Columbus, OH

A fatal U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey crash in Australia last year has been blamed on human factors rather than the trouble-plagued aircraft. According to Military.com, a military investigation found "pilot error and complacency" to be the cause of the accident, which killed three Marines, including both pilots and a corporal who died trying to save them.

Fatal Osprey Crash Blamed on ‘Pilot Error’

This is an excerpt from a report made to the Aviation Safety Reporting System. The narrative is written by the pilot, rather than FAA or NTSB officials. To maintain anonymity, many details, such as aircraft model or airport, are often scrubbed from the reports. During preflight, my co-pilot and I...

Water in fuel brings down Piper

Camarillo, CA

Airport security video captured the experimental Banty airplane as it departed to the west from the ultralight runway at Camarillo Airport (KCMA) in California. The plane became airborne and began an immediate climbing left turn. It climbed to about treetop level, with an increase in bank angle to greater than 60° as the airplane completed about 90° of turn. The airplane then descended from view behind trees. The wreckage came to rest inverted on top of an airport hangar.

Pilot seriously injured when experimental crashes

Niagara Falls, NY

CBS Detroit

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 Country Sheriff's Office said in a statement. Georger, of Towanda, New York, was working to become a commercial pilot, her father said Saturday in a statement on Facebook."My beloved daughter, my best friend and one of the two lights of my life passed away suddenly today," Paul Georger wrote. "Melanie was a pilot, on the cusp of realizing...

Pilot living "her dream" dies in crash after skydivers jump from plane

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"They accidentally gave us 2 washers and a dryer when we only ordered 1 of each". Last month, Lowe’s experienced a glitch that lowered the price of its $2,300 Midea jumbo capacity refrigerator to just $169.

‘Lowe’s messed up’: Shopper says they got $2,300 fridge at Lowe’s for just $169

Las Vegas, NV

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Bellingham Metro News

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck areas near Las Vegas on Tuesday night, according to the United States Geological Service (USGS). The quake, which occurred at 8:06 p.m., was centered approximately 45 minutes from Las Vegas, near Indian Springs.

Magnitude 4.4 Earthquake Shakes Areas Near Las Vegas

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A historic marker could be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood nearly a year ago. If approved by the Jacksonville City Council, a marker would be installed at Kings Road and Canal Street on Aug. 25, a day before the first anniversary of the shooting, when a white gunman took the lives of three Black people.

Memorial considered to honor Dollar General victims

Off the top of your head, do you have an idea of how far 500 meters is?. Doing a little conversion magic because I live in the US (where we don't believe in the metric system), and it's approximately 1,640.42 feet. That's just over a quarter of a mile. I'm...

Drunk Driver Drags Motorcycle Quarter of a Mile, Refuses To Stop

South Carolina State

Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Selden, KS

Weather may have been a key factor in the fatal crash of a 1934 WACO YKC in Selden, Kansas, in June, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) The antique aircraft's owners—Dave and Jeanne Allen—were killed in the June 30 accident. According to the preliminary report released...

NTSB Releases Prelim Report on Vintage WACO YKC Crash

The US Sun

A DRIVER said she had a frightening moment in a parking lot when her vehicle backfired – but the kindness of strangers helped get her vehicle safely towed. In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, the driver expressed her gratitude for the parking lot kindness. “[I] had a basic life problem today,” the […]

‘Counting my blessings,’ driver cries as car is towed after turning off while driving – ‘kind’ strangers saved her

Herbie J Pilato

Actor Jim Nabors was so popular with his portrayal of Gomer Pyle on TV's classic country sitcom, The Andy Griffith Show (CBS, 1960-68), that he was spun off into his own series, Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. (CBS, 1964-69). But when Nabors left the Griffith series, the void was filled by George Lindsay playing Goober Pyle, Gomer's cousin.

When Jim Nabors' Gomer was replaced by George Lindsay's Goober on TV's 'The Andy Griffith Show'

Denver, CO

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Wide Open Country

On Friday, a passenger plane crashes in São Paulo, Brazil, killing all 62 passengers in the process. Now, an expert looks to get to the bottom of this incident. Recently, NewsNation interviews Arthur Rosenberg, a former pilot himself as well as an aerospace engineer. They speak to him about some of the potential causes that could lead to a plane crash like what happened in Brazil. Additionally, the expert lends a bit of insider information as to what the circumstances could've been before the tragic event.

Expert Reveals What May Have Caused Plane Crash That Killed 62

Kansas State

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Missouri State

CJ Coombs

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) helps to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), 174 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Since January 1, 2024, there was a total of 1,445 reported missing in the country.

Missing Missouri children as of July 17, 2024, according to the NCMEC

Wyoming State

Fox News

An "autopilot issue during flight" may have caused the crash, which killed seven, including three members of the acclaimed gospel group the Nelons in Wyoming.

Gospel group may have suffered 'dark terror' in fatal plane crash that killed 7: expert

Pennsylvania State

CDLLife

A trucker tried to just drive away after crunching a car fueling up during a tight left turn in this gas station surveillance video.  In the clip, a truck driver tries to leave a gas station by squeezing by a fueling four wheeler in the final stall. The driver doesn’t quite swing wide enough, though, […]
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Trucker tries to just drive away after crunching luxury car at fuel island

Los Angeles County, CA

It's been 33 years since the handsome actor and Emmy award-winning TV game show host Bert Convy died of a brain tumor at 57 in 1991. This is his story. Bert Convy was born July 23, 1933, in St. Louis, Missouri. His father was in the shoe business, while his parents separated when he was just seven years old. His mother moved the family to California in the San Fernando Valley, where Convy attended North Hollywood High and was named the "class clown."

In Memory of Actor/Game Show Host Bert Convy: 33 Years After His Tragic Death From Brain Cancer

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When Is It OK to Perform Unexpected Maneuvers in the Pattern?

Question: I am a post-solo student pilot and when I was flying in the pattern at a towered airport, the controller told me to do S-turns...

When Is It OK to Perform Unexpected Maneuvers in the Pattern?

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