Apr 29 U.S. Army grounds aviators until units complete training after fatal crashes By Becky Bohrer, Associated Press The U.S. Army has grounded aviation units for training after 12 soldiers died within the last month in helicopter crashes in Alaska and Kentucky, the military branch announced Friday. Continue reading
Mar 31 Military probe of deadly Black Hawk helicopter crash underway in Kentucky By Dylan Lovan, Associated Press Two HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed near Fort Campbell on Wednesday night during a medical evacuation training exercise, killing all nine soldiers aboard the two aircrafts. Continue reading
Mar 01 Kobe Bryant’s family settles lawsuit over photos shared following deadly helicopter crash By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press County deputies and firefighters had shot photos of the bodies and shared them with others in their departments. A county lawyer said the pictures were part of their job, but Vanessa Bryant's lawyer said they were shared as “visual gossip.”… Continue reading
Jan 21 Zelenskyy pays respects to those killed in helicopter crash near Kyiv, Ukraine By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held an emotional meeting Saturday morning with the families of those who died in a helicopter crash earlier this week. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 2:38 Ukrainian interior minister among 14 killed in helicopter crash near Kyiv By Nick Schifrin, Shoshana Dubnow For the first time in nearly 11 months of war with Russia, a Ukrainian cabinet member is dead. Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi was killed when his helicopter went down in a suburb of Kyiv. In all, at least 14 people… Continue watching
Jan 18 Ukraine interior minister among at least 17 dead in helicopter crash By Malak Harb, Associated Press Authorities say Ukraine's interior minister has died in a helicopter crash near the capital that killed more than a dozen other people, including children. Continue reading
Aug 24 Kobe Bryant widow awarded $16 million in trial over crash photos By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press The jurors who returned the verdict Wednesday agreed with Vanessa Bryant and her attorneys that her privacy was invaded when they took and shared photos of the remains of Kobe Bryant and their 13-year-old daughter Gianna. Continue reading
Nov 12 Peacekeeping force says 8 killed, including 6 Americans, in Egypt helicopter crash By Josef Federman, Associated Press The international force that monitors the Israeli-Egyptian peace agreement said Thursday that eight peacekeepers, including six Americans, were killed when one of its helicopters crashed during a routine mission in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch 4:32 Remembering NBA great Kobe Bryant, a star athlete who transcended sports By Jeffrey Brown Fans across the country are mourning the loss of NBA great Kobe Bryant, who died Sunday in a helicopter crash along with eight others, including his 13-year-old daughter. Known on the court for being both fiercely competitive and spectacularly talented,… Continue watching
Jan 27 Bryant’s chopper crashed in fog that grounded other aircraft By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others that crashed outside Los Angeles was flying in foggy conditions considered dangerous enough that local police agencies grounded their choppers. Continue reading