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27 Injured in Sacramento Light Rail Crash

SACRAMENTO — Authorities are investigating a crash that injured 27 people when a Sacramento light rail commuter train struck a maintenance train. Sacramento Regional Transit spokeswoman Devra Selenis says Friday that the maintenance train was not moving when the crash happened late Thursday. Initial reports indicated the accident was a...

Pilot Confirmed Dead in Lemoore Fighter Jet Crash in Death Valley

Authorities on Thursday confirmed the death of a pilot whose fighter jet from Naval Air Station Lemoore crashed in Death Valley National Park, injuring seven people who were at a scenic overlook where aviation enthusiasts routinely watch military aircraft speeding low through a chasm dubbed Star Wars Canyon. “The Navy has...

NAS Lemoore Fighter Jet Crashes in Death Valley, 7 Visitors Hurt

LOS ANGELES — A U.S. Navy fighter jet crashed Wednesday in Death Valley National Park, injuring seven people who were at a scenic overlook where aviation enthusiasts routinely watch military pilots speeding low through a chasm dubbed Star Wars Canyon, officials said. The crash sent dark smoke billowing in the...

Crews Find Crashed Plane in Lake Tulloch

UPDATE: Crews recovered the body of a pilot and his plane Tuesday after the aircraft crashed into Lake Tulloch in Calaveras County, officials said. JAMESTOWN — Search teams on Monday afternoon located a small plane that crashed and sank in Lake Tulloch a day earlier, the Tuolumne Sheriff's Office said. In...

Greyhound Driver Suspected of DUI after Fresno Crash

Authorities say a Greyhound driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI after crashing a bus into a guardrail with 35 passengers on board Sunday morning in Fresno. The California Highway Patrol says the crash happened shortly before 9:30 a.m. when the driver lost control on southbound Highway 99 as it...

Police: Pilot in Fatal California Crash Had Fake Records

LOS ANGELES — The man piloting a small plane that broke apart over a Southern California neighborhood had false credentials identifying him as a retired Chicago police officer, authorities said Tuesday. Antonio Pastini was killed when the twin-engine plane broke up shortly after takeoff and fell in pieces in Yorba...

Fox News Host, Family Survive Car Crash in Montana

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Fox News host Bret Baier and his family survived a motor vehicle crash in Montana after the television anchor’s SUV slid on an icy road, collided with a pickup truck and turned over in a ditch, authorities said Tuesday. Baier, the executive editor of Fox News Channel’s...

California Rookie Officer Fatally Shot Responding to Crash

DAVIS — A 22-year-old police officer on the job only a few weeks was shot and killed by a suspect who opened fire as she was investigating a three-car crash, authorities in Northern California said. The suspect, who has not been identified, was later found dead inside a home with...

Fresno Fighter Pilot Dies in Ukrainian Crash

A Ukrainian fighter jet crashed during a joint exercise with U.S. and other NATO air forces Tuesday, killing both pilots, Ukraine's military said. The General Staff of Ukraine's armed forces said the two-seat Su-27UB went down in the Kmelnitskyi region. It said a rescue team found the jet's two pilots...

Tesla’s Autopilot Drives Better Than You, Statistically

NEW YORK — When it's machine versus man, it's more likely you'll be exchanging insurance information with man, according to data released by the electric-car maker Tesla. In the first quarterly report on the safety of its autonomous vehicles, Tesla said it recorded one accident for every 3.34 million miles...

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