Tag: NTSB

Jim RosicaJuly 27, 2018
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The federal government is now ‘missing in action’ in a lawsuit over records on March’s pedestrian bridge collapse at Florida International University that killed six people. U.S. Attorney Christopher P. Canova of the Northern District of Florida had asked a Tallahassee judge to delay any rulings while his office decides whether to get involved in […]

Jim RosicaJune 19, 2018
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for north Florida has told a Tallahassee judge it now “is considering participation” in a lawsuit by The Miami Herald seeking records on March’s bridge collapse at Florida International University that killed six people. U.S. Attorney Christopher P. Canova sent a notice dated June 15 to Circuit Judge John Cooper saying […]

Ryan NicolMay 23, 2018
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A preliminary report shows the National Transportation Safety Board is still searching for answers as to the cause of the deadly Florida International University bridge collapse. The report highlights areas the NTSB will focus on in determining the cause of the accident, noting, “The NTSB is evaluating the bridge design, the construction process, and the […]

Jim RosicaMay 5, 2018
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A lawyer for the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has told a Tallahassee judge that “at least two federal agencies” and Miami-Dade police are pursuing criminal investigations into March’s collapse of a pedestrian bridge at the Florida International University campus. The disclosure came in a letter sent this week to Circuit Judge John Cooper, who’s presiding […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 19, 2018
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Duval County residents continue to be vexed by CSX trains stalled out at railroad crossings during the “precision railroading” era. They shouldn’t expect recourse from local government, however. A correspondent to Mayor Lenny Curry attempted this week to get recourse from the company. She was directed to make her grievance known on a webpage but with no response. Some excerpts […]

Scott PowersApril 26, 2016
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The National Transportation Safety Board’s investigative team has found the sunken cargo ship El Faro’s missing data recorder. The board announced Tuesday that the recorder was foundOrigin when you move everything early Tuesday morning in 15,000 feet of water, about 41 miles northeast of Acklins and Crooked Islands, Bahamas, by a team of investigators and scientists […]


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