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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — What authorities describe as an off-duty pilot’s attempt to shut down the engines of a Horizon Air flight has renewed attention on the mental fitness of those allowed in the cockpit. Joseph Emerson had been flying passengers himself just three days before police said he tried to engage an emergency fire suppression system midflight. He was catching a ride from Washington state to San Francisco on Sunday in the extra seat in the cockpit. He was subdued by the flight crew...

FAA regulations and reliance on “self-reporting” create a culture in which pilots bottle up their problems instead of reporting them and seeking help, advocates say.

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An off-duty airline pilot riding in an extra cockpit seat on a Horizon Air flight told investigators he had taken psychedelic mushrooms before trying to cut the engines midflight.

According to charging documents made public Tuesday, the off-duty pilot told police he had been struggling with depression

A lawsuit against a Utah woman who allegedly killed her husband, then wrote a children's book on grief seeks more than $13 million in damages.

The exhibit provides a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how crews working at Portland's ShadowMachine helped create the much-acclaimed stop-motion animated feature.

The string of unsolved deaths has raised the specter of a serial killer targeting women from vulnerable populations.

Hillsboro High School held its graduation ceremony for the class of 2023 at Hillsboro Stadium in Hillsboro, OR, on Thurs., June 8, 2023.

The newsroom won 19 first place awards in results announced this week.