A floatplane carrying 10 passengers and a pilot caught fire as it attempted to make an emergency landing in the waters off an island in Washington on Thursday, injuring several people on board, one of them in serious condition. The single-engine de Havilland DHC-3 plane went down in Shallow Bay off Susya Island — about … Read more
Local news This is BU’s first pilot agreement in more than 25 years. People walk on the Boston University campus near Marsh Church. Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe Boston University The City of Boston and the City of Boston have finalized the largest Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) agreement in the city’s history, officials said. … Read more
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Feed Texas and the Texas Association of Community Health Plans celebrated the start of Healthy Texas Week on Monday, kicking off a new pilot program aimed at improving health outcomes through nutrition. Texas Health Week, which runs from May 4 to 11, is a statewide awareness campaign designated by the Texas Legislature … Read more
FX/MovieStillsDB David Fincher is one of the industry’s most unique creative minds, and at one point, his first work for TV (not counting music videos or commercials) was going to be the pilot for a short-lived but beloved crime series: the FX comedy-drama “Terriers.” The show followed Donal Logue and Michael Raymond-James as, respectively, … Read more
Washington– A helicopter pilot injured in the raid that captured then-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night. Trump said Army No. 5 Eric Slover, shown using a walker, was the pilot of the lead CH-47 Chinook helicopter that landed on … Read more
The death of Dilbert creator Scott Adams in January at age 68 was followed by obituaries with a predictably wide range in tone. While some were charitable to the late cartoonist, most were less forgiving. Adams’s long leap into infamy on the back of countless racist, sexist, transphobic, and antisemitic statements, and his close association … Read more
A former Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to cut the engines of a passenger flight in 2023 while riding off-duty in the cockpit is scheduled to appear for sentencing in federal court on Monday. Joseph Emerson pleaded guilty or no contest to all charges in September as part of agreements with state and federal prosecutors. … Read more
SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — San Marcos city staff said managed access points along the San Marcos River have helped keep the city cleaner, safer and less crowded during the peak summer months. The river had its busiest year in 2024, and city staff said there were no signs of the crowds slowing, according to … Read more
San Francisco (Kron) – Travelers and tourists in the Gulf region may have a new option to reach San Francisco International Airport (SFO). On Tuesday, Mayor Daniel Lori announced that a newly signed experimental permit would allow Waymo to start testing independent vehicles at the airport. Waymo operations permit at the airport will be launched … Read more
Air Lines, just moments after landing at San Francisco International Airport, was arrested on Saturday due to alleged sex crimes. The journey fell 2809 from Minneapolis to SFO less than 10 minutes behind the specified date, and it was only slightly late due to poor vision due to fog in the Gulf region. Before the … Read more