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Pilot, 85, loses control of single-engine aircraft while landing at Boerne Stage Airfield, crashes into hangar
Read full article: Pilot, 85, loses control of single-engine aircraft while landing at Boerne Stage Airfield, crashes into hangarAn 85-year-old pilot was taken to the hospital after he crashed a single-engine aircraft into a hangar at a Boerne airfield on Thursday morning.
Two teens, infant in serious condition after overnight crash on NW Side, police say
Read full article: Two teens, infant in serious condition after overnight crash on NW Side, police sayTwo teens and a 9-month-old infant are in serious condition after an overnight two-vehicle crash on the Northwest Side, according to San Antonio police.
Bexar County pilot program for defendants facing minor charges touted a success
Read full article: Bexar County pilot program for defendants facing minor charges touted a successBCSO, judges launch pilot project similar to work-release programThe program allows participants an opportunity to avoid jail time by working weekends doing landscaping and cleanup work around the jail and other county properties. “The participants have a sense that they’re giving back to the community,” Judge Velia Meza said Wednesday. Meza, along with Judge Melissa Vara and the sheriff, launched the program last month. “We’ve already saved $16,000 in housing costs and another $4,000 in hourly wages we would have paid to landscaping companies,” he said. “I would also like to expand this out to help out some of the nonprofits or do more graffiti cleanups,” he said.
Texas pilot of small plane dies in crash as he tries to land
Read full article: Texas pilot of small plane dies in crash as he tries to landZAVALLA, Texas – A 40-year-old pilot died when his small plane crashed as he tried to land on a private runway in East Texas early Saturday morning, officials said. The Texas Department of Public Safety said James Duke VanLue, of Tomball, was pronounced dead at the scene. Officials said it appears the crash happened at about 2 a.m. but the scene wasn't located till about 12:30 p.m.Capt. Alton Lenderman with the Angelina County sheriff's office tells KLTV that the single-engine plane crashed north of Zavalla. The pilot clipped the top of some trees and crashed just north of the runway.