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Miami
Miami Herald
2 weeks ago
Miami

Pilot rescued after helicopter crashes off Key Biscayne's coast, authorities say

The Robinson R-44 helicopter crashed off the coast of Key Biscayne after the pilot reported engine issues.
The pilot was the sole occupant aboard the helicopter, was rescued with minor injuries, and the FAA and NTSB are investigating. [ more ]
Miami Herald
3 months ago
Miami

Helicopter that crashed near Miami dove into canal in 'near vertical descent,' report says

The helicopter that crashed in Miami broke into two with the tail landing far from the fuselage.
The daughter of the pilot survived the crash and tried to save her father. [ more ]
Sun Sentinel
3 months ago
Miami

Helicopter that crashed near Miami dove into canal in 'near vertical descent,' report says

The helicopter that crashed in Miami broke into two with the tail landing far from the fuselage.
The pilot's daughter said the return flight was normal until the helicopter started spinning out of control. [ more ]
Miami Herald
3 months ago
Miami

Woman helped rescuers find her father after their chopper crashed in Miami-Dade canal

A 71-year-old pilot was killed and his daughter injured in a helicopter crash in Miami.
The crash occurred after 1 p.m. near Miami Executive Airport. [ more ]
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www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
New York City

New York State Trooper Among Those Killed in Military Helicopter Crash

Two National Guard members and a U.S. Border Patrol agent died in a helicopter crash near the U.S.-Mexico border.
The victims were part of a routine mission tracking the border with monitoring and detecting capabilities. [ more ]
Sacramento Bee
2 months ago
California

Dark skies, bad weather could have led to fatal California helicopter crash that killed 6

Experts say the helicopter flight should have been canceled due to poor nighttime weather conditions.
The crash is currently under investigation, and the preliminary report will be released in the coming weeks. [ more ]
Sacramento Bee
2 months ago
California

Helicopter crashes in Southern California's Mojave Desert, six missing

A helicopter carrying six people crashed near Baker, California.
The cause of the crash and the fate of the passengers is currently unknown. [ more ]
Sacramento Bee
2 months ago
California

5 Marines killed in helicopter crash identified as troops in their 20s

Five Marines were killed when their helicopter crashed during a storm in San Diego.
The Marines were assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 and were all in their 20s. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
2 months ago
California

5 Marines aboard helicopter that crashed outside San Diego are confirmed dead, military says

Five U.S. Marines died in a helicopter crash in San Diego during stormy weather.
This is the second fatal crash involving a Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion in Southern California in the last six years. [ more ]
Sacramento Bee
3 months ago
California

US Navy helicopter crew survives crash into ocean in Southern California

A U.S. Navy helicopter crashed into the Pacific Ocean during a training exercise off Southern California, but all six crewmembers survived.
The cause of the crash is under investigation. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
California

Riverside County helicopter crash victims identified

The Riverside County Sheriff's Office on Saturday identified the two victims killed in a helicopter crash near Nuevo this week.The victims were identified as Mark Carter, 61, and Dennis Foster, 62.Both men are residents of Murrieta, officials said.The helicopter crash occurred at 12:39 p.m. on Friday near Pulsar View and Chastity roads in the unincorporated area of Perris.
Boston.com
2 months ago
US news

N.H. Marine among 5 killed in helicopter crash

"We have been confronted with a tragedy that is every service family's worst fear," said Lt. Col. Nicholas J. Harvey, commanding officer of the squadron.
Washington Post
2 months ago
US news

Top Nigerian banker among 6 dead in California helicopter crash

A privately chartered helicopter crashed in California's Mojave Desert, killing all six people aboard, including a prominent Nigerian bank CEO.
The crash is currently under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board, and the cause of the crash is yet to be determined. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
2 months ago
Los Angeles

Federal investigators looking at weather, other possible factors in fatal helicopter crash

Federal investigators are looking into weather conditions and downed power lines as possible factors in the helicopter crash that killed six people, including the CEO of Access Bank, one of the largest banks in Nigeria.
Witnesses reported that the crash occurred during rainy and wintry weather conditions, and investigators will be looking into maintenance records and air traffic control operations as well. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
2 months ago
Los Angeles

Helicopter with six people onboard crashes in San Bernardino County near Nevada border

A helicopter crashed in San Bernardino County, California, with six people on board.
The cause of the crash and the fate of the passengers are currently unknown. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
2 months ago
Los Angeles

Five Marines killed in Southern California helicopter crash are identified

Five Marines were killed in a helicopter crash in the Cuyamaca Mountains during a heavy storm.
The helicopter involved in the crash was a Sikorski CH-53E Super Stallion, which had previously been involved in a fatal crash in Southern California six years ago. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
3 months ago
Los Angeles

Crew rescued after Navy helicopter crashes into San Diego Bay

A U.S. Navy helicopter crashed into San Diego Bay during a training exercise.
All six crew members survived and were rescued from the water by a safety boat and the Coast Guard. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

'Mamba Day': Los Angeles celebrates Kobe Bryant on 8/24 with new mural, light show

Los Angeles will celebrate Mamba Day with a sprawling mural of the late Kobe Bryant in downtown L.A. and a light tribute to the Lakers legend at the Santa Monica Pier on Wednesday.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Kobe Bryant crash photos and Sheriff's Department use of force video collide in courtroom

About a year after Los Angeles County Deputy Doug Johnson took graphic photos of Kobe Bryant's helicopter crash scene that were then passed around, he was caught up in another scandal.
UK news
www.independent.co.uk
3 months ago
UK news

Parents of British tourist who died in Grand Canyon helicopter crash get 78m payout

The parents of a British tourist who died in a helicopter crash in the Grand Canyon in 2018 will receive a £78 million payout.
The settlement includes £19.3 million from the helicopter operator and £59.3 million from the helicopter manufacturer.
The parents plan to use a portion of the settlement money to promote helicopter safety and burn survivor support. [ more ]
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Family heartbroken' after British couple killed in Gold Coast helicopter crash

The daughter of a British man who was killed, alongside his wife, in a helicopter crash on Australia's Gold Coast has said their family is heartbroken.Ron, 65, and Diane Hughes, 57, from Neston, Cheshire, had reportedly been visiting his daughter and her family in Australia when the tragedy occurred.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Couple from Merseyside killed in mid-air helicopter crash in Australia

A married couple from Merseyside have been killed in a mid-air crash between two helicopters on Australia's Gold Coast.Diane and Ron Hughes died in the incident which happened at around 2pm local time  4am GMT  on Monday in Main Beach.Queensland Police said the pilot and three passengers died at the scene, including a pair travelling from the UK  a 57-year-old woman and a 65-year-old man  and a 36-year-old woman from Glenmore Park, New South Wales.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

What the papers say November 30

England reaching the Round of 16 in Qatar and a breakthrough in Alzheimer's treatment feature among the stories leading the nation's papers.The Sun, Daily Mirror and Daily Star all carry the Three Lions' passage to the knockout stages of the World Cup following a 3-0 win against Wales.Meanwhile, The Guardian and The Times report on an Alzheimer's breakthrough after a new drug reduced memory decline among patients with early stages of the disease.
The Independent
1 year ago
UK news

Inquest into R116 helicopter crash deaths set to resume

An inquest into the deaths of four Irish Coast Guard aircrew in the Rescue 116 helicopter crash is set to resume later.
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www.aljazeera.com
4 months ago
World news

Taiwan top general killed in helicopter crash

Taiwan's top general, General Shen Yi-ming, has been confirmed dead after a helicopter crash in northern Taiwan.
The crash happened just days before Taiwan's presidential elections. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
California

2 killed in rural Riverside County helicopter crash

Two people were killed Friday in a helicopter crash in a hilly, unincorporated area of Riverside County.The Riverside County Sheriff's Office said deputies were called to the crash site near Pulsar View Road and Chastity Road in an unincorporated area of Perris at 12:39 p.m.
Upon arrival, they found a downed helicopter.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

UK tribute to leading light' of Ukrainian resistance after helicopter deaths

Ukraine lost a leading light in its resistance against Vladimir Putin's invasion with the death of interior minister Denys Monastyrsky in a helicopter crash, the UK Home Secretary said.Suella Braverman said his death was truly heart-breaking after the crash in a Kyiv suburb on Wednesday which authorities said killed 18, including three children.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Ukraine mourns latest tragedy as Putin promises Russian victory

Russian leader's remarks of an assured' war win come as Kyiv grapples with the loss of its interior minister in a deadly helicopter crash.As Ukraine grapples with the loss of its interior minister in a deadly helicopter crash, Russia's President Vladimir Putin has predicted Moscow's victory in the war is assured.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
France news

Ukraine helicopter crash: Facts and unanswered questions

The deadly crash of a helicopter that killed Ukraine's interior minister and about a dozen other people outside the capital, Kyiv, on Wednesday is the latest in a series of devastating developments in the nearly yearlong war that began with Russia's invasion.The crash came four days after a Russian missile struck an apartment building i n Ukraine's southeastern city of Dnipro, killing dozens of civilians, including six children.
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 year ago
Design

A veteran designed this compact all-in-one multitool to be an incredibly versatile tactical EDC - Yanko Design

It looks like your average pocket knife, but the CRKT Septimo Multi-Tool cleverly gives you much more than just a flipper blade.Designed to be a combination of compact, ergonomic, and feature-rich, this handy little critter was designed by Jeremy Valdez, a veteran of the 7th Special Forces Group.Modeled after his vision of the ideal EDC multitool, the Septimo (Spanish for 'Seventh') has a fold-out 2.86-inch long American Tanto blade with a liner-lock mechanism, a bottle opener, a flathead + Phillips head screwdriver, an adjustable wrench, and finally a glass-breaker tip for getting out of sticky situations.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Law

Kobe Bryant family settles the helicopter crash photos lawsuit for $28.5 million

Vanessa Bryant, center, Kobe Bryant's widow, leaves a federal courthouse with her daughter Natalia and soccer player Sydney Leroux in Los Angeles, Aug. 24, 2022.Jae C. Hong/AP LOS ANGELES The family of the late Kobe Bryant has agreed to a $28.5 million settlement with Los Angeles County to resolve the remaining claims in a lawsuit over deputies and firefighters sharing grisly photos of the NBA star, his 13-year-old daughter and other victims killed in a 2020 helicopter crash, attorneys and court filings said Tuesday.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Kobe Bryant crash photos: L.A. County to pay additional $4.95 million to Chester family

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday agreed to pay an additional $4.95 million to Chris Chester over graphic photos that sheriff's deputies and firefighters took of the helicopter crash that killed his wife and daughter along with Kobe Bryant and six others in 2020.
Boston.com
1 year ago
New England Patriots

Julian Edelman reflects on the time Kobe Bryant came to speak to the Patriots

The Super Bowl LIII MVP said the late NBA star is one of the most interesting speakers he's ever heard.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Vanessa Bryant plans to give verdict proceeds to Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation

Vanessa Bryant, widow of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, plans to donate the proceeds from the $16 million judgment she won Wednesday in a case against Los Angeles County to a foundation she established in her husband's and daughter's memory, her attorney said Thursday.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

How Vanessa Bryant won a stunning legal victory involving gruesome Kobe crash photos

In February 2020, the Los Angeles Times reported that Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies had shared graphic photos of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight others.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Jury deliberating in trial over Kobe Bryant crash photo sharing

Jurors began deliberating Wednesday in the trial over graphic photos that Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies and firefighters took and shared of the helicopter crash that killed Lakers star Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others.
Independent
1 year ago
Europe news

Senior Ukrainian officials quit amid corruption crackdown

A high-level shake-up in the Ukrainian government has cost nearly a dozen senior officials their jobs as the president sought to root out entrenched corruption while conducting the fight against Russia's invasion.he deputy head of Ukraine's presidential office quit after President Volodymyr Zelensky pledged to address high-level corruption allegations, including some related to specific wartime spending, that have embarrassed authorities and could slow the country's bids to join the European Union and Nato.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Europe news

Ukraine's Zelenskyy honors those killed in helicopter crash

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pays his respects to victims of a deadly helicopter crash during a farewell ceremony in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan.21, 2023.Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky, his Deputy Yevhen Yenin, State Secretary Yurii Lubkovych, national police official and the three crew members were killed in a helicopter crash on Wednesday in Kyiv suburbs of Brovary.
Independent
1 year ago
Europe news

Volodymyr Zelensky honours people killed in helicopter crash in Kyiv

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has held an emotional meeting with the families of those who died in a helicopter crash in Kyiv earlier this week.e spoke with family members of seven of those killed in Wednesday's crash in the Brovary area of the capital.The helicopter carrying interior minister Denys Monastyrskyi and other senior officials crashed into a nursery school building in the residential suburb, killing him and about a dozen other people, including a child on the ground.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Ukraine interior minister among 14 killed in helicopter crash

Denys Monastyrskyy and other top officials were killed when a helicopter crashed near a nursery in Brovary, outside Kyiv.At least 14 people, including Ukraine's interior minister and one child, have been killed in a helicopter crash near a nursery outside the capital, Kyiv, according to emergency services.
time.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Ukraine's Interior Minister Among At Least 14 Killed in Helicopter Crash Near Kyiv

BROVARY, Ukraine A helicopter carrying Ukraine's interior minister crashed into a kindergarten in a foggy residential suburb of Kyiv on Wednesday, killing him and about a dozen other people, including a child on the ground, authorities said.Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi, who oversaw the country's police and emergency services, is the most senior official killed since Russia invaded nearly 11 months ago.
www.kvue.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Ukraine interior minister, more than a dozen others killed in helicopter crash

KYIV, Ukraine Ukraine's interior minister died Wednesday in a helicopter crash near the capital that killed more than a dozen other people, including children, authorities said.Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi, who oversaw Ukraine's police and emergency services, is the most senior official to die since Russia invaded nearly 11 months ago.
www.kvue.com
1 year ago
Marketing

Mars pauses using M&Ms 'spokescandies,' enlists Maya Rudolph

NEW YORK Mars says it's pausing using its trademark M&M's spokescandies and has enlisted actor and comedian Maya Rudolph to star in its marketing efforts, including its Super Bowl ad campaign.The news comes three weeks before M&Ms is set to return to the Super Bowl with an ad after sitting it out last year.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 331

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 331st day, we take a look at the main developments.Here is the situation as it stands on Friday, January 20, 2023: The Russian army launched a local offensive near Orikhiv in southern Ukraine, a Russian-installed official said.The Kremlin warned that any Ukrainian attacks on Crimea would be extremely dangerous after The New York Times reported that US officials were warming to the idea of helping Kyiv attack the Black Sea peninsula.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Zelenskiy attends memorial service for Ukraine helicopter crash victims

A tearful Volodymyr Zelenskiy attended a memorial service on Saturday for seven senior interior ministry officials killed in a helicopter crash this week.The former interior minister Denys Monastyrskyi, his deputy and five other high-ranking officials were killed when their French-made Super Puma helicopter crashed into a nursery on the eastern outskirts of Kyiv in foggy conditions on Wednesday.
Independent
1 year ago
Europe news

Zelensky urges world to move faster over Russian attacks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Western supplies of weapons must outpace Russia's attacks and urged the world to move faster in its decision-making because "tragedies are outpacing life; the tyranny is outpacing democracy".n a video address on Wednesday to the World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, Switzerland, Mr Zelensky stood and asked for a moment of silence for victims of a helicopter crash in Ukraine, who included his interior minister.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Tragedies are outpacing life': In a video address at Davos, Zelensky mourns the dead and pleads for help.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine made a passionate appeal by video on Wednesday to heads of state and other decision makers gathered at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, urging a faster pace of support for his country in the face of Russia's invasion.At the start of Mr. Zelensky's address, which he delivered in English, he called for a minute of silence to honor Ukraine's minister of internal affairs, Denys Monastyrsky, and more than a dozen others who were killed in a helicopter crash near Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, earlier on Wednesday.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
Berlin

Russia official warns West of destruction for arming Ukraine

The speaker of Russia's parliament warned Sunday that countries supplying Ukraine with more powerful weapons risked their own destruction, a message that followed new pledges of armored vehicles, air defense systems and other equipment but not the battle tanks Kyiv requested.Supplies of offensive weapons to the Kyiv regime would lead to a global catastrophe, State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin said.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

Ukraine says it will take time to determine the cause of a helicopter crash that killed 14 people.

Ukraine has established a commission to investigate the cause of a helicopter crash that killed 14 people including the country's interior minister this week, an Air Force spokesman said on Thursday, but it will likely take weeks to reach a conclusion.The helicopter came down on Wednesday near a kindergarten and a residential building in Brovary, a small town outside Kyiv, causing severe damage and panic among parents and children who were at the school.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Germany news

Zelenskiy uses Davos speech to intensify call for more tanks from allies

Volodymyr Zelenskiy has stepped up calls for Ukraine's army to be supplied with heavy tanks and urged resolve and speed of decision-making from western allies in the face of resistance from the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz.Addressing a packed gathering at the World Economic Forum in Davos via video link on Wednesday, Ukraine's president warned that tyranny is outpacing democracy as Germany hesitates over whether to supply the country with Leopard 2 tanks.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
Brooklyn Nets

Steve Clifford: Kevin Durant reminds me of Kobe

Before he took the Charlotte Hornets head coaching job this summer, Steve Clifford spent a season as a player development consultant for the Nets.That gave him an up-close and personal look at Kevin Durant, who Clifford said reminds him of one of the best to ever do it."He's a lot like Kobe [Bryant] to me," Clifford said ahead of tip-off against the Nets on Wednesday.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Four injured after helicopter crashes in woods

Four people have been rushed to hospital after a helicopter crashed in woodland in Wales.Emergency services were called to a location near Llanelidian in Ruthin, Denbighshire on Tuesday evening.North Wales Police, firefighters and the ambulance service attended the scene.Chief inspector David Cust said none of the helicopter's four occupants were believed to have suffered life threatening or life changing injuries.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Sports

Bill Russell Hailed Across Basketball Generations

Magic Johnson said the Celtics great was his idol.Michael Jordan called him a pioneer.Jaylen Brown called him one of the greatest athletes ever.
BBC News
2 years ago
Soccer (FIFA)

Statue unveiled for late Leicester City chairman

The Foxes are honouring ex-owner, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who died in a helicopter crash.
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