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FedEx driver formally indicted for kidnap and murder of Athena Strand

Tanner Horner was arrested two days after youngster disappeared from father’s home in Texas

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2023

Delivery driver accused in 7-year-old Athena Strand’s slaying indicted on capital murder, kidnapping charges

DALLAS — The FedEx delivery driver accused in the slaying of 7-year-old Athena Strand has been indicted on capital murder and aggravated kidnapping charges by a Wise County grand jury.

Tribune News Service · Feb 18, 2023

Ex-US police officers plead not guilty to killing Tyre Nichols

Five former officers face second-degree murder charges in beating death of the 29-year-old Black motorist in Memphis.

Al Jazeera · Feb 17, 2023

Plane, bus collide at LAX, sending 4 people to hospital

LOS ANGELES — Five people were injured at Los Angeles International Airport when a jet and a shuttle bus collided on the tarmac Friday night, sending four of those people to the hospital.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 11, 2023

Joe Burrow named FedEx Air Player of the Year

A big award for Bengals QB Joe Burrow.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 10, 2023

FedEx truck driver dies after train smashes into vehicle and shreds it to pieces

Patrick Metz, 34, died instantly after the FedEx semi-truck he was driving went onto the tracks and was torn apart by a passing Amtrak passenger train in Pleasant Hill, Missouri, US

Daily Mirror · Feb 8, 2023

Planes came dangerously close for 30 seconds in Texas near-miss

A FedEx Corp. widebody cargo jet came within several hundred feet of colliding with a Southwest Airlines Co. plane in Austin, Texas, early Saturday and the two planes remained in close proximity for at least 30 seconds, flight data show.

Tribune News Service · Feb 6, 2023

Cargo plane almost lands on top of departing Southwest flight at Austin Airport in near-miss

FedEx carrier and commercial aircraft were given clearance to use same runway

The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023

A near-collision between 2 planes in Austin prompts an FAA investigation

Just before a FedEx cargo airplane was due to land, an air traffic controller cleared the Southwest flight to depart from the same runway. The FAA and the NTSB are investigating the incident.

WEKU · Feb 5, 2023

US probes close call between FedEx, Southwest jets in Austin

A FedEx Corp. widebody jet flew over the top of a Southwest Airlines Co. plane early Saturday in Texas after an air-traffic controller cleared the passenger plane to take off from the same runway that the cargo aircraft was preparing to land on, aviation authorities said.

Tribune News Service · Feb 5, 2023