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Nobody likes being stuck in traffic, but it also comes at a cost. According to WalletHub, congestion costs the average driver $1,400 a year and some states are worse than others. But congestion isn’t the only concern on the road. People also want to know that they will be driving on safe, well-maintained roads. Taking these concerns into account, let’s…

Cherry Capital Airport in Traverse City is now reporting a record number of passengers traveled through the airport in 2017. The airport says they served nearly 477,000 passengers last year. That number is up 5.6 percent from the year before. The airport director says they’ve been working hard to make sure business travelers in the region are not only valued,…

The recalls over Takata’s potentially deadly air bag inflators is. Fourteen automakers have just issued more recalls to replace the air bags on certain models. Documents posted Thursday by U.S. safety regulators include models from: Ford, Nissan, Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari, Daimler Vans, Toyota, Tesla, BMW, Fiat Chrysler, Mazda, Subaru, Jaguar Land Rover, McLaren and Volkswagen. Just last month Takata recalled an…

The largest automotive recall in U.S. history just got bigger. Japanese air bag maker Takata is recalling another 3.3 million faulty air bags. The latest recall covers frontal air bags in certain 2009, 2010, and 2013 vehicles manufactured by 15 automakers. The recalls are being phased-in over the next three years.

These arctic conditions are taking a major toll on air travel across the globe, with more than 3,000 flights canceled so far. Most of those flights are coming from airports along the East Coast, including Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New York. But officials expect Boston’s Logan Airport to be hit the hardest, with flights not expected to operate until late…

Could the safest flying year be behind us? According to the Aviation Safety Network, 2017 was the safest year on record for commercial air travel. The Aviation Safety Network reports 44 people were killed in the 10 fatal commercial passenger and cargo crashes last year. That is significantly lower than the five-year average of 17 crashes with 495-deaths. All of…

Many in Northern Michigan are trying to avoid the snow to get to their Christmas destinations. That means potential backups on the Mackinac Bridge. The snow continues to fall and the wind continues to blow. Drivers on the Mackinac Bridge are dealing with some low visibility. A steady stream of cars are moving both ways, trying to make it to…