dec 18, 2012 2:38 PM Read more >

Disneyland expands Three Kings Day celebration; holiday beloved in Latin American communities

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Disneyland is marking Three Kings Day in a big way this season, another milestone in the mainstreaming of a holiday that is beloved in Latin America and other cultures around the world.

Dec 18, 2012 1:26 PM Read more >

SC regulators issue permit for new cruise terminal at Charleston

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C.

Dec 18, 2012 12:36 PM Read more >

Canucks with wanderlust: Five travel destinations in your own backyard for 2013

VANCOUVER - Lose weight. Get organized. Exercise more. Quit smoking. Learn French. Volunteer. There's a lot of pressure in a new year. But not all resolutions require quite so much ...

Dec 18, 2012 5:00 AM Read more >