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On Wednesday (3/15), the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office received a number of calls for help from motorists who had either entered flowing washes or had become stuck between two running washes near Warm Springs Wash on Route 66, just south of Golden Shores. One vehicle...

Update 3/16/23: The rail company as confirmed the derailed train was carrying corn syrup, not hazardous materials. A train carrying hazardous materials reportedly derailed near Milepost 9 of Interstate 40 in Mohave County. Anita Mortensen, spokesperson for the Mohave...

Construction of the interestate highway system and subsequent bypass of Route 66 decimated the historic business districts of communities along the highway corridor from Chicago to San Bernardino, California. Author Joe Sonderman in Route 66 In Arizona, noted that in...

But Route 66 is no mere highway. Even though it is no longer an official US highway, it is, perhaps, the most famous highway in the world. It is a destination. There are Route 66 associations that organize festivals and tours, that host receptions for Route 66 authors and personalities, and that publish guide books, in the Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands, Japan, Canada and other countries. Companies that offer Route 66 tours, with side trips to attractions such as the London Bridge in Lake Havasu City, the Grand Canyon, or Sedona, are based in Europe, New Zealand and Australia.