A Man Who Crashed a Snowmobile into a Parked Black Hawk Helicopter Is Suing the Government for $9.5M
BOSTON — Jeff Smith was whizzing along on a snowmobile one evening a few years back when something dark appeared in front of him. He hit his brakes but he couldn’t avoid clipping the rear tail of a Black Hawk helicopter parked on the trail. The March 2019 crash almost cost Smith his life and […]
Tense Border Standoff Between Texas Guard and Federal Government Is Reaching a Crescendo
This article was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. EAGLE PASS — On a chilly January afternoon, a military drone hovers over Shelby Park as Texas National Guard members pull boats from the Rio […]
5 US Service Members Sue Federal Government over Fuel Contamination from Red Hill Spill in Hawaii
Five active-duty military personnel, including an Army colonel, filed a lawsuit Thursday against the federal government over their exposure to jet fuel in the drinking water of their on-base homes in Hawaii in 2021. The group is suing for damages over illnesses they say they endured after drinking and bathing in the water, which was […]