A plane crash that killed three people July 17 at Vandenberg Airport was caused by the pilot's "improper decision to take off with a tailwind and his failure to maintain runway alignment during initial takeoff climb," a recently released report states. ...more

March 10, 2009

Five Pinellas County sheriff's employees have been disciplined for sloppy or unprofessional work, such as leaving their post too early, calling in sick too often and using unprofessional language with civilians, according to documents released this morning. ...more

January 30, 2009

On Dec. 13, one witness was outside talking with a neighbor when he saw an Ercoupe 415-D flying southwest. ...more

January 14, 2009

Crash investigator Dennis Diaz doesn't know why the Ercoupe 415 broke up in mid-air and crashed into the Golf Hammock golf course on Dec. 13. ...more

January 2, 2009

House lawmakers scolded federal regulators Thursday for failing to implement recommendations made in 2001 that were designed to keep medically unfit commercial truck and bus drivers off the nation's highways. ...more

July 25, 2008

Hundreds of thousands of tractor-trailer and bus drivers in the United States carry commercial driver's licenses despite also having health issues that qualify for full disability payments, according to a federal report to be released Thursday. ...more

July 22, 2008