Ky. controllers had worries before crash
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Months before the Comair jet crash that killed 49 people, air traffic controllers at the Lexington airport wrote to federal officials complaining about a hostile working environment in the tower and short-staffing on the overnight shift, according to letters obtained by The Associated Press.
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By Pete Bosak, The Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa.  Dec. 8--SNOW SHOE -- Fifteen vehicles, including seven tractor-trailers, crashed and piled up on an ice-covered Interstate 80 Thursday afternoon as a snow squall moved through and caused whiteout conditions.
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HAMPTON - Even as teams prepared for Sunday&#39;s Nextel Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the NASCAR community continued to focus on last week&#39;s plane crash.
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MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- A plane carrying members of the Hendrick Motorsports organization crashed Sunday afternoon on its way to NASCAR&#39;s Nextel Cup race at Martinsville Speedway, NASCAR officials confirmed.
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A safety precaution put in place for a thrill ride after a fatal accident three years ago wasn't being followed when a worker was killed on the same ride, an amusement park official acknowledged Saturday.
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A girl's feet were cut off Thursday when a free-fall thrill ride malfunctioned at the Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom Amusement Park in Louisville, Kentucky, police said.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil -- For months, air safety concerns have been discussed in congressional hearings, and pilots and traffic controllers have worried for years about the short, slippery runways at Brazil's busiest airport.
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By The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  Sep. 18--One lane of eastbound Interstate 64 will remain closed most of the day as a crew cleans up a hazardous material spilled during a tractor-trailer crash, Kentucky State Police said.
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Control cables were broken in the NASCAR plane that crashed into two suburban homes, killing five people earlier this month, federal investigators said Tuesday.
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A computerized air traffic system experienced a temporary outage in South Florida, forcing controllers to ground some flights and resulting in at least four instances in which planes almost came too close together, officials said Tuesday.
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NICHOLASVILLE, Ky., Sept. 3 -- Shaken by tragedy, people packed Kentucky churches on Sunday, a week after the crash of Comair Flight 5191 killed 49 people in Lexington.
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The worst appears to be over at Louisville International Airport, nearly a week after a winter storm threw Ohio Valley transportation into chaos.
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By Michael Sluss, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Jun. 21--RICHMOND -- Two hardware failures in the state's central computer system forced Department of Motor Vehicles offices to close early Wednesday and created problems for other government agencies.
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By Shawntaye Hopkins, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  Jun. 27--VERSAILLES -- A Versailles man watched the home he helped build crumble yesterday after lightning struck the garage and ignited a fire in the rear of the two-story brick house.   The house on Kidds Mill Road off Ky.
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Nearly two years before the fatal crash of Comair Flight 5191, a control tower supervisor at the Lexington airport reported staff shortages in the tower that "can cost lives."
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National Transportation Safety Board investigators look over the crash site of the Hendrick Motorsport plane crash in Patrick Springs, Va.
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By CLIFTON ADCOCK  But after a recent collapse at a Big Splash ride, state officials may require it for water slides.