LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Federal investigators headed to Arkansas Thursday to determine the cause of a small plane crash that killed five employees of an environmental consulting firm. Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board planned to begin work to document the crash site and examine the plane’s wreckage, agency spokesperson Jennifer Gabris said in an email….
States Seek Ways to Curb Deadly Highway Wrong-Way Crashes
BOSTON—As Connecticut state Rep. Quentin Williams was driving home from the governor’s inauguration ball last month, he was struck head-on by a driver who had entered the highway using a ramp going in the wrong direction, killing both Williams and the driver. Williams’ death threw a spotlight on a kind of car accident that is…
Man Gets Life in Prison for Killing Navy Midshipman’s Mother
ANNAPOLIS, Md.—A Maryland man convicted of fatally shooting the mother of a U.S. Naval Academy football player with a stray bullet was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The Capital Gazette reports that Angelo Harrod’s life sentence was the maximum punishment sought in the case. In December, a jury convicted…
Texas Man Who Assaulted Officers on Jan. 6, Threatened AOC Sentenced to Prison
A Texas man accused of breaching the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, and posting on social media against Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) was sentenced to 38 months behind bars. Garret Miller, 36, of Richardson, was sentenced on Wednesday. He pleaded guilty to 11 counts in December, including assaulting a police officer, an interstate…
New Jersey Park Decoration Fell From Damaged Rope, Hurt 4
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.—A damaged rope led to the plunge of a decorative helicopter into a swimming pool at a New Jersey water park last weekend, injuring four people, state investigators said. Just outside New York City, the DreamWorks Water Park at the American Dream complex in East Rutherford reopened Saturday after being closed for four…
Rep. Mike Gallagher Leads Rally Against CCP ‘Police Station’ in New York City’s Chinatown
Chairman of the U.S. House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), joined by Congressmen Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) and Neal Dunn (R-Fla.) and other elected officials, Chinese dissidents, and human rights activists, hold a rally and press conference at 10:00 a.m. ET on Feb. 25 in front of the unauthorized Chinese…
5 Dead, Including Patient, in Medical Flight Crash in Nevada
STAGECOACH, Nev.—Five people, including medical personnel and a patient, were killed in a plane crash Friday in Nevada, according to the air ambulance company. The Lyon County Sheriff’s office said authorities began receiving calls about a possible plane crash near Stagecoach, Nevada, around 9:15 p.m. and found the wreckage two hours later. Care Flight, which…
Young Gymnast Among 3 Killed in Shootings Near Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla.—At age 9, T’yonna Major excelled at her school work and in gymnastics, shown flexing her arms after competitions with newly won medals around her neck in photos her proud dad posted on social media. “She was a light to everyone that knew her,” the girl’s father, Tokiyo Major, posted on the fundraising site…
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Supporting ISIS Terrorist Group
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—A Florida man accused in 2020 of plotting terror attacks in the United States and acquiring an arsenal of weapons has pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to the ISIS terrorist group. Mohammed Al-Azhari, a 25-year-old U.S. citizen, also agreed Thursday to accept an 18-year prison sentence during the plea hearing…
‘Rust’ Producers Agree to Pay $100,000 Safety Fine After Shooting
Producers of the Western movie ‘Rust’ on Friday said they had agreed to pay a $100,000 civil fine for “serious” workplace safety breaches prior to the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on a New Mexico film set in 2021. New Mexico’s worker safety bureau found the Rust Movie Productions (RMP) firm knew of the…
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