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Federal report says pilots weren't warned about wind before Amazon cargo plane crashed in Miami
The National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report Thursday. The controller had given a wind advisory to another flight just minutes earlier but did not inform the Amazon pilots.
GPB News
Published September 10A pilot of the Amazon cargo plane in Miami crash warned it was coming in too fast
For nearly two minutes, one of the pilots of the Amazon cargo plane that careened off a Miami runway repeatedly warned his counterpart they were going too fast, according to flight information.
Keys Weekly
Published August 28Miami man arrested for allegedly defrauding local utility
A 33-year-old Miami man was arrested on Aug. 24 for allegedly attempting to steal more than $8,600 from the Florida Keys Electric Cooperative by illegally altering a check. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said Luis Albert Alonso was charged with organized fraud, possession of…
NewsTalk 730 AM (WWTK)
Published August 21News Update for 08/21/26
A 24-year-old Miami man is facing multiple felony charges after Highlands County detectives say he traveled to Lake Placid to meet a 15-year-old girl for sex. Investigators say Franklin Leonel Uriarte communicated with the girl through a dating app after she told him she was…
WMNF 88.5
Published August 20Mosquito health alerts are in effect in Hillsborough, Pasco and other Florida counties
Mosquito-borne health alerts are in effect for Alachua, Leon, Palm Beach, Pasco, Hillsborough and Miami-Dade counties.