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The Independent
15 minutes ago
- The Independent
Six people killed after plane crashes shortly after takeoff in Ohio
Six people have been killed in Ohio after a plane crashed in a heavily wooded area shortly after taking off. The incident occurred on Sunday around 7 a.m. local time, just seven minutes after the Cessna 441 – a small twin-engine plane – departed from the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport. It had been headed to Bozeman, Montana. According to officials the plane was carrying two experienced crew members and four passengers. The incident was the deadliest in the area in recent history, authorities said. Howland Fire Chief Ray Pace confirmed that the bodies had all been retrieved from the wreckage, but that officers had to access the crash site using a neighbor's back yard, due to the difficult terrain. He said that crews had been alerted after a 911 caller reported hearing a large explosion behind her home and seeing flames. 'The Youngstown Air Reserve Station did assist us in extinguishing the plane that was on fire back in the woods. We have had multiple other agencies assist us, such as Trumbull County EMA, along with the drone team,' Pace said. Despite the 'extremely tragic situation', Pace told reporters that it could have been worse, noting that there were two or three residential houses in close proximity to where the aircraft came down. Anthony Travena, executive director of the Western Reserve Port Authority, said that the names and identities of the victims would not be being released in order to give their families time and space to grieve. 'We are all heartbroken and deeply saddened and offer our deepest and most sincere condolences to those affected by today's tragedy,' he said. Agents from the Federal Aviation Authority were already assisting local law enforcement, and an investigation into the incident will be conducted by the National Transportation Safety Board. Speaking of the victims, Mike Hillman, President of JETS Fix Based Operators, said: 'These were the best of the best, in terms of the folks here at the field, as well as the pilots. 'I can't say enough about them and give anything to rewind the day and take them to breakfast instead.' 'Our community's at a great loss, and these were really wonderful people,' Travena added. 'It's a very tight knit community, so all those in the aviation community have reached out. 'These are really important people to us so we're grateful for the support of our community.'
The Independent
25 minutes ago
- The Independent
PHOTO ESSAY: In rural Alaska, collecting driftwood saves time, money and brings jobs
As ice breaks on the Yukon River, Jake Pogrebinsky looks at the water from shore, searching for a large log floating downstream. When he spots one, he hops into his wooden motorboat and roars toward it, chainsawing any roots or branches that might still be attached, a hand-rolled cigarette never far from his lips. Then he drags the log with a rope toward shore, where eventually it will be used in the community here in central Alaska. Pogrebinsky, 59, has been collecting driftwood in this remote, sprawling village of Galena for as long as he can remember. It's part of his job, but it also brings him great joy. 'Doing this, it's the greatest time,' he said. Plucking logs from the river provides jobs and heating Naturally felled and chopped trees and logs have long journeyed down rivers and oceans, transported by winds, waves, currents and ice, some eventually swooped up by people for building, heating, tools and more. Indigenous people have done the practice for millennia and it continues today. Rather than paying to barge or fly in wood, Galena residents say gathering floating logs not only saves money and energy, but also allows people to connect with their environment. 'It provides local jobs. We're using local materials, we're using local labor,' said Brooke Sanderson, tribal administrator for the local Louden Tribe. Most of the collected driftwood becomes firewood for heating during bone-chilling winters, but it is also transformed into sidings for new energy efficient homes being built for members of the Louden Tribe. Collecting large floating logs is just one of the village's sustainable practices: For nearly a decade, locally harvested trees have been shredded into wood chips that heat a bustling boarding school. And soon, a nearly-completed solar farm will curb the town's reliance on expensive, imported diesel. In the summer of 2024, the tribe set up a sawmill — which Pogrebinsky operates — to process driftwood and trees into lumber. They had tried to harvest trees off the land but it was too time consuming and labor intensive, said Sanderson. Collecting driftwood, she said, was more worth people's time. Pogrebinsky can tell you all the reasons why. For one, the river carries a lot of good wood the village generally wouldn't have. 'The quality of material is very high. ... They can be permanent materials that would last decades." And by the time he catches a driftwood, most of the logging and branch removal has been done, and the bark has washed away. 'It's amazing. It saves so much energy,' said Pogrebinsky. A good season brings in so much driftwood that you can hardly see the water, he added, and a boat is nearly impossible to use. Pulling out driftwood also has environmental benefits Enda Murphy, assistant professor of civil engineering at the University of British Columbia who has researched coastal driftwood, said too much can smother vegetation in sensitive ecosystems and consume oxygen that fish and other species need. But these floating logs can also transport seeds, plants and serve as perches for birds and hiding spots for fish. A big question researchers are still working to answer is: How much is too much? And when does it start having adverse impacts on the environment? 'This is something that we don't really fully understand,' said Murphy. With Pogrebinsky's help, the Louden Tribe is working to get more people to collect driftwood from the river and sell it to the sawmill, and in the process reap all the benefits of being in nature. 'A big part of the idea is to encourage people to go out and do this. To see the value of this. To experience all the marvelous things that I have experienced,' said Pogrebinsky. ___ Pineda reported from Los Angeles. ___
Times
40 minutes ago
- Times
Daniel Craig's swimming trunks could be in La Perla underwear museum
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