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Tag Archive | "NTSB"

NTSB Urges States to Ban Cell Phone Driving

Feds urge states to ban driver use of cell phones, electronic devices except in emergencies. Following today’s Board meeting on the 2010 multi-vehicle highway accident in Gray Summit, Missouri, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) called for the first-ever nationwide ban on driver use of personal electronic devices (PEDs) while operating a motor vehicle.

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NTSB Faults PG&E, Regulators and Politics in Pipeline Gas Explosion that Killed 8 in San Bruno

A federal safety panel blamed a series of missteps by one of the nation’s largest gas companies for the largest pipeline accident in a decade, a suburban San Francisco explosion that killed eight people and incinerated a neighborhood. Federal investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded that the horrific gas pipeline explosion that [...]

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Search and Recovery Staging on River Road After Lear Jet Crash Into Des Plaines River (VIDEO)

Search with helicopters, then recovery operations — video of search and recovery operations out of staging area on River Road north of Euclid Avenue. A crash site that was difficult to find. A Lear jet on approach to Chicago Executive Airport (formerly Palwaukee Airport) crashed about 1:30 p.m. The crash site was not discovered until [...]

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Plane Crash Press Conference 4PM Update at River Road and Pin Oak Drive

Press Conference update just after 4:00 p.m. at the River Road staging area for the Lear Jet crash recovery operations. MABAS (Mutual Aid Box Alarm System) CEO Jay Reardon, Village of Glenview Fire Chief Wayne Globerger, and Chicago Executive Airport Manager Dennis Rouleau provide statements and answer questions to Chicago media at press conference update [...]

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Jet Plane on Approach to Chicago Executive Airport Crashes in Forest Preserve

Authorities say a Royal Air cargo jet that was cleared for landing crashed in a forest preserve near Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling around 2 p.m. Tuesday. It’s not immediately clear how many people were aboard and if there were injuries. UPDATE JAN 07 2010 3:45 PM: The pilot of the Royal Air Freight Learjet [...]

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RSS Cardinal Weather Center

  • Current Conditions : 73.4F, Mostly Cloudy - 5:10 PM CDT May. 22
    Temperature: 73.4°F | Humidity: 54% | Pressure: 29.66in ( Falling) | Conditions: Mostly Cloudy | Wind Direction: SW | Wind Speed: 0.0mph […]
  • Wednesday Night as of May. 22 4:00 PM CDT
    Wednesday Night - Overcast with a chance of rain, then rain showers after midnight. Low of 52F. Winds from the NW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60% with rainfall amounts near 0.2 in. possible. […]
  • Wednesday as of May. 22 4:00 PM CDT
    Wednesday - Overcast with a chance of a thunderstorm and rain showers, then thunderstorms and rain showers in the afternoon. High of 79F. Winds from the SW at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90% with rainfall amounts near 0.2 in. possible. […]
  • Thursday as of May. 22 4:00 PM CDT
    Thursday - Overcast with a chance of rain in the morning, then mostly cloudy. High of 55F. Breezy. Winds from the North at 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Chance of rain 40%. […]