FAA Fires Miami, Knoxville Controllers For Sleeping On Job
The Federal Aviation Administration said it has fired air traffic controllers in Miami and Knoxville, Tenn., for sleeping on the job.
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The Federal Aviation Administration said it has fired air traffic controllers in Miami and Knoxville, Tenn., for sleeping on the job.
Less than 24 hours after an air traffic controller at a Miami radar center was suspended for falling asleep on the job, the Federal Aviation Administration has announced changes to air traffic controller scheduling aimed at reducing fatigue.
The "real" cause of the massive jet fuel fire at Miami International Airport is exposed by the CBS4 I-Team.
One week after a fire at Miami International's fuel farm destroyed the pumping system used to bring fuel to the airport, a spokesperson said no delayed or cancelled flights from Miami were reported Wednesday.
A new fuel surcharge imposed by Miami cabbies to offset the higher cost of gas is not really helping since their starving for business.
Just about a week after a fire at Miami International's fuel farm destroyed the pumping system used to bring fuel to the airport, things should soon be back to normal.
If you've got a flight out of Miami International Airport, or if you were expecting a friend in from town, you may want to call ahead.
Another day of delays and cancellations at Miami International Airport after last weeks fire which destroyed a pump in the airport's fuel farm.
Travelers at Miami International Airport better pack their patience. That's because numerous flight cancellations and delays are still being reported in the wake of Wednesday night's fuel farm fire. One airline has been hit particularly hard.
Travelers at Miami International Airport better pack their patience. In the wake of Wednesday night's fuel farm fire, there remains numerous flight cancellations and delays.
He was the lone person on duty at Reagan National Airport when a plane, coming in from Miami, was ready to land. But the pilot got no response from the tower. It seems the controller was asleep on the job.
Four family members have been indicted for trying to sell jet fighter engines here in Miami to eventually be shipped to Iran..a violation of federal law.
A Colombian man is jailed in Miami 17 years after he and three brothers were indicted on charges of working for the now-defunct Medellin cocaine cartel.
Every year travelers leave valuable items, from cell phones to luggage to laptops, behind at Miami International Airport. This Saturday, hundreds of 'left behind' treasures will be auctioned off.
What may look like a real airport disaster unfolding at Miami International Airport on Thursday was really just a training drill.
A legislative effort by Sen. Marco Rubio to block President Barack Obama's planned expansion of travel to Cuba has been stopped.
United Airlines grounded 96 Boeing 757 airplanes across the United States late Tuesday to perform maintenance checks.
The Transportation Security Administration and Miami-Dade Police arrested a woman at Miami International Airport Friday morning after a gun was found.
Another day of wicked weather up north means another day of flight cancellations at Miami and Ft. Lauderdale's airports.
A major winter storm that is dumping snow, ice, freezing rain, and even severe weather over much of the nation is causing travel headaches at South Florida airports.
As the northeast woke up to another wintry mess, hundreds travelers in South Florida who had flights booked to Boston, Newark and Washington D.C. found that they'd be enjoying another wonderful day in paradise.
More wickedly cold snowy weather up north is once again forcing flight cancellations across the country.
Valerie Perret and Oscar Lopez can't stop hugging and kissing. The amorous couple haven't seen each other for four months. Lopez was one of eight Air Force reservist who just returned from a tour of duty in the Middle East.
If you caught a flight out of or in to Miami International Airport last year, congratulations you helped the airport set a new record.
A 'suspicious' incident turned out to be a false alarm at Miami International Airport after a Miami-Dade police department bomb squad cleared an American Airlines plane which flew in from Brazil.
President Trump insists the ceasefire with Iran remains in effect despite an exchange of attacks that Tehran says "crossed the point of no return."
The investigation was taking place on 7th Street in North Lauderdale.
Three hikers in an off-limits area died in an eruption of Indonesia's Mount Dukono volcano, police said.
The body of a missing hiker killed in an apparent bear attack has been found in Glacier National Park in Montana, park officials say.
The sanctions, announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio while he was in the Vatican, target a massive business conglomerate controlled by the Cuban military, as well as a state-owned natural resource company.
The investigation was taking place on 7th Street in North Lauderdale.
The body of a missing hiker killed in an apparent bear attack has been found in Glacier National Park in Montana, park officials say.
The sanctions, announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio while he was in the Vatican, target a massive business conglomerate controlled by the Cuban military, as well as a state-owned natural resource company.
The New York FBI division and the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office (MDSO) auto crimes task force arrested Aslan Abdullayev, 37, after executing a search warrant at his business, Cube Motors.
Attorneys for accused White House Correspondents' Dinner shooter Cole Allen asked a judge to disqualify Jeanine Pirro and other senior Justice Department leaders from the case because they were present during the incident.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
Attorneys for accused White House Correspondents' Dinner shooter Cole Allen asked a judge to disqualify Jeanine Pirro and other senior Justice Department leaders from the case because they were present during the incident.
The Justice Department argues the patchwork of state laws around guns makes it difficult to take them across state lines for lawful purposes like target shooting, hunting and self-defense.
The tariffs were put in place in February, days after the Supreme Court struck down President Trump's previous round of sweeping "Liberation Day" tariffs.
Three U.S. Navy destroyers transiting the Strait of Hormuz came under attack on Thursday, and the U.S. struck on two Iranian ports abutting the strait, putting into question an increasingly fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Pope Leo XIV met Thursday at the Vatican to discuss the situation in the Middle East and other matters.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
Luna said she expects Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be the next member who either resigns or gets expelled.
Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
Three passengers have been evacuated from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, as related cases are confirmed in Switzerland and South Africa.
The FDA announced its first authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers, a major policy shift after months of appeals to President Trump from the vaping industry.
Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
A trial in the lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was set to begin later in May.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.
Attending this year's Kentucky Derby meant more for thoroughbred expert Mark Toothaker, who suffered a seizure from laughing at a whiffed NFL field goal attempt that led to a lifesaving diagnosis.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.