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Some pilots in Perry need an airport. For years the Perry RC Flyers have struggled to keep a piece of land for flying their radio-controlled airplanes. They lost their most recent landing strip next to the Haunted Barn when the … Continue reading →

AVONDALE, LA (WVUE) – On weekends, their aircraft are soaring above a private airstrip on the West Bank of Jefferson Parish. They push their flying machines through stunts and races, in a hobby that many of the pilots have had … Continue reading →

Boeing Co. made its latest change in top management Monday, hiring a General Electric Co. executive to run its commercial aircraft business, the company’s biggest division. Kevin McAllister, who served as chief of GE Aviation Services, the support arm of … Continue reading →

A special moment will occur tonight at the start of the North Montgomery boy’s basketball junior varsity contest. When the public address announcer gives the Charger starting lineup, one name the crowd will hear is Sam Jackman.  Just a little … Continue reading →

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Juvenile seals are still on the beach, the last of the juvenile fall haul-out. Most will be gone by the time the adult bulls start arriving at the end of the month. Young seals, mostly males younger than 6 years, haven’t … Continue reading →

Adam Weisenburger, a 16-year-old student at Seeley-Swan High School, uses a model of a Cessna 172 to explain some of the things he’s had to learn to get his student pilot certificate. Weisenburger’s goal is to get his private pilot’s … Continue reading →