Off-duty pilot who tried to cut a flight’s engines midair is released without prison time
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A former Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to cut the engines of a passenger flight in 2023 while riding off-duty in the cockpit will serve no additional prison time, a federal judge ruled Monday. U.S. District Court Judge Amy Baggio sentenced Joseph Emerson to time served and supervised release for three years at […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A Chinese national faces formal charges following accusations of attempting to entice a minor. The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Shengjie Cheng, 32, was indicted by a grand jury and faces charges of attempted enticement of a minor. The DOJ said Cheng resides…
VATICAN, La. (KLFY) -- A plane crash in Lafayette Parish on Tuesday claimed the lives of three people, leaving the community searching for answers as investigators work to determine the cause. The victims were identified as Bruce Verduyn, 58, of the Woodlands, Texas, Lydia Laws, 46, of Spring, Texas, and…
(KRON) -- A pilot program providing Alameda County Superior Court jurors with $100 per day in compensation is being paused indefinitely. Any juror selected to serve for a trial after June 4 will only receive $15 daily, court officials said. The goal for paying jurors $100, instead of a meager…