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2 people die in single-engine plane crash in Bar Harbor, Maine

Jul. 25, 2024 18:03 PM EDT

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a small plane crash in Bar Harbor, Maine, in which two people died. The plane crashed on approach to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport about 12:25 p.m. Thursday, an FAA spokesperson said. The FAA...

Truck driver faces manslaughter charges after 5 killed in I-95 crash, North Carolina officials say

Jul. 25, 2024 13:23 PM EDT

KENLY, N.C. (AP) — A truck driver is facing manslaughter charges after five people died in a crash that shut down northbound Interstate 95 in North Carolina for nine hours Wednesday, according to the state Highway Patrol. The crash happened about 1:30 p.m. in Wilson County in an...

Cause of crash that killed NY couple at Niagara Falls border crossing still a mystery 8 months later

Jul. 24, 2024 14:07 PM EDT

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A police investigation into the crash and explosion that killed two people in a high-powered luxury car at a Niagara Falls border crossing last year has concluded with the crash's cause still a mystery, authorities said. The probe into the Nov. 22, 2023,...

Death toll from fishing boat sunk in South Atlantic rises to 9 sailors. 4 are still missing at sea

Jul. 24, 2024 09:58 AM EDT

MADRID (AP) — At least nine sailors perished and four others were still missing Wednesday in rough seas a day after a fishing vessel sank in the South Atlantic some 200 miles (320 kilometers) off the Falkland Islands, Spanish authorities said. Fourteen crew members made it onto...

Today in History: July 24, Apollo 11 returns home from the moon

Jul. 24, 2024 00:01 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Wednesday, July 24, the 206th day of 2024. There are 160 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 24, 1969, the Apollo 11 astronauts — two of whom had been the first humans to set foot on the moon —...

Oscar Mayer Wienermobile flips onto its side after crash along suburban Chicago highway

Jul. 23, 2024 16:44 PM EDT

OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) — An Oscar Mayer Wienermobile got into a pickle on a Chicago highway. The hot-dog shaped Wienermobile hit a car Monday morning along Interstate 294 and its driver lost control and overcorrected, causing it to roll onto its side near the Chicago suburb of Oak...

Freight locomotive runs off tracks, flattens garage at home in Niagara Falls

Jul. 22, 2024 15:28 PM EDT

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A freight locomotive ran off the end of its track and smashed into the side of a garage Monday at a home in the city of Niagara Falls. No one was injured, but the impact flattened the brick two-car garage, which had survived a previous train derailment...

The pilot who died in crash after releasing skydivers near Niagara Falls has been identified

Jul. 21, 2024 16:27 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Officials on Sunday released the name of a pilot who died in a skydiving flight after her passengers jumped from the aircraft near the Niagara Falls. Melanie Georger, 26, was the only person on board when the single-engine Cessna crashed Saturday, the Niagara...

Heavy rain collapses part of ancient Michigan cave where 'The Great Train Robbery' was filmed

Jul. 19, 2024 16:48 PM EDT

BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. (AP) — Part of an ancient Michigan cave where “The Great Train Robbery” was filmed has collapsed under heavy rain. A wall of Bear Cave in Buchanan collapsed this week, Adam Morris, the property manager at a campground that operates near the cave, told...

Five people survive after a helicopter crashes in Bali

Jul. 19, 2024 07:06 AM EDT

DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Two Australian and three Indonesian nationals survived after a tourist helicopter crashed in Bali, due to being entangled in a kite string, officials said Friday. The Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopter, owned by PT. Whitesky Aviation, came down in Pecatu...