Driver who tragically died in crash with lorry named as 18-year-old
Tributes have flooded in following his tragic death on Mortal Ash Hill
Adam Simms, 18, lost his life in a car crash in Mortal Ash Hill, Scunthorpe
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A teenager from Scunthorpe who sadly lost his life following a collision with a tanker on the A18 has been named locally.
Roadworks causing delays for motorists on A15 - and they will be going on for months
Drivers urged to be patient while £5million roadworks to resurface A15 and make it safer get underway
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Roadworks on the A15 between Barnetby Top and the Humber Bridge are causing delays for motorists.
The work is being carried out to make the busy route safer and is expected to last several months.
A spokesman for North Lincolnshire Council said the work is part of major investment in the road network.
The first stage of the works started last month with repairs to the crash barriers in various locations.
Opinion: Should leaders stay or should they go during a disaster?
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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, adjusts his face covering during a confirmation hearing for Judge Merrick Garland, nominee to be Attorney General, before the Senate Judicary Committee, Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Drew Angerer/Pool via AP)Drew Angerer, POOL / Associated Press
Ted Cruz and Ken Paxton
Regarding “As Texans freeze, a ticket to paradise,” (A10, Feb. 19): What would Ted Cruz have done if he stayed here. Hand out water with Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for a photo op?
Alan C. Bentley, Needville
A leader should stay with his people, either Republican or Democrat, it doesn’t matter. They are our direct line to get through the red tape. To me they acted like Nero and his fiddle.
Opinion: Thank you, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo
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Thank you, Chief Acevedo
Regarding “We must ask the hard questions about Capitol attack,” (A13, Jan. 14): To Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo, thank you for your well written and thoughtful article. Everything you wrote is what most Americans are thinking. Thank you for standing up for the America that we know!
Sylvia Landry, Houston
Responsibility
Regarding “Impeaching Trump is the only option,” (A14, Jan. 13): Your editorial properly points out President Trump’s responsibility for the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol Building and the five deaths that happened that day.
Opinion: Turner, Hidalgo, we need the vaccine now
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Some area residents waited in line to receive their COVID-19 vaccines at Minute Maid Park, which will serve as a temporary site as the Bayou City Event Center is closed for an unrelated event Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, in Houston.Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
Can’t wait until May
Regarding “What you need to know about getting your vaccine,” (A7, Jan. 13): Dear Mayor Sylvester Turner and County Judge Lina Hidalgo: It’s been a long road. I’ve watched you get out among the citizens of Harris County and urge them to distance and wear masks. I’ve watched you work with park visitors and beachgoers; Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrators; and even demonstrators to try and contain the pandemic in Harris County. Now I see you urging others to get their vaccine, and that’s a wonderful thing. You continue to urge citizens to persevere, to stay the cours