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May 2008
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Author (#237)July 2007 ArchivesWe, at KGW, lost four colleagues in today's tragic news helicopter collision in Phoenix. The accident hits even closer to home for us because one of the helicopters involved belongs to our sister station KTVK-TV. KGW and KTVK are both owned by Belo, and the two men lost, Pilot Scott Bowerbank and Photographer Jim Cox, were our Belo co-workers. People who work to... As we're reporting tonight on NewsChannel 8 at 5 and 6, it has been the summer of cancelled flights. Airlines have cancelled more flights so far this July than ever before. Between July 1 and July 15, 2006, airlines in the US cancelled 3,618 flights. During the same period this July, they've cancelled 6,960 flights - almost a 100% increase. In our story, and in the main story here on KGW.com, we talked a... As we reported on NewsChannel 8 Thursday at 5 and 6, almost a quarter of all flights in the US have been delayed so far this summer. It's been especially tough for travel on the east coast. But even PDX has had its problems. Our friends at Flightstats.com put together an exclusive report for KGW on our hometown airport. PDX boasts the best ... |
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