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Teen Was Piloting Second Solo Flight When She Fatally Crashed In PA: NTSB Teen Was Piloting Second Solo Flight When She Fatally Crashed In PA: NTSB
Teen Was Piloting Second Solo Flight When She Fatally Crashed In PA: NTSB A 17-year-old girl who died piloting a Cessna on Independence Day was only on her second-ever solo flight, authorities say.  Maisie Bitler had taken off from Williamsport Regional Airport in a Cessna 172 owned by Quarter to Two Flying Club, Inc., Engines on Thursday morning, according to fight logs and later identified by the Clinton County Coroner's Office.  Maisie was an experienced pilot and a C/1 Lieutenant in the Civil Air Patrol, officials with the Piper Composite Squadron explained in a release on July 5.  As she was heading towards William T. Piper Airport, she …

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by Jillian Pikora
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5 Shot At Vigil In Philadelphia: Police 5 Shot At Vigil In Philadelphia: Police
5 Shot At Vigil In Philadelphia: Police Philadelphia police are investigating after five people were wounded in a drive-by shooting at a vigil in Feltonville, officials say.  It happened around 8:40 p.m. near the corner of D Street and Wyoming Avenue, said PPD Commissioner Danielle Outlaw in a press conference late on Tuesday, July 18.  The victims were memorializing a July 5 shooting when multiple suspects opened fire from a white Jeep, Outlaw said. The suspect vehicle was discovered a short distance away with three guns inside but no arrests were made, she added.  The victims, who range in age from 18 to 55, are…

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by Mac Bullock