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Balloon pilots at NM festival somber after pilot dies, another injured in fiery crash
Associated Press WriterALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ Pilots of hot air balloons on Saturday mourned the loss of one of their own in a fiery crash at Albuquerque's famous festival, even as they said another pilot fighting for his life after the accident would want them to keep...Tags: Injuries, Festive Event, Air and Space Accidents
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News from around Wisconsin at 6:59 p.m. CDT
Sen. John McCain says he's disappointed to hear about the upcoming closure of General Motors plants, which may include the site at Janesville. His campaign released a statement Saturday saying hardworking people are paying the price because the country'...Tags: John McCain, Wisconsin, Prosecution, Injuries, Vehicles
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Gondola crash kills 1 at NM fiesta
Associated Press WriterHot air balloon pilots are mourning the death of one of their own the day after he was killed and another pilot was injured in a fiery crash, but they said the pilot fighting for his life would want them to keep on flying. Unfortunately, Saturday's...Tags: Injuries, Air Transportation Industry, Transportation, Air and Space Accidents, Air Transportation
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Hospital: Additional passenger on California charter bus dies, bringing death toll to 9
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ The death toll has risen to nine in the crash of a charter bus that was on its way to a casino in Northern California. UC Davis Medical Center spokeswoman Phyllis Brown says E. Vang Saelee (SAY'-lee) died Friday at the...Tags: Drunk Driving, Police Arrests, Road Accidents, California, Death and Dying
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Fugitive wanted in '80 fatal collision is captured in Oklahoma
Chicago Tribune reporterA man who fled Illinois more than 25 years ago to avoid being tried for his involvement in the deaths of three people in a Villa Park car-train crash has been caught in Oklahoma and returned to DuPage County. Roger Walburg, charged with reckless homicide...Tags: DuPage County, Illinois, Villa Park, Police Arrests, Oklahoma
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Lower Macungie woman who ran stop sign and caused fatal crash is fined
Of The Morning CallA 30-year-old Lower Macungie woman who ran a stop sign, causing an accident that killed a motorcycle passenger last year, was found guilty of a summary offense Tuesday and ordered to pay a $121 fine, a district judge ruled this week. April Depietro faced...Tags: Vehicles, Trials, Motorcycling, Laws, Criminal Laws
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Does Wall Street's drop-off qualify as a 'crash'? Some hesitate to utter the word
AP Business WriterDid stocks "crash"? Some news organizations and investors are hesitating to use the word to describe Wall Street's terrifying sell-off. A crash is commonly defined as a 20 percent decline in a single day or several days. The drop over the seven days...Tags: News Agency, Newspaper and Magazine, Stock Activities, New York Times, Newspapers
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Taking stock: Do you call the sell-off a crash?
The Associated PressDid stocks "crash"? Some news organizations and investors are hesitating to use the word to describe Wall Street's sell-off. A crash is commonly defined as a 20 percent decline in a single day or several days. The drop over the seven days ending...Tags: Stock Activities, New York Times, Newspapers, Road Accidents, Stock Market
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Attorney for man accused of binding teenage girl's hands on flight says it was 'horseplay'
Associated Press WriterDENVER (AP) _ The attorney for a man accused of binding the hands of a teenage girl on a Southwest Airlines flight and trying to do the same to her sister said it was merely "horseplay" and pointed out that the girls didn't scream. U.S. Magistrate...Tags: Prosecution, Lawyers, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Trials, Southwest Airlines Company
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Feds go forward with NYC airport experiment
Federal officials are pushing ahead with an experiment to reduce rampant flight delays around the nation by auctioning off takeoff and landing times at New York City-area airports, where most delays begin. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters announced...Tags: Auction Service, National Government, Government, John F. Kennedy, Kennedy Airport
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'Crash of '08'
Would someone please just say it; "The Crash of '08?" Patrick McGarry Springfield, Ill.. -
Female motorcyclist seriously hurt in crash
A 45-year-old Center Valley woman was seriously hurt Thursday night in a hit-and-run crash in Upper Saucon Township, police said. Police said they were still gathering information about the crash, which happened at about 8 p.m. at Limeport Pike and...Tags: Center Valley, Limeport, Police
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