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Sunday Links: Trump's Election Law Order Creates Uncertainty, Concern For Many States

Trump's election law order has led to confusion and worry in states across the country leading up to the 2026 midterms; a small plane crashed into a house in a Minneapolis suburb on Saturday; and Pink Pistols is helping the LGBTQ+ community arm and protect themselves.

Business & Tech

Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin Hit With Wrongful-Death Lawsuit Over Fatal 2023 Plane Crash

A private plane belonging to Google co-founder Sergey Brin crashed off Half Moon Bay last year, killing both pilots onboard, and one pilot’s widow is now suing Brin and Google for allegedly making improper modifications to the plane and obstructing the crash investigation.

All Four Victims of Half Moon Bay Plane Crash Identified, Two Were Scheduled to Be Married Sunday

Investigators' fears are confirmed that there were indeed four people aboard the homebuilt plane that crashed in Half Moon Bay a week ago Sunday, and heartbreakingly, the pilot and one passenger were actually planning to get married this coming weekend.

Two Half Moon Bay Plane Crash Victims Identified, Two More Possibly Unaccounted For

We now know the names of two victims of the Sunday night’s tragic plane crash in Half Moon Bay, including the pilot, and the make of the homebuilt aircraft. There is also some conflicting information on whether there may have been others onboard.

Day Around the Bay: Woman's Body Found Near Site of Half Moon Bay Plane Crash

The body of one victim of yesterday's plane crash off Half Moon Bay has likely been found; one of the victims in a hot-air balloon crash in Arizona was a 24-year-old from Cupertino; and hundreds take part in an MLK Day march in SF.

[Update] Search for Survivors Now 'Suspended' After Small Plane Crashed in Half Moon Bay

A small plane which took off from the East Bay crashed in Half Moon Bay sometime after 7 p.m. Sunday night, and as of late Monday morning, the Coast Guard suspended their search for survivors, without having found the pilot or any of the passengers.

SoCal YouTuber Admits He Crashed An Airplane Just for the Clicks, Faces 20 Years In Prison

A 29-year-old YouTuber from Lompoc has pleaded guilty to crashing an airplane on purpose for the pageviews, then lying to federal investigators and clandestinely disposing of the wreckage.

More Details Emerge About Deadly Bay Area Plane Crash; One Passenger Killed in Accident Identified

A single-engine airplane crashed in the Marin Headlands Friday afternoon, killing the two people on board. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is still investigating the crash, but one of the deceased passengers has been identified by their family.

[Update] Small Plane Crashes Straight Into House In Monterey; Two Dead

A twin-engine Cessna plowed right into a house near the Monterey Airport Tuesday morning, and while the house was empty, the pilot, a passenger, and a dog all did in the crash.

Small Plane Bound For Oregon Eclipse-Watching Crashes, Kills Two

A single-engine plane that reportedly left from the Bay Area, the occupants of which may have been bound for eclipse-watching in Oregon, crashed Saturday afternoon near the Madras Municipal Airport in Jefferson County.

New Footage Of Asiana Flight 214 Crash Shows Long Delayed Evacuation

Four years ago today, on July 6, 2013, Asiana Airlines flight 214 crash landed and caught fire at SFO, killing three teenage girls and injuring scores of others. Newly surfaced footage, zoomed in

Bay Area-Bound Plane Crashes At Reno Airport Killing Three

Three people died Sunday when a plane crashed at Reno-Tahoe International Airport. CNN reports that the small aircraft experienced trouble shortly after takeoff and collided into the airport's parking lot. According to the

One Dead After Plane Crashes On BART Tracks

Pilot died as people tried to pull him out of burning plane. crash at #BART #Hayward NTSB investigating. #abc7news pic.twitter.com/aBJUHtcpww— Leslie Brinkley (@lrbrinkley) June 19, 2016 A man was killed

Poor Training, Fatigue: Asiana Flight 214 Report Takes Pilots To Task

Nearly a year after Asiana Airlines Flight 214 slammed into a seawall at San Francisco International Airport, safety officials are saying that mismanagement of the airplane’s descent by the flight crew caused

Asiana Crash Victim Hit By Firetruck After Being Pulled From Plane By Rescue Worker

Well, this is even sadder than the originally assumed sequence of events: It turns out that the 16-year-old girl who was run over by the firetruck responding to the crash of Asiana Flight

Asiana Crash Victim May Have Been Run Over By Fire Truck

An initial examination by the San Mateo County coroner of one of the two fatalities in Saturday's Asiana Airlines crash has revealed that she may have sustained additional injuries, post-crash, when her body

NTSB Releases Asiana Crash Photos, Says Jet Was "Significantly" Slower Than Normal Speed For SFO Approach

As the investigation continues into the crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214, the National Transportation Safety Board has given another update about what it found so far from the cockpit and flight data

Video: Passengers Describe Flight 214 Crash Landing At SFO [Updates]

While we're sure to see more of these sorts of survivor accounts coming out in the aftermath of today's Asiana Airlines crash at San Francisco International, there are a few early reports from

Photos Of Asiana Flight 214 Crash At San Francisco International Airport

Around Noon on Saturday, July 6th, 2013 Asiana Airlines flight 214 from Seoul, South Korea crashed while landing at San Francisco International Airport. Two passengers have been confirmed dead and at least 35

UC Berkeley Student Dies in Pakistan Crash

19-year-old athlete Misha Dawood was on her way to the sixth annual National Women's Football Championship in Islamabad when she became one of 152 people killed in that Airblue plane crash in Pakistan

Small Plane Crash Results in Three Deaths

Early this morning, a small Cessna plane crashed into two homes in East Palo Alto. All three people inside he plane were killed. It seems the plane hit power lines just after taking

Plane Crashes In Napa

A small prop plane bound for Bakersfield, a Cessna 182 to be exact, crashed shortly after takeoff from Napa County Airport this morning at around 4:30 a.m. The pilot, who was

NorCal Plane Crashes, Kills 14

Taking off from Oroville, CA (about 20 or so miles from Chico), a single-engine private passenger plane traveling to a ski trip crash crashed over the weekend, killing all 14 passengers. The plane

Sully Coming Home Celebration This Saturday, 1/24

Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the man who is credited with saving the lives of 155 passengers when he deftly landed U.S. Airways Flight 1549 into the Hudson River, is coming home on

Contra Costa Pilot Hero of Flight 1549

SF Citizen has a glowing review of local pilot Chesley Sullenberger, who is being branded a hero after keeping Flight 1549 afloat long enough for all passengers to get out before it sank.