Southwest Airlines opposed a recommendation by the engine manufacturer to require ultrasonic inspections of certain fan blades within 12 months, saying it needed more time to conduct the work.

SHALIMAR – The Okaloosa Board of County Commissioners has declared April 24 Mia Manganello Day throughout the county.The commission formally made the declaration honoring Manganello, who earned a spot on the United States Olympic speed skating team and a bronze medal in the 2018 Winter Games, at a meeting on April 17.Although Manganello, a Crestview native, has largely been speed skating, she began her path to the Olympics at a roller rink in her hometown, according to a [...]

Following months of harassment, Michael Hill abandoned his job and home state for Palm Springs, Calif.

The pilot's voice was calm yet focused as her plane descended with 149 people on board."Southwest 1380, we're single engine," Capt. Tammie Jo Shults, a former fighter pilot with the U.S. Navy, said. "We have part of the aircraft missing so we're going to need to slow down a bit." She asked for medical personnel to meet her aircraft on the runway. "We've got injured passengers.""Injured passengers, okay and is your airplane physically on fire?" asked a male voice on the other [...]

BROOKSVILLE — A Florida school district has fired or transferred the entire teaching staff at a troubled elementary school.The Tampa Bay Times reports that Hernando County School District officials informed Moton Elementary School teachers during a faculty meeting last week.District spokeswoman Karen Jordan says tenured teachers will receive new assignments at other county schools for next school year, while newer teachers will have to reapply for other jobs if they want [...]

She also had 23 mice, three ferrets and two dogs.

Gunmen shot at the U.N. team in Douma on Tuesday and detonated an explosive, leading it to return to Damascus, said the head of the international chemical weapons watchdog, Ahmet Uzumcu.

FORT WALTON BEACH — Whoops of delight, the flashing of scores of cameras and rooftop bands accompanied much of the early stages of the about seven-hour trek of the two-story, 112-year-old Gulfview Hotel, which began Tuesday night and ended early Wednesday.That parade-like atmosphere stood in stark contrast to the final hours of the building's relocation from its original spot at 12 Miracle Strip Parkway SE. [...]

Patrick Stein, Gavin Wright and Curtis Allen were convicted of one count of conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction and one count of conspiracy against civil rights. Wright was convicted of a charge of lying to the FBI. Sentencing is set for June 27.

Slide Fire Solutions, which is based in Moran, Texas, posted a message on its website saying the company will stop taking orders on bump stocks at midnight on May 20.