Motels Report Record High Vacancies
Once the choice for truckers, construction workers and lovers with a secret, the small, low- budget motels along the highway have, like many businesses, fallen victim to a sluggish economy. Motel owners say their vacancy rates are at all-time highs.

Downturn: Berlin Turnpike Motels Report Record High Vacancies
Vyto Treciokas will cut you a deal on a room at the Terra Motel on the Berlin Turnpike, but he won't rent by the hour.

Hotel tax down; restaurant tax up slightly
Convention and Visitors Bureau director Terry Cook admitted he was a little puzzled with Harrison?s collections from its hospitality tax on restaurants and hotels and motels.

Union General Offers Motel/Hotel Market
Union General of Concord, Calif., has "A" rated carriers offering both monoline and package coverage for motels and hotels.Multiple lines of coverage can be provided such as general liability, proper

Why We Prefer PurpleRoofs.com
For the past several years we have been fortunate to be able to travel all around the country from coast to coast. We do not want to stay in hotels or motels as we are the type of people who enjoy other people so we enjoy staying in either resorts or bed and breakfast inns.

Two-year crackdown on crime in north Arlington gets results
By NATHANIEL JONES ARLINGTON ? The prostitutes, drug dealers and homeless people in north Arlington have moved on. Where they went is anybody?s guess. But north Arlington is beginning to see the results of a sting operation that targeted crime in two blighted corridors more than two years ago. It all started with the placement of an electronic sign in front of three motels on Texas 360 in ...

Research and Markets: 2009 Trendology: U.S. Hotels & Motels Report Includes Five-Year Trends (2006-2010) on Number of ...
Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7ebc5b/2009_trendology_u ) has announced the addition of the "2009 Trendology: U.S. Hotels & Motels" report to their offering.

Four arrested after string of Islamic center burglaries
Police say a man and three juveniles may have stolen more than $2,000.

4 Teens Accused of Stealing from OC Mosques
IRVINE -- A 19-year-old man and three juveniles are under arrest, accused of stealing from collection boxes at several Orange County mosques. 19 year old Josef Mohammad Mohebi was arrested Sunday night outside a Tustin motel on suspicion of burglary. Also taken into custody were three 17-year-olds, according to Irvine police Lt. Rick Handfield. Mohebi, who is being held on $20,000 bail, was ...

Oceano man suspected of trading drugs for sex expected to see prison time
By Leslie Parrilla -- An Oceano man suspected of swapping drugs for sex has changed his plea and is expected to be sent to prison. Jose Luis Rosario, 27, pleaded no contest ? which results in a conviction without admitting guilt ? to felony committing a lewd act on a child under 14, committing a lewd act on a child over 14, furnishing a controlled substance to a minor and furnishing marijuana to ...

October construction spending drops 1.2 percent
Construction spending fell by a larger-than-expected amount in October, another indication that problems facing the builders of homes, hotels and other projects are deepening and likely to persist. The Commerce Department reported Monday that construction...

Construction spending drops
WASHINGTON (AP) ? Construction spending fell by a larger-than-expected amount in October, another indication that problems facing the builders of homes, hotels and other projects are deepening and likely to persist.

Reaction To Wind Turbine Project
The turbines will be visible from a historic civil war battlefield in Barbour County, and that has some people upset.

U.S. construction spending falls
WASHINGTON ? Construction spending in the United States fell by a larger-than-expected amount in October, another indication that problems facing the builders of homes, hotels and other projects are deepening and likely to persist.

Travel almanac: Top 10 family-friendly resorts
1. » Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch, Beaver Creek, Colo. 2. » Disney's Grand California Hotel and Spa, Anaheim, Calif.

Utah travel: Price is right for year-round fun
Price's mining heritage has contributed to its ethnic diversity, and that makes this south-central Utah city of 8,174 residents an underrated, year-round vacation destination.

Raffle proceeds aid Halfway clinic
HALFWAY ? Picture yourself on a gourmet raft trip in scenic Hells Canyon, riding horses in stunning mountain wilderness, hiking with llamas, jet-boating on the Snake River or fishing the day away on Brownlee Reservoir.

Manufacturing index drops to 26-year low
A measure of U.S. manufacturing activity fell to a 26-year low in November as new orders fell for a twelfth straight month, a trade group said Monday.

Construction spending falls by larger than expected amount as building problems intensify
Construction spending fell by a larger-than-expected amount in October, another indication that problems facing the builders of homes, hotels and

Sideswipe : Jandals and vandals
Police in Torbay, Devon, will hand out jandals to drunken women to help them walk home safely. The women are being offered the chance to swap their high heels for flat shoes to protect themselves from injury.