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Editorial Roundup: Georgia
Recent editorials from Georgia newspapers: ___ June 3 Valdosta Daily Times on getting tested for coronavirus following attendance at recent protests: We encourage protesters to get tested for COVID-19. Of course, we encourage anyone who has any symptoms or who may have been exposed to the virus to get tested....
3 killed when helicopter hits power line in California
FAIRFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Three people were killed when a helicopter contracted by Pacific Gas & Electric struck one of the utility's power lines and crashed into a Northern California hillside on Tuesday, igniting a grass fire and knocking out electricity to thousands of customers, officials said. The...
FAA chief called before Senate to testify about Boeing plane
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s top aviation regulator is going back to Capitol Hill to explain the government’s oversight of the Boeing 737 Max, which remains grounded after two deadly crashes. The Senate Commerce Committee said Tuesday that Federal Aviation Administration chief Stephen...
Safety board asks helicopter makers to install 'black boxes'
Federal safety investigators bypassed aviation regulators on Tuesday and urged leading helicopter manufacturers to install so-called black boxes that would help determine the cause of crashes such as the one that killed former NBA star Kobe Bryant. The National Transportation Safety Board appealed directly to six...
4 men die in small plane crash in southern Illinois
CARLINVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Four men died when a small plane crashed into a southern Illinois farm field, authorities said Monday. The single-engine Piper PA28 crashed about 3:45 p.m. Sunday under unknown circumstances, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. The plane was destroyed upon...
Bozeman couple apologizes for helicopter in wilderness area
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — A Bozeman couple has apologized for landing a helicopter in the Bob Marshall Wilderness earlier this month. Sara and Sam Schwerin said in a statement released by a public-relations firm on Friday that they believed they had landed outside the wilderness boundary. The Bozeman Daily...
1 dead in helicopter crash near Roseburg
ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — A person was killed in a helicopter crash near Roseburg. The crash happened around 2:15 p.m. Thursday on private property south of the Green district of Roseburg, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said. Local fire, EMS and police agencies responded and are coordinating with...
In pandemic, using drones to drop medical supplies from sky
With a loud whir and a whoosh, a fixed-wing drone slingshots out of a medical warehouse, zips through hazy skies at 80 mph, pops open a belly hatch and drops a box of medical supplies. Slowed by a little parachute, the box drifts downward and lands with a plop, less than 8 minutes after launch. For North Carolina...
NTSB releases report on April 24 fatal Mesa helicopter crash
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — A preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board on last month’s fatal helicopter crash in Mesa notes a trail of parts that came off the chopper before it went down. The NTSB report released Thursday doesn’t list the possible cause of the April 24 crash and...
Pilot killed when small plane crashes at California school
ORCUTT, Calif. (AP) — The pilot was killed when a small plane crashed and burst into flames Wednesday morning on the grounds of a school in Southern California, authorities said. The single-engine Cirrus SR20 landed upside down on a basketball court outside Ralph Dunlap Elementary in Orcutt, said Santa...
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