National Transportation Safety Board

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NTSB To Investigate Church Van Crash That Killed 7

Associated Press

The federal agency responsible for investigating major crashes and accidents is sending an eight-member team to Florida to investigate a fiery crash that…
Health News Florida

Report: Key Design Flaws In Bridge That Had Deadly Collapse

By Jennifer Kay -- The Associated Press

Designers overestimated the strength of a critical section of a Florida International University pedestrian bridge that collapsed, killing six people,...
Local / State

Brother Of El Faro Seaman Wants Congress To Act On Coast Guard Recommendations

Ryan Benk

The brother of one of El Faro’s able bodied seamen who died when the ship went down is speaking out after the release of a 200-page report from the U.S....
Local / State

Captain, Regulators Blamed For The Sinking Of El Faro During Hurricane Joaquin In 2015

Maeve McGoran

Two years to the day after the American cargo ship the SS El Faro sank in a major hurricane off the Bahamas, killing all 33 people on board, U.S. Coast...
Local / State

Federal Government Issues New Marine Safety Guidelines In Response To El Faro Sinking

Lindsey Kilbride

Following the sinking of the El Faro cargo ship in October 2015, the National Transportation Safety Board has issued 10 new safety recommendations meant...
Local / State

One Person Dead, One Injured After Plane Crashes into Chico's Daycare

Julie Glenn

UPDATE: 11: 30 AM Monday The Lee County Building Industry Association has issued a statement to members identifying the pilot of Saturday morning’s...

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