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• ABC 15 TOP STORIES VIDEO
Danville-- Tow truck drivers say they've been on the road for more than 24 hours.
The Matthews brothers who own Sid's towing finally got back to their home outside of Alvin.
They say most of their action was along I-74.
The state police told us this morning that i-74 was especially dangerous particularly in Champaign county.
Among the 100-plus slide-offs many of the vehicles ended up in the median.
And when trucks came to help they ended up getting stuck too.
"the tractor trailers were real rough out there, they were pushing people off. We actually ended up winching three other towing services because they were having problems. It's just...People need to learn to stay home, man,"
"pretty long, cars going everywhere. It was just really rough getting out there," says tow truck driver jason matthews.
If you've been on the interstate this afternoon, you've seen the good news.
The combination of sun and snow plows have made roads fairly safe.
Still, officers advise drivers to go a little slower.
To avoid black ices patches that might still be on the interstate.
Over 100 Slide-offs Keep Tow Trucks Busy
The Matthews brothers who own Sid's towing finally got back to their home outside of Alvin.
They say most of their action was along I-74.
The state police told us this morning that i-74 was especially dangerous particularly in Champaign county.
Among the 100-plus slide-offs many of the vehicles ended up in the median.
And when trucks came to help they ended up getting stuck too.
"the tractor trailers were real rough out there, they were pushing people off. We actually ended up winching three other towing services because they were having problems. It's just...People need to learn to stay home, man,"
"pretty long, cars going everywhere. It was just really rough getting out there," says tow truck driver jason matthews.
If you've been on the interstate this afternoon, you've seen the good news.
The combination of sun and snow plows have made roads fairly safe.
Still, officers advise drivers to go a little slower.
To avoid black ices patches that might still be on the interstate.
Over 100 Slide-offs Keep Tow Trucks Busy
• ABC 15 LOCAL NEWS
ACORN branches rename, rebrand after video scandal
March 15, 2010 05:31 EDT
CHICAGO (AP) -- Some ACORN affiliates are ditching the tarnished name of their parent organization and hoping to regain funding that ran dry after a video scandal.
The videos showed ACORN workers giving tax tips to conservative activists posing as a pimp and prostitute.
ACORN, or the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, already had faced accusations of mismanagement and voter registration fraud.
One of the latest groups to adopt a new name is Chicago-based ACORN Housing. It's now the Affordable Housing Centers of America. California ACORN is now Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment, and New York ACORN has become New York Communities for Change.
Critics contend the groups really haven't started anew because most are keeping the same offices and staff.
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• BUSINESS NEWS
Stocks on positive run
NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks made a positive showing last week on Wall Street.
• CONSUMER INFO
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• SCIENCE/TECH NEWS
IN THE NEWS: INTERNET FRAUD ON THE RISE
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Guess it makes sense, in a way.
• GET THIS
LIVE NUDE ART
NEW YORK (AP) -- Rubbing shoulders with naked strangers -- in the name of art.
