As per #ClaireRush, #DavidKoenig, & #BeckyBohrer via the #AP
#Breaking
«The #Boeing jetliner that suffered inflight blowout over #Oregon was not being used 4 #flights 2 #Hawaii after warning light that could have indicated a pressurization problem lit up on 3 different flights
#AlaskaAirlines decided 2 restrict aircraft from long flights over water so that if warning light reappeared, plane “could return very quickly 2 an airport,” NTSB Chair #JenniferHomendy said Sun»
https://apnews.com/article/alaska-airlines-portland-oregon-emergency-landing-adb22cb835b3f561dfc9e6803773c8a6?taid=659b8daad6a6dd0001d53965&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter
Alaska Airlines' Boeing jetliner was restricted over warning light concerns
A federal official says the Boeing jetliner that suffered an inflight blowout over Portland, Oregon, was not being used for flights to Hawaii after a warning light that could have indicated a pressurization problem lit up on three different flights. Alaska Airlines decided to restrict the aircraft from long flights over water so the plane could land quickly if the warning light reappeared. Aviation officials also have found the chunk of the fuselage that was expelled from the aircraft. More than 140 Boeing planes are grounded while the airlines await instructions on how to inspect them. The depressurized jet with 171 passengers and six crew returned safely with no serious injuries Friday night.
Via #ClaireRush
«An #Oregon weekly #newspaper has had to lay off its entire staff and halt print after 40 years because its funds were embezzled by a former employee, its editor said, in a devastating blow to a publication that serves as an important source of #information in a community that, like many others nationwide, is struggling with growing gaps in local #news coverage.»
https://apnews.com/article/eugene-weekly-oregon-embezzled-newspaper-40cbf6317089b2772450dff050cc704b
Oregon newspaper forced to lay off entire staff after ex-employee embezzled funds
An Oregon weekly newspaper has had to lay off its entire staff and halt print because its funds were embezzled. The Eugene Weekly's editor, Camilla Mortensen, says a former employee who was involved with the paper's finances used its bank account to pay themselves $90,000. Mortensen also says the paper knows of at least $100,000 in unpaid bills. Established in 1982, the alternative weekly printed 30,000 copies each week to distribute for free in Eugene, home to the University of Oregon. Media experts in Eugene say the paper was critical for the community at a time of widening gaps in local news coverage.
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