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NTSB Makes Urgent Recommendations After Deadly Crash Between Passenger Plane, Army Helicopter NTSB Makes Urgent Recommendations After Deadly Crash Between Passenger Plane, Army Helicopter
NTSB Makes Urgent Recommendations After Deadly Crash Between Passenger Plane, Army Helicopter Federal aviation officials are taking urgent action to prevent future midair collisions after a catastrophic crash between an American Airlines passenger jet and a US Army helicopter over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued two urgent safety recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday, March 11, in response to the accident, which killed all 67 people aboard both aircraft. Collision Over DCA The crash occurred around 8:48 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, when the Amer…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Car Thieves Flee At Over 100 MPH, Lead Cops On Multi-State Chase Into Fairfield County Car Thieves Flee At Over 100 MPH, Lead Cops On Multi-State Chase Into Fairfield County
Car Thieves Flee At Over 100 MPH, Lead Cops On Multi-State Chase Into Fairfield County Three alleged car thieves who fled from authorities in Westchester at over 100 miles per hour were captured in Connecticut after a multi-state pursuit involving a helicopter and spike sticks, police said. The incident began around 2 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20, when Westchester County Police responded to a report of three people attempting to break into cars at 333 North Bedford Rd. in Mount Kisco. When a patrol officer arrived, the suspects took off in an Audi sedan with Connecticut plates, police said. Because of traffic conditions and the reckless speed of the fleeing vehicle, officers did…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
4-Year-Old Found After Multi-Agency Search Near Border Of Northern Fairfield County 4-Year-Old Found After Multi-Agency Search Near Border Of Northern Fairfield County
4-Year-Old Found After Multi-Agency Search Near Border Of Northern Fairfield County A 4-year-old boy who slipped away from his grandfather as he turned his back for a second was the focus of a large manhunt in the dark woods of a Northern Westchester town.  The incident took place around 5 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 30, in North Salem, off Hardscrabble Road.  The search for the autistic, non-verbal boy began when he disappeared within a second as he played in the backyard of his home with his grandfather and two brothers, said North Salem Police Officer Anthony Spennicchia. The boy apparently slipped through a hole in a chain-link fence into the neighbor's yard that inc…

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by Kathy Reakes