November 03, 2009

Georgia PSC Says Charter Bus That Overturned Bus May Have Been Unauthorized

Morehouse College officials say the company whose name was on a bus that rolled over with band members from the college on board is not the company they hired to transport the band. One of three buses, carrying 42 students, overturned on Interstate 75 on Saturday en route to a football game in Albany.


October 27, 2009

Remains Of Three Americans Recovered From Afghanistan Crash Site

The remains of three American military contractors have been recoverd from the wreckage of a U.S. Army reconnaissance plane that crashed two weeks ago in northeastern Afghanistan.


October 19, 2009

Coast Guard Suspends Search For Missing F-16 Pilot Off SC Coast

The Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing Air Force pilot off the South Carolina coast Saturday at 10 p.m.


October 16, 2009

UPDATED: Debris Found During Search For Missing F-16 Pilot Off SC Coast

Crews searched more than 750 square miles of the Atlantic Ocean on Friday for an F-16 fighter pilot whose plane hit another fighter mid-air during night training exercises off the South Carolina coast. The two planes collided Thursday around 8:30 p.m. about 40 miles off Folly Beach, near Charleston, said Senior Master Sgt. Brad Fallin at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter. Both jets, based at Shaw, are single-seat aircraft. UPDATE: The missing pilot is identified as Air Force Capt. Nicholas Giglio of the 20th Fighter Wing, based at Shaw Air Force Base, near Sumter, SC. UPDATE: Debris has been found in the Atlantic Ocean during search for missing pilot.


October 13, 2009

Edgefield County Deputy Involved In Head-On Crash

An Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office deputy is injured after a head-on collision. ‘The Edgefield Daily’ reports that Deputy Angela Cloyd lost control of her patrol car while she was in route to a call, on Monday.


October 12, 2009

Greenwood, SC Man Dies At MCG After Aiken County Crash

According to Aiken County Coroner Tim Carlton, a Greenwood, SC man died Sunday evening after a crash on I-20. Justin Ryan Heinz, 28, of Greenwood, was pronounced dead at Medical College of Georgia Sunday night around 9:27 p.m.


October 07, 2009

CAUGHT ON TAPE: Man Falls From Basket During Hot Air Balloon Crash In New Mexico

It was a day of hard landings at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. One person was hurt when when a hot air balloon hit a tent. Officials say a man dislocated a hip in the accident. Witnesses say he fell 25-35 feet, and hit the pavement.


October 06, 2009

NY Woman Rescued Nearly 40 Hours After Car Crash

A 23-year-old woman is in critical condition after she spent nearly 40 hours in her wrecked car. It had run off a road in New York’s Adirondacks.


September 29, 2009

Helicopter Crash Victims Devoted To Family, Jobs

Three emergency workers who died when a medical helicopter crashed on the South Carolina coast were devoted to their families and their work of helping others.


September 26, 2009

NTSB Investigating Medical Chopper Crash

The National Transportation Safety board is looking into the deadly crash of a medical transport helicopter in South Carolina that happened late Friday night. Three people were killed.


September 22, 2009

School Bus Accident Occurs In Columbia County Tuesday Afternoon

A second school bus accident has occurred in Columbia County, Tuesday afternoon. The accident happened around 2:00 p.m. outside Gate 2 of Fort Gordon.

8 Students Sent To Hospital After Columbia County School Bus Accident

A 20-year-old man is charged in a school bus accident that sent 8 students to the hospital, in Columbia County. About 6:45 a.m., Tuesday morning, authorities say William Pitts rear-ended school bus 966 on its way to drop off kids at Harlem Middle School And Harlem High School. The Columbia County School Transportation Department says the students’ injuries weren’t serious, most just needed to be checked out.


September 15, 2009

UPDATED: Two People Are Dead After A Car Accident On Gordon Highway

Two men are dead after an early Tuesday morning accident on the Gordon Highway at North Leg Road. The accident happened around 2:00 a.m.  The victims are identified as David Hawthorne and Timothy Thompson.


September 14, 2009

GA Woman Escapes Just Before Train Hits Minivan

A Georgia woman says she jumped out of her minivan just before an Amtrak train slammed into it.

One Person Dies In Friday Night Accident On Mike Padgett Highway

According to Richmond County Chief Deputy Coroner Mark Bowen, Earl Clark, 53, died Friday night in an accident on Mike Padgett Highway.

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