As Merced Mayor Mike Murphy puts it, "the fed giveth" and "taketh away." Allocated $16.9 million in CARES Act funding, the Merced Regional Airport saw its allocation slashed to $3.3 million this week. Even though that's a huge cut, Murphy says the allocation is significant and will be put toward...
Sister: Earnhardt Jr. and Family 'Safe' After Plane Crash
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. is safe and in a hospital for evaluation after his plane crashed in east Tennessee, the NASCAR television analyst and retired driver's sister tweeted. Earnhardt's sister, Kelley Earnhardt Miller, tweeted that the driver's wife, Amy, and 15-month-old daughter, Isla, also were on the plane along with...
NASA Looks to Manage Drone Traffic in Cities
RENO, Nev. — NASA has launched the final stage of a four-year effort to develop a national traffic management system for drones, testing them in cities for the first time beyond the operator's line of sight as businesses look in the future to unleash the unmanned devices in droves above...
Google's Wing Aviation Gets FAA OK for Drone Deliveries
WASHINGTON — Google affiliate Wing Aviation has received federal approval allowing it to make commercial deliveries by drone. It's the first time a company has gotten a federal air carrier certification for drone deliveries. The approval from the Federal Aviation Administration means that Wing can operate commercial drone flights in...