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DALLAS — The Checker cab once known as Lee Harvey Oswald's getaway car has been sold at auction to an Illinois museum. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Canadian auction house RM Auctions said the ...
MATTOON — The property at the northwest corner of Broadway Avenue and North 19th Street has been the location Mattoon's first gas station, a decades spanning taxi service, and a Greyhound bus depot at ...
Checker Motors Corp., the parts supplier that gained fame in the middle of the last century with the Checker Marathon taxi cab, has filed for bankruptcy protection after 87 years in business. Checker ...
Nashville has a crime rate of 6.8/10. Despite this rate being higher than the national average, it is still a popular place for tourists. But, when tourists visit, they typically end up Ubering home.
John Franks III knew he wanted to bring his taxi service to the Quad-Cities. Early indications show it has been a good decision, he said. Quad-Cities Yellow Checker Cab opened up an office at 1607 ...
COLUMBUS — Taxicabs are back on the streets of Columbus. Five months after the city’s lone taxi company shut down, a new provider has emerged to fill the public transportation need. Checker Cab of ...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Police have made an arrest in the death of a cab driver found gunned down in his car on a December night in north Columbia. Paul Swatsell, 53, worked for Checker Yellow Cab. He ...