6 dead, 30 hurt in shooting at Chicago suburb's Fourth of July parade: Tuesday, July 5
A gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on Monday, killing at least six people, wounding at least 30 and sending hundreds of marchers, parents with strollers and children on bicycles fleeing in terror, police said. Authorities said a man named as a person of interest in the shooting was taken into police custody Monday evening after an hourslong manhunt in and around Highland Park, an affluent community of about 30,000 on Chicago’s north shore. READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/highland-park-july-4-parade-shooting/507-db5f2f84-d1c6-4442-b329-906696ab533b Right now, 38.5 cents from every gallon of gas you put in your tank goes toward road construction projects in North Carolina. However, as more drivers make the switch to electric or more fuel-efficient vehicles, the state says funding from the gas tax won't be enough to pay for future transportation projects. As state officials work to find a replacement for the gas tax, North Carolina drivers can take part in a pilot study: Making a switch from paying by the gallon to paying by the mile. It's called a mileage-based user fee. Drivers keep track of the mileage on their odometer or attach a small device to their car's on-board computer to log miles. Then, drivers get a bill to pay at the end of the month. READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/traffic/gas-prices/driver-volunteers-wanted-study-new-way-pay-road-maintenance/275-ba67bc3d-cd6c-46f7-9d32-6aba1da68e5b Watch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT!
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A gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on Monday, killing at least six people, wounding at least 30 and sending hundreds of marchers, parents with strollers and children on bicycles fleeing in terror, police said.
Authorities said a man named as a person of interest in the shooting was taken into police custody Monday evening after an hourslong manhunt in and around Highland Park, an affluent community of about 30,000 on Chicago’s north shore.
READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/highland-park-july-4-parade-shooting/507-db5f2f84-d1c6-4442-b329-906696ab533b
Right now, 38.5 cents from every gallon of gas you put in your tank goes toward road construction projects in North Carolina. However, as more drivers make the switch to electric or more fuel-efficient vehicles, the state says funding from the gas tax won't be enough to pay for future transportation projects.
As state officials work to find a replacement for the gas tax, North Carolina drivers can take part in a pilot study: Making a switch from paying by the gallon to paying by the mile.
It's called a mileage-based user fee.
Drivers keep track of the mileage on their odometer or attach a small device to their car's on-board computer to log miles. Then, drivers get a bill to pay at the end of the month.
READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/traffic/gas-prices/driver-volunteers-wanted-study-new-way-pay-road-maintenance/275-ba67bc3d-cd6c-46f7-9d32-6aba1da68e5b
Watch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT!