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The Latest: Weather shuts down St. Louis airport
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Latest on severe weather in the central United States (all times local): 6:45 p.m. A severe storm in the St. Louis area is forcing Lambert Airport to temporarily halt all flights. The storm rolled into the region Tuesday evening. Funnel clouds were reported in St. Charles County, but...
FAA: Alaska air carrier suspends operations after 2nd crash
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska air carrier involved in two deadly floatplane crashes in a week has voluntarily suspended operations, federal officials said Tuesday. The halt of flightseeing and commuter flights is in place indefinitely, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The action comes...
The Latest: Pilot killed in Alaska plane crash identified
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — The Latest on a second fatal Alaska floatplane crash in a week (all times local): 3:20 p.m. The police chief of Metlakatla has identified the pilot of Monday's deadly commuter plane crash in that Alaska community. The pilot was identified as 51-year-old Ron Rash of Harrisburg,...
Jury awards $27M in damages after fatal crash in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal jury in Oregon has awarded nearly $27 million in damages against two trucking companies and their drivers who lawyers say were involved in a road rage episode that killed a motorist. The jury deliberated for about five hours before returning its verdict Friday after a...
Investigators: Human error caused deadly Amtrak crash
SEATTLE (AP) — A 2017 deadly Amtrak train derailment in Washington state happened because the engineer lost track of where he was on the route and was going more than twice the speed limit when he hit a curve, federal safety investigators said Tuesday. The National Transportation Safety Board announced the...
The Latest: Investigators: Human error caused Amtrak crash
SEATTLE (AP) — The Latest on a National Transportation Safety Board meeting about a fatal Amtrak derailment south of Seattle (all times local): 3:33 p.m. Federal safety investigators say a deadly Amtrak train derailment in Washington state happened because the engineer lost track of where he was on the...
New lawsuit claims Boeing Max suffered from faulty design
A new lawsuit says Boeing's design of the 737 Max was faulty and the company was able to rush the plane into production because it faced little oversight from regulators. The lawsuit says the plane could crash if a single part malfunctioned, that Boeing concealed problems and refused to ground the plane on its...
Weather contributed to double fatality near Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a downpour of rain contributed to a deadly double fatality crash near Springfield. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday when the victim's sport utility vehicle skidded across the center of U.S. 160 about 1 mile (1.61...
Inslee OKs funding to study removal of Snake River dams
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a bill that provides $750,000 to study how to best help impacted communities if the four federal dams on the Snake River are breached. The four dams are blamed for reducing salmon numbers on the Snake and Columbia river systems. Inslee, who is seeking the...
Judge delays sentence for 'The Bachelor' star in Iowa crash
INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (AP) — A judge will not consider requests from a dead farmer's relatives to impose prison time when she sentences "The Bachelor" star Chris Soules for leaving the scene of the accident that killed the man, she ruled Tuesday. The wife and sons of farmer Kenneth Mosher are not considered...
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