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Pilot living "her dream" dies in crash after skydivers jump from plane
Melanie Georger was working to become a commercial pilot, her father said Saturday in a statement on Facebook.
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Melanie Georger was working to become a commercial pilot, her father said Saturday in a statement on Facebook.
The Dearborn community is mourning a 46-year-old man who was killed on Monday in a small plane crash in Washtenaw County.
The corporate jet disappeared shortly after departing the Burlington airport for Providence, Rhode Island, on Jan. 27, 1971.
Federal officials are investigating after a plane crashed near the Ann Arbor Municipal Airport on Monday.
Regulators required company to produce turnaround plan after jetliner suffered blowout of fuselage panel during Alaska Airlines flight in January.
Two people were rescued with no injuries after a small plane crashed in Oakland County over the weekend.
Authorities are investigating after two people died in a small plane crash in Indiana Tuesday afternoon.
Authorities say a pilot has survived after his plane crashed into trees in Livingston County on Monday.
The pilot and co-pilot were killed in the crash, the Collier County Sheriff's Office said on Saturday.
Deep Sea Vision says it captured a sonar image in the Pacific Ocean that "appears to be Earhart's Lockheed 10-E Electra" aircraft.
The grounded Boeing jets are coming back into service at Alaska Airlines and United Airlines.
On Jan. 9, 1997, 29 people were killed after a Comair Airlines, Inc. plane crashed near Monroe, Michigan.
The pilot of the plane, identified as American Robert Sachs, was also killed, police said.
A large part of the fuselage of a U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey that crashed almost a week earlier has been found with 5 crew members' bodies inside, the Air Force confirmed.
A U.S. Air Force Osprey aircraft crashed into the ocean near the Japanese island of Yakushima with 8 people on board, and at least 1 was killed.
Authorities say an Indiana couple died Sunday when their single-engine plane crashed in western Michigan after taking off from an airport near Ludington.
A 40-year-old Michigan pilot is uninjured after being involved in a plane crash in Jackson County Tuesday afternoon.
Federal investigators have concluded that a pilot's error during landing caused a 2021 plane crash on a Michigan island that killed four people.
Historians are racing to locate Great Lakes shipwrecks before a seemingly unstoppable invasive mussel destroys them and erases part of the region's heritage.
Historians are racing to locate Great Lakes shipwrecks before a seemingly unstoppable invasive mussel destroys them and erases part of the region's heritage.
Military scientists have identified the remains of a U.S. Army airman from Michigan who died along with 10 other crew members when a bomber crashed in India following a World War II bombing raid on Japan.
A team of divers have been trolling the deep, cold waters of Lake Huron off Michigan's Thumb for several weeks each of the past few years searching for scattered pieces of aviation — and Black military — history.
On August 16, 1987, the flight heading to Phoenix crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 154 onboard. Two more people perished on the ground.
Video captured by onlookers shows the two men ejecting seconds before the ex-Soviet jet crashed in a parking lot of the Waverly on the Lake apartment complex.
The plane crashed near the Waverly on the Lake apartment complex in Belleville and struck several unoccupied vehicles at the apartment complex.
Police said the suspect in the fatal shooting of a Melvindale police officer stole a boy's bike from a backyard. On Friday, police replaced it.
The Michigan Supreme Court has overturned a 2006 murder conviction in the death of an infant.
A Michigan man has died after his motorcycle collided with an SUV on Friday in Ann Arbor.
Federal judges have given final approval to new boundaries for several Detroit-area state legislative seats.
After 57 years of waiting, relatives of three young Black men who were killed by police during the 1967 Detroit riots are getting the recognition they deserve.
Police said the suspect in the fatal shooting of a Melvindale police officer stole a boy's bike from a backyard. On Friday, police replaced it.
The man arrested in the fatal shooting of Melvindale police officer Mohamed Said was arraigned Thursday.
The Michigan Supreme Court has overturned a 2006 murder conviction in the death of an infant.
A Michigan man has died after his motorcycle collided with an SUV on Friday in Ann Arbor.
Federal judges have given final approval to new boundaries for several Detroit-area state legislative seats.
Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares pledged action to tackle problems in North America and elsewhere after reporting a plunge in first-half earnings.
Ford will make its F-Series Super Duty pickups at a plant in Ontario, Canada beginning in 2026 in order to keep up with customer demand for the vehicle.
The Biden administration is awarding $1.7 billion to 11 "shuttered or at-risk" facilities in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland and Virginia, to bolster electric vehicle production.
Throughout the next year, dozens of new zero-emission buses will be hitting the pavement in the city of Detroit, all thanks to a $30.8 million federal grant.
The company said the temporary layoffs will impact about 1,600 workers for the month of July.
Hundreds of the nation's top athletes will represent Team USA in Paris at the 2024 Olympics.
The last surviving original member of the Four Tops has died.
Connor Stalions is set to share his side of the story from an alleged sign-stealing scheme within Michigan's football team before the Wolverines went on to win the national championship.
Bob Newhart, who starred in the long-running sitcoms "The Bob Newhart Show" and "Newhart," has died at age 94.
Nominations for the 76th annual Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday, with "Shōgun," "The Bear," "Hacks," "Only Murders in the Building" and "Baby Reindeer" all earning multiple major nods. See the full list of nominees for the 2024 ceremony here.
Federal judges have given final approval to new boundaries for several Detroit-area state legislative seats.
Multimillionaires are much happier than the merely well off, suggesting life satisfaction continues to improve the wealthier you are.
Former Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs has been convicted on two counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty charges.
Amid a widening listeria outbreak, Boar's Head is recalling all of its liverwurst products sold nationwide, as well as some deli meats.
Former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson has been charged with first-degree murder in Massey's death.
Amid a widening listeria outbreak, Boar's Head is recalling all of its liverwurst products sold nationwide, as well as some deli meats.
Local businesses around Metro Detroit are taking the initiative to make their facilities more sensory-friendly.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed a law that would make it easier for people to be released from Michigan prisons if they're in debilitating health.
The now-recalled Diamond Shruumz gummies had been sold legally, but testing found they contained an illegal controlled substance.
Citing suspected links to a listeria outbreak, Canada's health agency has issued a recall notice for 18 plant-based drinks sold under the Silk and Great Value brands.
Former Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs has been convicted on two counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty charges.
Michigan and Washington shared the field at Big Ten Media Days on Thursday.
Hulk Hogan visited Detroit Lions practice and says coach Dan Campbell would have been good in the squared circle.
Hundreds of the nation's top athletes will represent Team USA in Paris at the 2024 Olympics.
This is what you need to know about when the 2024 Paris Olympics start and end, along with key games and events on the schedule.
With a red-hot election season on and 2024 past the halfway point, the focus is on business.
Gardner-White is a 112-year-old family-owned furniture retailer, and Stewart is the first female to serve as CEO of the company.
It's a focus on our physical well-being as we talk about the importance of oral health and its impact, particularly among children.
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg appear on CBS Detroit's Michigan Matters this Sunday.
The University of Michigan's Ross School of Business is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.
Early in-person voting begins Saturday in Michigan for the primary election. In November 2022, Michigan voters approved a constitutional amendment that gave them the right to early and in person.
A Michigan man has died after his motorcycle collided with an SUV on Friday in Ann Arbor.
LGBT Detroit hosted its biggest fundraiser of the year to celebrate 30 years of advocacy. Friday's event featured the organization's new documentary, which highlighted some of the organization's biggest accomplishments over the past 30 years.
Music icon Janet Jackson is on the second leg of her "Together Again Tour," and one person by her side on the stage is a Detroit native. Dancer and choreographer Dario Boatner joined CBS News Detroit to talk about his career and being on the tour.
We are approaching back-to-school season, and Focus: HOPE's early learning program is helping kids get their minds in motion. Waymond Hayes, director of early learning at Focus: HOPE, joined CBS News Detroit to discuss the program.