Bodies found after small Indonesian military plane crashes on Borneo island with 9 aboardSeptember 7th, 2009 Indonesian military plane crashes with 9 aboardJAKARTA, Indonesia — A small Indonesian military plane crashed on Borneo on Monday with nine passengers and crew aboard, killing four, a navy spokesman and the state news agency said. The plane was found in two pieces near a village in East Kalimantan, along with four bodies, the Antara state news service reported, citing police officials.
5 dead after Texas-bound plane crashes in Okla. park in heavy fog, likely hit tower guide wireSeptember 5th, 2009 Small plane crashes into Okla. park, 5 deadOKLAHOMA CITY — A small aircraft plummeted into an Oklahoma park and burst into flames on Saturday after hitting a guide wire from a communications tower, killing all five people on board, investigators said.
Counselors to be available at Texas school after girl dies, another injured in awning collapseAugust 26th, 2009 Counselors on hand for grieving Texas studentsBRIDGEPORT, Texas — Counselors will be available for students at a Texas high school after one girl died and another was injured when an awning fell on the teenagers. Superintendent Eddie Bland said that starting Wednesday, students and staff at Bridgeport High School can talk to counselors about the accident.
Texas authorities investigating skeletal remains of several infants found in mobile home parkAugust 24th, 2009 Infants' remains found in Texas trailer parkFORT WORTH, Texas — Authorities are investigating the remains of what appears to be several infants found in a mobile home park in northern Texas. Tarrant County Sheriff's Office spokesman Terry Grisham told the Dallas-Fort Worth television station KTVT that authorities are not sure if a crime was committed, but the medical examiner and forensic anthropologists were studying the remains found Sunday.
Fort Worth, Texas-based American Airlines expands in-flight Internet access for passengersAugust 20th, 2009 American expands in-flight Internet accessFORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines has expanded its in-flight internet service to more aircraft. The airline has now made the Wi-Fi service available on 100 MD-80 aircraft, which is two-thirds of the 150 Gogo installations scheduled to be completed by the end of 2009, according to a company news release Thursday.
Plane crashes into stream after taking off from New Jersey airport; 2 men injuredAugust 12th, 2009 Plane crashes in woods near NJ airport; 2 injuredSUSSEX, N.J. — A small plane has crashed nose down in a stream after taking off from a northwestern New Jersey airport, injuring the two men on board.
Mayor says he apologized for injury to man at Fort Worth, Texas, gay bar _ not for raid on barJuly 16th, 2009 Fort Worth mayor says apology for injury, not raidFORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth's mayor says an apology he issued at a City Council meeting wasn't for law enforcement's raid on a Texas gay bar, but for the fact that a man was seriously injured. Mayor Mike Moncrief (MAHN'-creef) made an impromptu apology during Tuesday night's meeting where officials and residents commented on last month's raid on the Rainbow Lounge, which left one man hospitalized with a serious head injury.
Mayor apologizes for June raid on Fort Worth, Texas gay bar that sparked brutality claimsJuly 15th, 2009 Fort Worth mayor apologizes for raid on gay barFORT WORTH, Texas — Forth Worth's mayor has apologized for a June raid on a Texas gay bar that sparked claims of brutality and procedure violations. About 250 people packed City Council chambers Tuesday and another 150 watched on televisions in the hallway or overflow rooms as officials briefly discussed the June 28 raid that left one man hospitalized with a serious head injury.
Air launch of bride's bouquet crashes ultralight aircraft at Italy wedding, 2 injured.July 14th, 2009 Bride's bouquet crashes plane in ItalyROME — A romantic wedding in the Tuscan countryside ended with injuries after an attempt to launch the bride's bouquet from a plane brought down the tiny aircraft. Italian police say two people were hurt in the crash of the ultralight plane after the bridal bouquet they launched got caught in the aircraft's rear rotor.
2 Fort Worth council members call for investigation of police raid at gay nightclubJune 30th, 2009 2 officials want Texas gay bar raid investigatedFORT WORTH, Texas — Two Fort Worth City Council members are calling for an investigation into a police raid at a gay bar. Council members Joel Burns and Kathleen Hicks are requesting the probe into Sunday's raid at the Rainbow Lounge, where about a half dozen people were arrested.
Fire official: Natural gas explosion at Texas home of megachurch pastor believed accidentalJune 8th, 2009 Natural gas explosion at megachurch pastor's homeFORT WORTH, Texas — Authorities say they are investigating a natural gas explosion at the Fort Worth, Texas, home of megachurch pastor T.D. Jakes. Fort Worth fire spokesman Lt.
Texas authorities say flying object near Continental Express plane may have been model rocketJune 7th, 2009 Object flying by plane may have been model rocketLIBERTY, Texas — Investigators in Texas say a flying object that narrowly missed a Continental Express plane last month may have been a large model rocket. The jet's pilot and co-pilot spotted the object and a long white vapor trail shortly after they took off from Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport on May 29.
FAA: Small plane crashes in northern Nevada, multiple fatalities expectedMay 10th, 2009 Small plane crashes in Nevada, fatalities expectedRENO, Nev. — A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman says a small plane has crashed in the northern Nevada town of Gardnerville.
2 killed when small plane crashes into empty plane on ground at Florida airportMay 6th, 2009 2 killed as small plane crashes at Florida airportLANTANA, Fla. — Authorities say two people are dead after a single-engine plane crashed into an unoccupied aircraft on the ground at a south Florida airport.
Top SEC prosecutor in Stanford fraud case accused of hitting Texas police during arrestApril 22nd, 2009 Texas SEC official accused of hitting policeFORT WORTH, Texas — Police in Fort Worth say a top SEC official prosecuting Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford's fraud case has been accused of assaulting an officer.