Tue Dec 23, 6:25 am ET By COLLEEN SLEVIN, Associated Press Writer – DENVER – Investigators trying to determine why a Continental Airlines plane veered off a runway and skidded into a ravine heard an odd bumping and rattling noise…
Missing plane’s pilot had only student license
Date: 12/17/2008 By DANICA COTOAssociated Press Writer SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The pilot of a plane that disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle with 11 passengers aboard had only a U.S. student pilot license and should have never been…
Australian couple loses home via Facebook
Date: 12/16/2008 12:00 AM By ROD McGUIRKAssociated Press Writer CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — You’ve been “superpoked” — and served. An attorney in Australia has used the popular networking Web site Facebook to notify a couple that they lost their home…
Ex-congressman may get jail for drunken driving
Date: 12/8/2008 By DEVLIN BARRETTAssociated Press Writer ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Disgraced former Rep. Vito Fossella is headed to court to find out if he has to serve jail time for a drunken-driving incident that wrecked his career by revealing…
Pa. driver charged in deaths of charity walkers, both 72, from Puerto Rico
Date: 12/6/2008 HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A central Pennsylvania man was charged with careless driving in the deaths of a couple who were struck as they walked to a fundraiser. David K. Shiery, 47, of Enola, was speeding when his…
US investigator leads plane crash probe
Date: 12/5/2008 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A U.S. investigator is studying the charred wreckage of a small plane that plowed into a Puerto Rican rainforest to pinpoint the cause of the deadly crash. The U.S. National Transportation Safety…
Marshfield, WI Plane Crash
MARSHFIELD, Wis. (AP) – Authorities in Wisconsin say a small airplane has crashed in the backyard of a house in Marshfield, killing the three people on board the aircraft. No one on the ground was injured. Officials said the plane…
Feds: FAA worker took plane, yachts as perks
Date: 11/21/2008 Associated Press Writer SEATTLE (AP) _ A Federal Aviation Administration employee from Southern California took illegal perks from his job — including a plane, yachts and heavy-duty trucks — and an investigation continues into how widespread the practice…
Brazil police: 10 at fault for air crash
Date: 11/20/2008 By BRADLEY BROOKSAssociated Press WriterRIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) _ A police investigation found that 10 government and airline officials were to blame for Brazil’s worst air disaster, saying they failed to properly train pilots, implement rainy day…
Chicago EMS Responds to CTA Accident
11/18/2008 9:30 AM CHICAGO – A morning accident involving a bus and two vehicles sent over two dozen people to the hospital. EMS instituted a Plan II response to the incident, which occurred at West Roosevelt Road and South Blue…