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'Hazardous' Laser Strikes At PA Airport: Police 'Hazardous' Laser Strikes At PA Airport: Police
'Hazardous' Laser Strikes At PA Airport: Police Two laser strikes have been reported by air traffic controllers at a Pennsylvania airport on Tuesday, Oct. 29, police announced.  The "laser strikes" were reported by airport traffic controllers at Harrisburg International Airport "coming from an area approximately one mile north of the tower," Highspire police said.  The shining laser pointers were aimed at planes flying overhead, posing "a serious risk to the safety of the aircraft and people on the ground," police wrote in the release.  "This action is not only hazardous but also illegal," they added. "Aimi…

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by Jillian Pikora
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38 SPECIAL: TSA Agents Nab Female Louisiana Traveler With Loaded Gun At LaGuardia 38 SPECIAL: TSA Agents Nab Female Louisiana Traveler With Loaded Gun At LaGuardia
38 Special: TSA Agents Nab Female Louisiana Traveler With Loaded Gun At LaGuardia A traveler from Louisiana was caught trying to bring a loaded handgun onto a plane at LaGuardia Airport, the TSA said. Transportation Security Administration officers picked off the .38-caliber revolver as it passed through a checkpoint X-ray machine with the woman's belongings on Monday, Nov. 28, the TSA's Lisa Farbstein said. It was loaded with five bullets, she said. The officers seized the gun and summoned Port Authority police, who took her into custody, Farbstein said. Not only was the woman arrested -- she also now faces a stiff federal financial civil penalty that could run into t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Engine Troubles Ground American Airlines Flight In Philly: FAA Engine Troubles Ground American Airlines Flight In Philly: FAA
Engine Troubles Ground American Airlines Flight In Philly: FAA Unexpected engine troubles forced an airliner to land in Philadelphia just over an hour after take-off, officials have confirmed.  American Airlines flight 1880 departed from Philadelphia International Airport bound for Charlotte, North Carolina just before noon on Wednesday, Oct. 26, according to Cirium.  But the plane, an Airbus A321 jetliner, encountered a mechanical issue sometime after take-off and was forced to return, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.  The aircraft landed safely at about 1 p.m., authorities added.  The FAA did not detail t…

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by Mac Bullock