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WATCH: Riders Evacuated From Comet At Hersheypark After Off-Ride Disturbance WATCH: Riders Evacuated From Comet At Hersheypark After Off-Ride Disturbance
Watch: Riders Evacuated From Comet At Hersheypark After Off-Ride Disturbance Guests riding Hersheypark’s oldest roller coaster, the Comet, were unexpectedly evacuated mid-ride on Sunday due to a "guest disturbance on the platform", officials confirmed on Tuesday, Sept. 9. Video footage shared online shows riders calmly exiting the coaster cars and walking down a set of stairs beside the iconic wooden track after the coaster came to a halt. You can watch a clip in the Facebook post below: Emergency evacuation on Comet rollercoaster at Hersheypark in Hershey, PA. Posted by Dion Houreas on Sunday, September 7, 2025 A Hersheypark spokesperson said the incident …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
NYC Tour Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing Along Palisades, Police Say NYC Tour Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing Along Palisades, Police Say
NYC Tour Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing Along Palisades, Police Say A tour helicopter carrying the pilot and six passengers made a safe emergency landing in the parking lot of the Englewood Marina after experiencing mechanical failure mid-flight on Tuesday, Dec. 17, police said. The Bell 407GX helicopter, owned by HeliNY.com, was giving passengers a tour of New York City when it experienced a mechanical issue, according to Lieutenant Raymond E. Walter of the Palisades Interstate Parkway Police. The pilot successfully brought the helicopter down in the marina parking lot along the Hudson River in Englewood Cliffs around 11:45 a.m. All six passengers an…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
New Update: Pilot Injured After Small Aircraft Crashes Near School In Mohegan Lake New Update: Pilot Injured After Small Aircraft Crashes Near School In Mohegan Lake
New Update: Pilot Injured After Small Aircraft Crashes Near School In Mohegan Lake This story has been updated. A pilot was injured after a single-manned aircraft crashed on the grounds of a school in Northern Westchester. The incident happened just after 12 p.m. on Thursday, June 29, when Yorktown Police were notified by a resident that a small plane had crashed on the property of the Shrub Oak International School in Mohegan Lake at 3151 Stony Street.  According to the department, officers arrived at the scene within minutes and confirmed that a single-engine Cessna plane had crashed on the school property, which resulted in the building being placed on locko…

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by Ben Crnic
News
Four Confirmed Dead After Plane Crashes Into Building In CT Four Confirmed Dead After Plane Crashes Into Building In CT
Four Confirmed Dead After Plane Crashes Into Building In CT Police have confirmed that all four people aboard a small jet that crashed into a commercial building in Connecticut have died. The Cessna citation 560X business jet crashed around 9:50 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 2, in Hartford County at Trumpf Inc., a manufacturer in Farmington. The jet had just taken off from the Robertson Airport in Plainville, headed for Dare County Regional Airport in North Carolina, said the Federal Aviation Administration. Farmington Police confirmed that all four, two pilots, and two passengers died during the crash. Police said during a press conference the first offi…

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by Kathy Reakes