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February 19, 2024
Fire breaks out at Always Towing in Bedford

BEDFORD, Ohio — An investigation is underway after firefighters battled a large warehouse fire in Bedford.  SUBSCRIBE: Get the day's top headlines sent to your inbox each weekday morning with the free 3News to GO! newsletter Officials say that the fire happened on Sunday morning at around 5:32 a.m. at Always Towing at 1 West Interstate […]

February 18, 2024
Roadside assistance is a dangerous job, data shows

Washington — Roadside assistance providers are struck and killed by passing vehicles more often than national crash data suggests, according to the results of a recent study. Researchers from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety used data from the Emergency Responder Safety Institute and the National Tow List on struck-by vehicle deaths involving tow truck […]

February 18, 2024
Woman Killed In East Village Tow Truck Accident

New York City Police Department Investigating Fatal East Village, Manhattan Tow Truck Accident By The Intersection of East 10th Street and Avenue C EAST VILLAGE, NEW YORK (February 18, 2024) – A 67-year-old female pedestrian has tragically died in an East Village tow truck accident by East 10th Street and Avenue C. New York City […]

February 18, 2024
New bookstore braves high rents and fire truck crashes to be part of Bay Area bookselling tradition

Ella Okoli reads a book while sipping a beverage at Clio's Bookstore and Bar in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, February 15, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) An unassuming new corner bookstore burrowed into a sidewalk of Oakland’s Adams Point neighborhood has a dramatic origin story and surprising ambitions — the visitors, its owner says, […]

February 18, 2024
'It's ridiculous,' says driver whose HOA made neighborhood feel 'unsafe' by towing cars with zero warning

Several drivers said their cars were taken in the middle of the night without warning after their Las Vegas HOA pointed to emergency responder parking rules. Cars were towed from family's own driveways (stock image)Credit: Getty Important signs were blocked by trees, according to a report (stock image)Credit: Getty "It's ridiculous. It's too much," a […]

February 18, 2024
Camping enthusiasts reminded of camper towing safety

BISMARCK, N.D. (KXNET) — Camping season will be here before we know it, and locals are already preparing campers with the information they’ll need to know before hitting the outdoor. This weekend, Capital RV in Bismarck held a presentation about towing safety with the goal of making sure those who tow and hitch campers know […]

February 17, 2024
Roadside assistance workers are being killed more often than crash data shows, study finds

(CBS DETROIT) - A new study from AAA found roadside worker fatalities are much more common than data shows.  The study found roadside assistance workers were struck and killed nearly four times more than reported. Their researchers determined that 123 roadside assistance providers were killed by passing vehicles between 2015 and 2021, which is higher […]

February 17, 2024
'It's complete bull,' rages driver who went into cellphone store for 30 min and found himself towed with $150 fine

A QUICK stop at a store has resulted in a costly car removal that public officials said was completely legal. A Volkswagen Golf driver went to a tech store for less than an hour, but his car was swept from the parking lot in just a few minutes. Cars were swiftly taken from parking lots […]

February 17, 2024
Community mourns tow truck driver struck by vehicle | Journal-news

MARTINSBURG — Martinsburg’s community was left reeling after Kyle Stephens, a local tow truck driver, passed away on Friday morning. Stephens was rushed to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle on I-81 on Wednesday night. Two days later, he succumbed to his injuries. Many community members, colleagues and local organizations have expressed their […]

February 17, 2024
Towing businesses saw a lot of action after snowfall Friday | Mid-Missouri News

COLUMBIA - Snowfall in Missouri Friday afternoon resulted in many crashes, service calls, and extra traffic.  The Missouri State Highway Patrol told KOMU 8 that Interstate 70 near Warrenton was closed due to a crash.  Tiger Towing driver Paul Arnall said a lot of drivers don't know how to accommodate to snow on the roads, […]

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