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Q&As with candidates for state offices Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 7:23PMEditor’s note: GateHouse News Service asked candidates running in Tuesday’s primary election to fill out Q&A forms. Following are the responses — in their own words — received for candidates in the gubernatorial, attorney general and insurance commissioner races. On Friday, we’ll run the responses for the secretary of state candidates. On Saturday, the responses from U.S. Senate candidates from ...
Comair crash trial delayed Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:40PMThe widow of one of the 49 people killed in a 2006 Kentucky plane crash will have to wait until next year to learn whether the airline must pay her family potentially tens of millions of dollars more in punitive damages.
This is a Backgrounder On Health Care Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:20PMAbstract: The Community Living Assistance Services and Support (CLASS) program is an actuarially unsound and fiscally irresponsible misadventure by Congress. Congress should never have enacted this new government-run long-term care insurance program.
NTSB examines fuel pump in fatal Maine plane crash Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:14PMInvestigators plan further examination of the fuel pump on a small plane that crashed near Portland International Jetport in Maine, killing two people.
Mich. Businessman Roush In Plane Crash Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:13PMNASCAR team owner Jack Roush was in serious but stable condition after walking away from a plane crash in Wisconsin on Tuesday night.
Helicopter crash ruled accidental Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 5:44PMThe cause of a helicopter crash in July 2009 that killed four people on South Mountain has been ruled an accident, according to a National Transportation Safety Board report released earlier this week.
3 killed in Tucson crash of medical helicopter Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 8:00PMAuthorities say all three people aboard a medical helicopter that crashed on a Tucson street have died.
1 dead, 2 injured in Tucson helicopter crash Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 7:47PMA medical helicopter crashed on a Tucson street and burst into flames Wednesday, killing one person and injuring two others. A witness said the pilot steered the plummeting chopper away from a house.
Air Methods Corporation Confirms Fatal Accident in Arizona Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 7:22PMDENVER -- Air Methods Corporation reported that a Eurocopter AS350 helicopter based in Douglas, Arizona crashed Wednesday afternoon at approximately 1:40 p.m. MST in Tucson, Arizona.
U.S. wants RTA to overhaul train signal system like one that failed in Washington Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 7:10PMA signaling system used to detect stopped RTA rapid trains and slow any approaching trains is functioning safely, officials said. It is similar to one that failed last year in Washington D.C., causing two rail cars to collide.
3 killed in Tucson crash of medical helicopter Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 6:42PMAuthorities say all three people aboard a medical helicopter that crashed on a Tucson street have died. Helicopter - Aviation accidents and incidents - Aviation - Aircraft - Recreation
Safety threats remain in Metro system Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 8:07PMThe National Transportation Safety Board says Metro riders are still facing a system with many of the rail car safety issues and track circuit flaws that led to last year's deadly Red Line crash.
NTSB criticizes Washington Metro over 2009 crash Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 7:47PMA year after a Washington, D.C., subway crash killed nine people and injured dozens, federal accident investigators on Tuesday blamed faulty track circuits for the wreck, but also criticized the numerous local and federal entities entrusted with keeping passengers safe.
Mich. ramps up response to Kalamazoo River spill Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 7:36PMLANSING, Mich. (AP) -Gov. Jennifer Granholm has activated the State Emergency Operations Center after the spill of more than 800,000 gallons of oil into waterways in southern Michigan.
NTSB investigating UA turbulence event Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 11:58PMThe US National Transportation Safety Board continues to investigate a July 21 incident in which a United Airlines 777-200 encountered severe turbulence. According to NTSB, UA Flight 967 was en route from Washington Dulles to Los Angeles when it encountered severe turbulence about 60 mi. southeast of Kansas City at approximately 34,000 ft. The aircraft diverted and landed safely at Denver. The ...
Pilot Who Died In Helicopter Crash Identified Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 11:22PMAuthorities have identified the pilot who died after his helicopter crashed in a field near Rochester on Saturday afternoon.
Metromover Up And Running Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 11:17PMMiami-Dade Transit will resume regular service on the entire Metromover system Monday at 5 a.m.
Shoes shine Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 11:08PMVILLANOW, Ga. — When horses and wagons were a primary mode of transportation, a blacksmith/farrier was the mechanic of the day — fixing wheels and axles and shoeing horses.
Metromover to return to regular service on Monday Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 10:12PMMetromover will return to regular service Monday morning, starting at 5 a.m., when the entire system will be in operation, transportation officials announced late Sunday.
Metromover Resumes Regular Service Monday Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 9:46PMFollowing a Miami-Dade Transit inspection, Miami's Metromover is expected to resume regular service of its entire system at 5 a.m. Monday, officials said in a statement released late Sunday.
Kevin L. Kearns: FedEx's Campaign of Distortion Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 9:12PMWe are about to find out yet again whether we are a nation of laws or men. The U.S. Senate will be voting perhaps as early as Tuesday on the FAA Reauthorization Act, including whether House-passed Section 806 will remain part of the bill.
Quick-thinking pilot may have saved lives after weekend floatplane flip Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 8:59PMA pilot’s quick thinking and experience likely saved the lives of two passengers when their float plane flipped and submerged this weekend near Powell River.
NTSB expected to name cause of Fort Totten crash Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 8:22PMFederal safety investigators plan to unveil on Tuesday what caused the deadliest crash in Metro's history, more than 13 months after nine people were killed and dozens more injured when a Red Line train slammed into a stopped train.
Fire forces plane to land in Flagstaff Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 2:58PMAviation officials said the Phoenix-bound plane was forced to make an emergency landing after a fire erupted in one of its two engines.
Allegiant flight makes emergency landing in Ariz. Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 2:57PMFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Federal aviation officials say an Allegiant Airlines flight has made an emergency landing in...
Engine fire blamed for Flagstaff landing Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 2:44PMFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - Federal aviation officials say an Allegiant Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Flagstaff on Sunday morning because of a fire in one of its two engines.
Engine fire blamed for Flagstaff landing Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 2:42PMFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - Federal aviation officials say an Allegiant Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Flagstaff on Sunday morning because of a fire in 1 of its two engines.
Engine fire blamed for Flagstaff landing Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 2:39PMFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Federal aviation officials say an Allegiant Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Flagstaff on Sunday morning because of a fire in one of its two engines. The flight was en route from Billings, Mont., to Phoenix when an indicator light showed a possible fire in the plane's No. 2 engine. A spokesman with the Federal Aviation Administration says it's ...
Okla paramedic remains hospitalized after crash Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 12:29PMA paramedic remained hospitalized in Oklahoma City after being injured in a medical helicopter crash that killed two others on board.
Holland Class Creating Hovercraft [Article and Video] Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 11:10AM“The goal for today is not to injure anybody,” Scott Hunt said at the start of the class. He gave a quick glance towards a student tossing a hammer in the air, who was stopped right away.
Pilot dies when helicopter crashes in near Rochester Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 11:09AMAn Olmsted County deputy says a pilot has died after his helicopter crashed in a field near Rochester.
Report: Plane Bound For MN Down In Lake Michigan Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 12:22PMThe U.S. Coast Guard says a medical transport plane carrying five crashed in Lake Michigan and one person has been rescued.
2 die in medical helicopter crash Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 12:10PMA medical helicopter on its way to pick up a patient crashed in a secluded field in central Oklahoma late Thursday, killing the pilot and one of the two nurses on board, authorities said.
Coast Guard rescues 1 from downed plane en route to Rochester Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 11:54AMA medical plane on its way to Rochester carrying five people has crashed in Lake Michigan, authorities said.
Flight concerns unfounded Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 10:33AMA tragic plane crash that killed one and sent two to the hospital forced the town to look at the safety of the University’s Horace Williams Airport.
NTSB Blames Pilot For Altus Crash That Killed Him And Teenaged Passenger Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 9:42AMThe National Transportation Safety Board blames the pilot for an airplane crash that killed him and his 17 year old passenger last November.
2 dead, 1 injured in medical helicopter crash near Kingfisher Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 9:31AMKINGFISHER — Two people were killed and one injured Thursday evening when a medical helicopter crashed about four miles southeast of Kingfisher, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported.
UPDATE: Victims identified in helicopter crash Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 9:31AMThe pilot, Al Harrison, and nurse Ryan Duke died in the crash, according to a statement released early Friday by EagleMed LLC, the Wichita, Kan.-based company that operates the A-Star 350 helicopter.
Improperly installed carburetors caused Sept. 6 plane crash in Boca Raton Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 9:21AMImproperly installed carburetors caused Sept. 6 plane crash in Boca Raton
Victims named in helicopter crash near Kingfisher Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 8:29AMFederal investigators are headed to the site of an Eaglemed medical helicopter crash that killed the pilot and a nurse near Kingfisher.
Chopper Crash Survivor In Serious Condition Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 8:26AMA survivor of Thursday's deadly medical helicopter crash near Kingfisher, Okla. remains in serious condition at OU Medical Center.
WSU plane crash survivor Randy Jackson dies of cancer Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 5:46PMWICHITA — Randy Jackson, one of eight Wichita State football players to survive the Oct. 2, 1970 plane crash on Mount Trelease in Colorado's Rocky Mountains, died of pancreatic cancer today at the age of 61.
Passengers tumble in harrowing flight Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 5:29PMAssociated Press - July 21, 2010 6:14 PM ET DENVER (AP) - 1 of the passengers on board a Los Angeles-bound flight that left at least 22 injured after hitting severe turbulence says "Everyone...
Passengers tumble in harrowing flight Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 5:27PMDENVER (AP) - 1 of the passengers on board a Los Angeles-bound flight that left at least 22 injured after hitting severe turbulence says "Everyone was quite panicked."
Events: Related News Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 5:20PM7/20/2010 - NTSB Schedules Hearing on Cargo Tank Rollover The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public hearing to discuss a rollover and fire of a cargo tank vehicle that happened on Interstate 69 in Indianapolis last year....
Passengers tumble in harrowing flight, US Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 5:17PMDENVER (AP) — One of the passengers on board a Los Angeles-bound flight that left at least 22 injured after hitting severe turbulence says "Everyone was quite panicked."
Feds launch probe into turbulence aboard flight Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 4:50PMThe government on Wednesday began investigating how a United Airlines jetliner hit severe turbulence on Tuesday night.
THE INFLUENCE GAME: Victims' families persuasive Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 3:13AMCongress is on the verge of passing far-reaching airline safety legislation, and a lot of the credit goes to an unlikely band of lobbyists: the families and friends of the 50 people who died in a regional airline crash in western New York more than a year ago.
THE INFLUENCE GAME: Victims' families persuasive Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 2:57AMCongress is on the verge of passing far-reaching airline safety legislation, and a lot of the credit goes to an unlikely band of lobbyists: the families and friends of the 50 people who died in a regional airline crash in...
Gloucester City firm hired for tugboat service in Phila. Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 2:47AMA Gloucester City towing company will replace the tug service involved in a fatal duck boat crash on the Delaware River that killed two Hungarian tourists.