LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Actor Harrison Ford, who is continuing to recover from injuries he suffered when his World War II-era single-engine plane lost power and crashed on a Venice golf course, is being lauded for skillfully landing the aircraft and minimizing damage to the surrounding community. “He did an excellent job,” veteran flight instructor […]
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Hospitalized Harrison Ford is “battered but OK” after plane crash
March 6, 2015
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - “Battered, but OK,” actor Harrison Ford was hospitalized today with injuries he suffered when the World War II-era single-engine plane he was piloting lost power and crashed on a Venice golf course shortly after takeoff from Santa Monica Airport. The single-engine plane, identified by the National Transportation Safety Board as a […]
Actor Harrison Ford crashes plane near Santa Monica Airport
March 5, 2015
VENICE (CNS) - Actor Harrison Ford crashed a World War II-era single-engine plane today on a Venice golf course just west of Santa Monica Airport and was taken to a hospital in fair to moderate condition. The single-engine plane, identified by the National Transportation Safety Board as a Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR, went down about 2:25 […]
Storm clears L.A., highest rain volume in Santa Monica
March 3, 2015
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The second of two storms to strike the Southland since late Friday cleared out of the region this morning. The storm was headed south and was southwest of San Diego before dawn this morning, said National Weather Service meteorologist Rich Thompson. The L.A. basin received between a half-inch of rain and […]
Parties admit guilt in Santa Monica whale meat case
November 18, 2014
SANTA MONICA (CNS) - The parent company and owner of a Santa Monica restaurant have pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from serving meat from the endangered Sei whale to undercover investigators in 2009 and 2010. Typhoon Restaurant Inc. and owner Brian Vidor each pleaded guilty Monday to one count of unlawful sale of […]
