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Published: 11/23/10

Storm Barrels Through Northwest as Travel Ramps Up

By  not in system - AOL News
Storm Barrels Through Northwest as Travel Ramps Up

SEATTLE (Nov. 23) -- A vicious storm struck the Pacific Northwest and other western states at the start of the holiday travel season, dumping heavy snow on roads, knocking out power to tens of thousands of people and causing a cargo plane to overshoot its runway in Seattle. At least three deaths have been blamed on the storm, including a man struck and killed outside his car Monday night on snowy Interstate 5 in Tacoma. Washington State Patrol Trooper Brandy Kessler said it wasn't clear whether the man was chaining up his car or pushing it when he was hit. Ted S. Warren, AP A pedestrian ...

Published: 01/1/10

Flight Diverted Because of Christmas Ornament

By  not in system - AOL News
Flight Diverted Because of Christmas Ornament

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 1) -- A spokesman says a Northwest Airlines flight from Detroit was briefly diverted to Tennessee after someone found a suspicious package that turned out to be a Christmas ornament. Delta Air Lines spokesman Carlos Santos wasn't sure who found the package midway through the flight to Orlando, Fla., or why they thought it was suspicious. He says the flight was diverted "out of an abundance of caution." The 75 passengers and five crew members on Northwest flight 2364 were taken off the plane in Nashville around 8 a.m. Friday while dogs searched it. They were allowed to ...

Published: 12/25/09

Rep. Peter King: Why Was Known Terror Suspect Allowed to Fly?

By  Lynn Sweet - Politics Daily
Rep. Peter King: Why Was Known Terror Suspect Allowed to Fly?

A Nigerian man's alleged attempt to ignite an incendiary device on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 as it approached Detroit from Amsterdam has caused airport security to be ramped up during peak holiday travel. The Obama White House has called the incident "an attempted act of terrorism." While the official threat level has not been raised, "there will be things going on that you don't see and I don't see," Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.), the ranking member on the House Homeland Security Committee, told Politics Daily. U.S. law enforcement agencies "will also be in very close contact with our allies, ...

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