June 18, 2009

Cowboy rides to rescue boy from abandoned well

By Calvin Palmer
A modest cowboy and his lariat came to the rescue when a young boy fell down an abandoned well in Arkansas.
Seven-year-old Jonathan Easter was helping his aunt clear brush at an old house in Dodderidge, about four miles from the Louisiana border, when he fell 20 to 30 feet down the well on [...]

June 18, 2009

Pilot of Continental Airlines plane dies during flight

By Calvin Palmer
The captain of a Continental Airlines Boeing 777  has died during a flight from Brussels to Newark.
The captain was piloting Flight 61, which is expected to land at Newark Liberty Airport at noon. There are 247 passengers aboard the aircraft.
The FAA stated they heard reports about the captain’s death but could not confirm the [...]