Police Recover Body, Debris In Atlantic Ocean Off Queens After Reports Of Small Plane Crash
Police say they have recovered debris in the waters off Breezy Point in Queens while responding to a report of a small plane crash.
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Police say they have recovered debris in the waters off Breezy Point in Queens while responding to a report of a small plane crash.
The male pilot, the only person on board, was killed when the plane crashed in Waterford Township, Camden County spokesman Dan Keashen said.
There was no radio communication from a single-engine plane that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off New Jersey for the final two hours of the flight, federal investigators said Friday as the Coast Guard continued to search for the pilot.
It's supposed to be routine for pilots. "Before every takeoff, for whatever airplane you're flying, a flight control check should be done," says the NTSB's Robert Sumwalt.
In searching for answers about the death of Inquirer co-owner, Lewis Katz and six others in a May plane crash, Gulfstream, the aircraft manufacturer concluded that a pilot oversight had allowed the aircraft to reach a high rate of speed while it was unable to take off.
West Caldwell police say the crash occurred late Saturday morning, about a half-mile from the Essex County Airport.
Officials say the small plane crashed just before 11 a.m. near the Little Lehigh Creek.
Authorities say the pilot was attempting to take-off when his Seawing amphibian aircraft went down around 3:40 p.m. Saturday in a bay near Beach Haven.
Tragedy involving children is always tough to cover, and as the father of a six-year old just starting school, the mid-air collision of a helicopter and a small plane carrying Senator John Heinz was particularly heart wrenching.
Officials have identified two victims who died in a small plane crash Sunday afternoon in Chester County.
Yvonne Selke and her daughter Emily, a 2013 Drexel University graduate, both died in the crash.
On Talk Radio 1210 WPHT, Rich Zeoli talked to Arthur Wolk, a lawyer that specializes in aviation litigation about the crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 into the French Alps on Tuesday.
Rich covered the revelation that the Germanwings flight that crashed in the French Alps was brought down deliberately, the NCAA's objection to a new law in Indiana, and a man who $7 million on a lottery ticket. He also talked with aviation lawyer Arthur Wolk and Dr. Katie Schultheis.
Only the co-pilot of Germanwings Flight 9525 was in the cockpit when the Airbus A320 slammed into a steep mountainside in the French Alps, a French prosecutor confirmed Thursday.
Selfies were a likely factor in a small plane crash near Denver last year that killed the pilot and his only passenger, according to a new National Transportation Safety Board report.
Four days after a private plane crashed into a Maryland home, residents in Brick, New Jersey came together to remember the woman and two children inside the home.
A pilot was injured after his small plane crashed in Somerset County, New Jersey.
A small plane was forced to make an emergency landing in a marshy part of the Delaware River on Saturday. Two people survived the crash, and now the airplane is stuck in the mud.
A federal report suggests the crew of a private jet that crashed in Massachusetts, killing Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz and six other people, did not perform a flight control check before attempting takeoff.
Speakers have been announced for a Wednesday memorial service for Philadelphia philanthropist and businessman Lewis Katz.
National Transportation Safety Board officials are looking at black boxes they recovered and gave an update Tuesday.
The National Transportation Safety Board said Monday evening it had recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder. NTSB investigator Luke Schiada had said Monday afternoon a crane was being used to lower somebody into the wreckage to search for the black boxes, which were located in an area heavily damaged by fire.
Chris reviews the resignations of General Eric Shinseki and Jay Carney from the Obama Administration, the death of Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz in a plane crash, and the exchange of an American prisoner-of-war for five detainees from Guantanamo Bay. He talks to Phillies Manager Ryne Sandberg, Union CEO Nick Sakiewicz, Philadelphia Magazine's Tom McGrath, John Hayward from Human Events, and Michael Bronstein and Colin Hanna on the Monday Morning Matchup.
The last communication Longport, New Jersey Town Commissioner James Leeds heard from his wife was a text message sent just minutes before she was killed. The text read, "We're at the airport, getting ready to go."
Police say a person was shot in Winslow Township, Camden County, Tuesday night.
Bryce Harper has been facing boos from Philadelphia Phillies fans during the NL Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Eagles running back Saquon Barkley downplayed his knee injury and said that he's good to go in Week 6 against the Giants.
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A 25-year-old man accused of assaulting a United States Postal Worker on the job in Northeast Philadelphia was arrested on Tuesday, police said.
Police say a person was shot in Winslow Township, Camden County, Tuesday night.
Bryce Harper has been facing boos from Philadelphia Phillies fans during the NL Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Eagles running back Saquon Barkley downplayed his knee injury and said that he's good to go in Week 6 against the Giants.
A 25-year-old man accused of assaulting a United States Postal Worker on the job in Northeast Philadelphia was arrested on Tuesday, police said.
A team of 13 artists with the DLA Troop Support is responsible for making both hand-embroidered and machine-sewn flags every year.
A 25-year-old man accused of assaulting a United States Postal Worker on the job in Northeast Philadelphia was arrested on Tuesday, police said.
A team of 13 artists with the DLA Troop Support is responsible for making both hand-embroidered and machine-sewn flags every year.
A Delaware County teen was charged with murdering another teen in a shooting in Jenkintown, Montgomery County officials said.
A Philadelphia man was charged with possessing hundreds of forms of child sexual abuse material, many involving babies and toddlers.
All lanes of Route 422 in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, were closed Tuesday morning due to a tractor-trailer fire.
Police say a person was shot in Winslow Township, Camden County, Tuesday night.
Turnout will be key in the New Jersey governor's race between Mikie Sherrill and Jack Ciattarelli, a political expert says.
A crane attached to a truck toppled over onto a home in Hamilton Township, New Jersey, on Tuesday afternoon, officials said.
The New Jersey State Fire Marshal is investigating a blaze that destroyed the main clubhouse at the Frog Rock Golf and Country Club in Hammonton, Atlantic County.
Over 1,000 synagogues and churches are honoring victims from Oct. 7 through a project that a South Jersey group helped coordinate.
Symptoms of Lyme disease can range from fever, headaches, fatigue and occasionally serious heart complications.
Philadelphia-area businesses are helping you celebrate the release of Taylor Swift's 12th album with listening parties, release parties, watch parties and more.
Buildings on two university campuses in Delaware were evacuated Tuesday.
After a wet Saturday, conditions dry out on Sunday as high pressure builds in, with clouds breaking up and highs climbing into the upper 70s and mid-80s.
A medical robot is helping doctors at Nemours Children's Hospital in Delaware perform spinal surgeries – a first-of-its-kind.
Symptoms of Lyme disease can range from fever, headaches, fatigue and occasionally serious heart complications.
Nobel Prize committee chair says discoveries by the trio of researchers were "decisive for our understanding of how the immune system functions."
Juan Namnun, the baseball coach at Frankford High School, is in the small group of men diagnosed with breast cancer each year.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an executive order meant to protect access to vaccines for people in the commonwealth.
The Ronald McDonald House Southern New Jersey feels like home for this teen and her mother.
It's the age-old question for Pennsylvanians: Sheetz or Wawa?
Philadelphia Phillies fans are supporting small businesses as Red October excitement heats up.
Nike Inc.'s first U.S.-based Jordan Brand World of Flight store in Philadelphia has an opening date: Friday, Oct. 10, 2025.
Some fans say they've experienced their tickets disappearing from their MLB Ballpark app, and ticketholders have been warned.
Three women in the local food industry are being honored this weekend at the annual Heritage Dinner hosted by Les Dames d'Escoffier.
SEPTA says Regional Rail riders could face possible cancellations, delays and crowded trains after last week's federal emergency order.
A fire on the train tracks stopped multiple trains on SEPTA's Manayunk/Norristown Line on Friday.
Regulators say warning lights are important and cannot be ignored as SEPTA and federal investigators work to pinpoint the cause of the railcar fires.
The National Transportation Safety Board urges SEPTA to immediately to stop using some of its railcars because of fire risk.
In an exclusive interview, attorney George Bochetto now plans to file a lawsuit over SEPTA's recent fare increases.
Bryce Harper has been facing boos from Philadelphia Phillies fans during the NL Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Eagles running back Saquon Barkley downplayed his knee injury and said that he's good to go in Week 6 against the Giants.
For Phillies fans, Monday's NLDS Game 2 loss to the Dodgers was more of the same: disappointment and letdown from the big guns.
On the 15th anniversary of Roy Halladay's postseason no-hitter, his sons threw out the first pitch Monday. Here's how they want to honor his legacy.
The Phillies were one hit away from turning the NLDS around, but instead, Bryson Stott's bunt in the ninth led to a loss that has put Philadelphia in a 2-0 hole.
Taylor Swift's new album, "The Life of a Showgirl," became Spotify's most-streamed album in a single day this year. The company said it only took 11 hours to hit that mark.
Red October baseball is back in Philadelphia, Taylor Swift just dropped her 12th studio album and the Eagles are 4-0; can we really ask for anything more?
Philadelphia-area businesses are helping you celebrate the release of Taylor Swift's 12th album with listening parties, release parties, watch parties and more.
A sugar artist is putting her love for Taylor Swift into each and every cookie she makes
USA Today is out with its list of 10 best theme park Halloween events, and Pennsylvania is well represented.
Ukee Washington reports.
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Middle school students in Philadelphia got the opportunity to do hands-on learning during the school district's five-day career and technical camp.
With her Girl Talk mentoring program, one Philadelphia teen turned her camp days into a safe space to discuss social issues young girls face every day.
Recent high school graduate Sylvain Farrell says his temporary position at a local clinic is the pathway to a full-time career.
A Philadelphia student won an award from NFL Films for his documentary on bringing back sports teams at his Kensington school.
A group of East Norriton eighth graders took what started as an Earth Day project and made a whole initiative.
A team of artists in Northeast Philadelphia is hard at work creating United States presidential and military flags by hand and by machine, keeping a special tradition alive. Reporter Nikki DeMentri has the story.
Andrew Kozak is tracking the latest storms moving into the Philadelphia area. Here's the NEXT Weather forecast.
WalletHub ranked Philadelphia as the worst city in the United States to drive. The city earned poor marks for traffic, safety and parking rates.
On Tuesday, Regional Rail riders in the Philadelphia region dealt with delays, cancellations and overcrowded trains after the transit agency was forced to pull Silverliner IV railcars for inspections.
The official tour bus for the new competition show, "The Road," visited CBS Philadelphia ahead of its premiere on Oct. 19. Digital Journalist Marcella Baietto toured the space where 12 country music artists traveled the country in as they competed to become Keith Urban's newest headlining act.