Rolling along: Capital Area Transit System says it will use a $2.6 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to replace older buses in its fleet The funding will be used to purchase seven diesel buses that will arrive in December, CATS says in a statement. The transit system was one of 453 eligible projects to compete for the grant.
On the job: Baton Rouge Police Officer Howie Lake II returned to work Thursday after spending nearly two years on paid administrative leave for his role in the 2016 fatal shooting of Alton Sterling. Lake returned to work “with no restrictions,” says Sgt. Don Coppola, a spokesman for the Baton Rouge Police Department. Police Chief Murphy Paul announced last Friday that he was suspending Lake for three days and firing Officer Blane Salamoni, who shot and killed Sterling, a 37-year-old black man, during a struggle outside a convenience store in July 2016. Both Lake and Salamoni are white. Sterling’s death was captured on video that would go viral on social media. Read more.
Recall issued: Ford is recalling about 350,000 trucks and SUVs in the U.S., Canada and Mexico because they might be in a different gear than the one shown on the shift indicator. The recall covers the 2018 F-150 pickup and Expedition large SUV with 10-speed automatic transmissions. Also covered are 2018 F-650 and F-750 trucks with six-speed transmissions. On some vehicles, a clip that locks the gear shift cable to the transmission might come loose, Ford says. A driver might be able to shift into park and remove the key while the transmission is in another gear, allowing unintended movement. Ford knows of one crash and one injury due to the problem. Read more.
