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> Is Your Spare Tire A Wreck Waiting To Happen? ... Nov 13/08
Bobby Crane was killed when the tire tread separated from a tire on their SUV along Interstate 5 near Coalinga. The vehicle rolled several times. Sean Kane, of Research Technologies and Strategies, studies tire aging. He's found more than 100 cases similar to the Cranes.... cont...

> More commuters are jogging to work ... Nov 11/08
With high gas prices and clogged streets, a running commute has become a serious option for some exercise-conscious people. "If (gas) prices get any higher," Moss says, "you might see a whole lot of people doing this.... cont...

> Mother, daughter survive plunge off I-5 overpass ... Nov 9/08
A Modesto woman and her daughter miraculously survived a 45-foot plunge off an Interstate 5 overpass Sunday morning in south Sacramento, according to the California Highway Patrol. The driver, Shannon Goods, 36, was southbound in the white Ford Explorer shortly before 11 a.m. The vehicle veered off the left side of the overpass, jumped over the guardrail and soared down onto the shoulder of Freeport Boulevard, more than four stories below, CHP Officer Michael Bradley said.... cont...

> Carter encourages new development along Interstate 5 ... Nov 9/08
Colusa County's newest supervisor has simple goals for her new role.... and the urgency of dealing with the local fallout of California's budget crisis. To bulk up a thin county tax base built on barely 22,000 residents, Carter encouraged new development along Interstate 5 in the west county.... cont...

> Annual migration spectacle of waterfowl, raptors and songbirds is taking place now ... Nov 1/08
This is the best driving tour in California to see birds, with a good chance of spotting other wildlife. From November through April, every time I drive Interstate 5 in the Sacramento Valley, I take the turn-off for the driving tour through this refuge. If you are heading on I-5 for the Thanksgiving weekend, it is a must-do side trip. You typically see 20,000 to 50,000 ducks and geese, with good prospects for eagles, egrets, falcons, rabbits and turtles, and a chance for coyote, deer and fox.... cont...