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Thursday the 5th of March, 2026 The following are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Small Plane Goes Down Just North Of Chevy Chase Country Club By Journal Staff Emergency responders rushed to the scene of a small plane crash in unincorporated Deerfield, north of Chevy Chase Country Club in Wheeling,…

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Wednesday the 4th of March, 2026 Here's what I have for today... Of note, information from "The Secret List" regarding the 4th annual Firefighter-First Responder Wellness Week, a week of free webinars, articles, podcasts, and videos dedicated to supporting the health, safety, and resilience of firefighters... Be safe out there! Tom - Firefighter/FR Wellness Week…

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Tuesday the 3rd of March, 2026 These are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - New Jersey-bound United flight makes emergency landing at LAX after engine fire Flight 2127 bound for Newark turned around an hour after takeoff from Los Angeles with 256 passengers and 12 crew aboard By Louis Casiano A New Jersey-bound…

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Monday the 2nd of March, 2026 We start the new week and the month of March with these stories... Of note, the rescue of two balloonists from their balloon/basket after becoming entangled several hundred feet up in a communications tower. Be safe out there! Tom - Crews work to bring down hot air balloon after…

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Friday the 27th of February, 2026 We close out this week with the following stories... Have a safe weekend! Tom - Azul Airlines plane collides with birds during takeoff and panel detaches from engine mount. Put Matthew Alves An Azul Linhas Aéreas flight had problems today (26) shortly after taking off from Viracopos International Airport, in…

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Thursday the 26th of February, 2026 Here are the stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Philippines identifies US military plane that hit road barrier, injuring 5 crew members By Seth Robson - Stars and Stripes The Philippine military has identified the U.S. military aircraft that crashed during a Tuesday roadway exercise as an…

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Wednesday the 25th of February, 2026 Here are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Plane makes emergency landing in Williamson County woods after taking off from Murfreesboro The pilot was able to land safely with no reported injuries. By Caleb Wethington FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office reports several…

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Tuesday the 24th of February, 2026 These are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Aircraft overturns near Monroe airport Staff Reports MONROE – A single-engine piston aircraft with three people on board overturned while landing Feb. 23. The aircraft ended up about 200 to 300 feet from the runway at Charlotte-Monroe Executive…

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Monday the 23rd of February, 2026 Big computer issues this morning just resolved so here are the stories for today, late, but published... Be safe out there! Tom - Aircraft engine failure causes grass fire at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport by: Sarah Smith SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — A mechanical issue with an aircraft’s engine caused a…

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Friday the 20th of February, 2026 Here's what we have to close out this week... Have a safe weekend! Tom - Plane crashes near Lake Texoma in Grayson County By KXII Staff GRAYSON COUNTY, Texas (KXII) - First responders were called out to a plane crash near Pottsboro Thursday evening. The Grayson County Sheriff’s Office said several state…

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Thursday the 19th of February, 2026 Here are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Newark Airport briefly shut down due to ‘aircraft emergency’ By Caitlin McCormack Newark Liberty International Airport briefly shut down Wednesday evening due to a reported “aircraft emergency” — effectively grounding all flights for about an hour. The…

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Wednesday the 18th of February, 2026 These are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Small plane skids off runway at Delaware Coastal Airport By Sean Curtis | WBOC The Georgetown Fire Company responded to a reported aircraft emergency in Sussex County on Tuesday. According to the fire company, the incident occurred…

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Tuesday the 17th of February, 2026 Here's all we have for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Aircraft makes emergency landing near Pharr International Bridge By Tania Castillo Pharr, Texas.- An aircraft made an emergency landing on the afternoon of February 15 near the Pharr International Bridge, after experiencing suspected mechanical failures. The incident…

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Monday the 16th of February, 2026 We start off the new week with the following stories... Be safe out there! Tom - 2 people critically injured in small plane crash in Ventura County by: Josh DuBose Two people were rushed to the hospital with serious injuries after a small, single-engine plane crash Sunday in Ventura…

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Friday the 13th of February, 2026 Here's what I have to close out the week... Have a safe weekend! Tom - Plane leaving Yampa Valley Regional Airport blew a tire during takeoff SteamBoatRadio1 A private plane leaving Yampa Valley Regional Airport - HDN blew a tire during takeoff today. Airport Director Tinneal Gerber says the…

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Thursday the 12th of February, 2026 These are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Porter Airlines plane slides off tarmac after landing in heavy snow at Halifax airport Passenger says pilot tried to turn a corner off runway but was unsuccessful Frances Willick · CBC News Passengers aboard a Porter Airlines flight spent…

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Wednesday the 11th of February, 2026 Here are your stories for today... Of note, check out the "Today in History" piece, specifically item #8 in the "Conclusions (Findings)" section. This happened in 1978, 48 years ago...... Be safe out there! Tom - Arik Air plane makes emergency landing in Benin, 80 escape unhurt By Olasunkanmi Akinlotan…

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Tuesday the 10th of February, 2026 These are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Small plane crashes into vehicles during emergency landing in Gainesville, just north of Atlanta By Christopher Harris, CBS News Atlanta Digital Team A small plane made an emergency landing on a busy Gainesville roadway Monday, crashing into multiple vehicles…

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Monday the 9th of February, 2026 We kick off the new week with the following stories... Be safe out there! Tom - Plane crashes in field at Caldwell Airport, under investigation by federal agencies By MARIELA ESQUIVEL-RODRIGUEZ CALDWELL — City officials confirmed that there was a plane crash on Friday morning at the Caldwell Executive…

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