Pilot dies in second air show crash in 24 hours

Sept. 17, 2011   Leave a Comment  

The pilot of a post-World War II aircraft died Saturday after a fiery runway crash at a West Virginia air show. The crash came the day after a stunt pilot crashed his older-model plane at a Nevada air show on Friday, killing nine people. In this most recent crash, the West Virginia Air National Guard [...]

3 injured in Lowell after car collides with ambulance

Feb. 11, 2011   Leave a Comment  

Three people were injured Friday morning in Lowell after a 2-vehicle crash involving a Trinity Ambulance Co. ambulance, police said. Police responded to Branch and School streets at 9:30 a.m., said police Captain Randall Humphrey, in a statement. According to Humphrey, the ambulance was responding to a medical emergency, but it collided with another vehicle [...]

Braintree teen cited after crash for driving while texting

Nov. 17, 2010   Leave a Comment  

An 18-year-old Braintree woman faces several charges after an early morning crash allegedly caused by her texting at the wheel. The teen, whose name was not released, will be charged with negligent operation of a motor vehicle, failure to keep within marked lanes and sending or receiving a text message while operating a motor vehicle [...]

20-year-old Danvers man killed in car accident

Oct. 13, 2010   1 Comment  

State Police are investigating an early morning car crash in Walpole that killed one man and left another seriously injured. A 2007 Dodge Caliber SUV was traveling northbound on I-95 when the driver, Jacob Whitman, 20, of Danvers, lost control. The vehicle rolled over several times, State Police said. The passenger, Kevin McCarthy, also 20 [...]

Fatal fire department crashes leave Ontario town in shock

Aug. 25, 2010   Leave a Comment  

Two crashes, two days, same people.

TV Notebook: 9/18/09

Sept. 18, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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Not a huge night. Sunday will be, though.

UPDATE: 16 of 41 bodies will be shipped to DNA lab in Brasilia

June 7, 2009   13 Comments  

Forty-one bodies have been found in the Atlantic thus far, two on Saturday, 14 on Sunday, eight on Monday, and 17 on Tuesday, all confirmed to have been on Air France Flight 447, Brazilian officials said Wednesday.

Debris found not from Air France 447, officials say

June 5, 2009   3 Comments  

French authorities are urging searchers to show “extreme prudence” before identifying wreckage found in the Atlantic as being from Air France Flight 447, after Brazilian workers incorrectly publicized they had found debris from the missing plane Thursday.

Air France 447 mystery fueled by conflicting reports

June 4, 2009   10 Comments  

The mystery surrounding Air France Flight 447 continued to grow Thursday as conflicting reports from Spanish pilots and Brazilian experts regarding the cause of the plane’s crash emerged, CNN reports.

Flight 447′s black boxes may never be found, investigators say

June 3, 2009   Leave a Comment  

Members of Brazil's Air Force search for debris above the suspected crash site in the Atlantic Ocean Wednesday. Courtesy of AP Photo/Brazil Defence Ministry.

French investigators say they are not optimistic the black box recorders from Air France Flight 447, now buried deep in the icy waters of the Atlantic Ocean, may ever be found, BBC reports.

Postal worker arrested after driving, crashing mail truck without a license

April 25, 2009   Leave a Comment  

If you were driving past the Boston Herald building Thursday afternoon in the area of the I-93 on-ramp, you may have noticed the banged up United States Postal Service vehicle in the guardrail and the cops investigating creating a slight traffic headache. Turns out, a postal worker crashed the truck after, he told police, he [...]

Hayley Marie Norman is all fired up

March 12, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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You’d have a lot of be fired up about if you were Hayley Marie Norman this year. An up-and-coming actress, Norman has and will continue to show her diversity and talent as an actress in 2009, including roles in the TV series “Crash,” an upcoming film “Nephilim,” and “Fired Up,” which is in theatres now. [...]

Crash of the Titans

Dec. 26, 2007   Leave a Comment  

In a way, Crash of the Titans represents everything about Playstation 2 in 2008 — still bloody good, but there’s not a whole lot more to expect out of it. Even without its original creator, Crash Bandicoot is still a strong video game franchise, and it’s the best thing Sierra has going for it right [...]