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I never understood the uproar over Disneyland adding Disney and Pixar dolls to It’s a Small World and I’m grateful we won’t be suffering through another “Small World War” with the addition of two Coco characters to the classic boat ride this time around. Walt Disney Imagineering added Miguel and Dante dolls to the Disneyland dark ride when the attraction reopened on Tuesday, May 13 as part of the 70th anniversary celebration. Imagineering has done a subtle, tasteful and masterful job of slipping the guitar-playing Miguel and his rainbow-colored alebrije...

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. East Bay should prep now for refinery closing News of the possible closure by April 2026 of the Valero refinery in Benicia came as a shock to residents and has been a major topic of conversation here. Benicia city officials put Valero tax revenues at 16%-17% of the city’s annual budget, which could represent a major hit to public safety, park maintenance and other services. Other refineries in Southern California are slated for possible or...

SALT LAKE CITY — State Route 148 in Cedar Breaks National Monument reopened on Tuesday, but some of Utah's other remaining picturesque seasonal routes are slated to reopen just in time for the Memorial Day weekend. SR 65, which links East Canyon and Emigration Canyon, is on track to reopen on Friday, as will state Route 39, alternatively known as Monte Cristo Highway, according to the Utah Department of Transportation. The agency adds that Guardsman Pass, which links Brighton to Park City, is scheduled to reopen on May 22. Wolf...

A local man accused of trying to stab a flight attendant in the neck with a broken metal spoon, and also trying to open the plane’s emergency exit door has pleaded guilty. Francisco Torres, 34, of Leominster, has pleaded guilty to one count of interference and attempted interference with flight crew members and attendants using a dangerous weapon, according to the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney’s Office. The incident on the United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Boston was back on March 5, 2023. About 45 minutes before the plane was...

Southwest Airlines has filed with the U.S. Transportation Department for authority to fly to any country with which the U.S. has an Open Skies aviation agreement, signaling the carrier intends to expand its small international route network. Approval of the request could allow Southwest to fly to countries in Europe, the UK, much of Latin America and parts of Asia and Africa. The Dallas-based airline also sought the ability to transport “persons, property and mail” to countries that enter aviation agreements with the US in the future, according to the...

Shares of JetBlue Airways Corp. JBLU advanced 1.86% to $4.93 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index COMP rising 1.61% to 19,010.08 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling 0.64% to 42,140.43.

JetBlue Airways Corp. closed 40.67% short of its 52-week high of $8.31, which the company reached on January 21st.

With Memorial Day weekend approaching, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said travelers planning to fly should be prepared for their trip to take longer than usual. Similar to last summer, there is currently a nationwide shortage of air traffic controllers, which will “take time” to replenish, according to Duffy. As of now, around 3,000 positions need to be filled. “And so you might complain about delays, which I agree, traveling with a family in this environment is challenging, but in the end, I want to make sure you get to the...

The family of a former Boeing quality control manager who killed himself after lawyers questioned him about his whistleblowing on alleged jumbo jet defects has settled a lawsuit against the aircraft maker. Details of the settlement over John Barnett’s death were not disclosed in a court filing Monday. Barnett, a longtime Boeing employee, shared his safety concerns with journalists after he retired in 2017. He said he once saw discarded metal shavings near wiring for the flight controls that could have cut the wiring and caused a catastrophe. He also...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy keeps going on TV and insisting it’s safe to fly in and out of Newark Liberty Airport in New Jersey, despite a string of extremely frightening outages and workforce shortages recently. But Duffy has now admitted he changed a flight booked for his wife on Monday so that she wouldn’t have to travel through Newark. Duffy made the startling admission to David Webb, a conservative radio host, during his SiriusXM show on Monday. And it’s a shocking thing to hear from the guy who’s supposed to...

Miami Dade County’s Metromover is cutting its operating hours to make technical improvements required by a 2022 project. The train, which normally runs daily from 5 a.m. till midnight, will begin service at 5:30 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. starting June 1 “until further notice,” according to a county press release. The two-and-half-hour adjustment is meant to expedite the project and upgrade safety and reliability, according to the report. The Metromover Upgrade Project aims to increase Metromover frequency to reduce wait times and prepare the Metromover for future expansion....