Wildlife agents can kill bears from helicopters to protect caribou in Alaska, judge rules

Alaska wildlife agents can resume shooting and killing black and brown bears — including from helicopters — as part of a plan to help recover a caribou herd that was once an important source of food for Alaska Native hunters, a judge ruled Wednesday. Two conservation groups, the Alaska Wildlife Alliance and Center for Biological … Read more

Alaska wildlife agents can kill bears from helicopters to protect caribou, judge says

JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska wildlife agents can resume shooting and killing black and brown bears — including from helicopters — as part of a plan to help recover a caribou herd that was once an important source of food for Alaska Native hunters, a judge ruled Wednesday. Two conservation groups, the Alaska Wildlife Alliance and … Read more

Crew that flew Apache helicopters near Kid Rock’s house suspended from flying

The crew operating two Apache helicopters that were seen hovering outside the home of singer and rapper Kid Rock over the weekend has been suspended from flying, a spokesperson for the Army said Tuesday. The aircrew has been grounded while the Army conducts a formal investigation into why the AH-64 helicopters flew near the singer’s … Read more

Army suspends aircrew flying helicopters near Kid Rock’s home

The Army suspended the aircrew flying military helicopters by Kid Rock’s house over the weekend, a U.S. official said Tuesday. On Saturday, musician Kid Rock, whose real name is Robert Ritchie, posted a video on X showing him standing in the backyard of his Tennessee home as a military helicopter hovered for several seconds and … Read more

Kid Rock posts videos of Army helicopters near his home

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Apache helicopters seen near Kid Rock’s home in viral videos were on training route, Army says

Two U.S. Army helicopters that were recorded flying by the Tennessee home of Kid Rock were following a training route in the Nashville area, a military official said Monday. A spokesman for the 101st Airborne Division, in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, said their presence was “entirely coincidental” to “No Kings” protests in Nashville. Video posted Saturday … Read more

Documents reveal 2 close calls between jets, military helicopters 1 day before deadly midair collision at D.C. airport

Internal safety reports obtained by 60 Minutes reveal that one day before the January 2025 midair collision over Washington, D.C. that killed 67 people, there were two close calls between passenger jets and military helicopters. On Jan. 28 around 4:30 p.m., a pair of Army helicopters approached Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, flying at a … Read more

FAA mandates radar separation for helicopters and planes after deadly DC midair collision

Air traffic controllers will now use radar to ensure that helicopters maintain a safe distance from arriving and departing airplanes in the wake of last year’s fatal midair collision near Washington, D.C. The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednes… Air traffic controllers will use radar, not just visual checks, to ensure that helicopters maintain a safe … Read more