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Air travel is getting more turbulent thanks to climate change. And the problem isn't going away.

Thirty-eight New York Army National Guard Soldiers will attend a three-day jungle survival course alongside Brazil’s 101st Airborne Division.

After 50 years of owning and operating Gramco/NAPA Auto Parts in Graham, Derrell Smith sold the business and the new owner took over at the beginning of October. Smith will continue to stay on working in a different capacity for the business he has always loved. Smith was born and raised in Graham and in high school worked for the same auto parts store where his father worked, Service Parts. His dad became the manager of the store and after the passing of the owners planned to open his own store...

Eight people were injured on a JetBlue flight Monday as it hit sudden severe turbulence shortly before landing in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Both the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal...

Clear-air turbulence has been around for decades, but climate change is making it worse. Here’s how airlines and scientists are handling this growing problem. 

Eastern Southland Embroiderers’ Guild members (from left) Isabel Smith, Pam King and Leone Beatson stand beside work at their biennial exhibition...

Excessive or strong turbulence has increased in frequency by as much as 55% in the last 40 years, according to UK-based researchers, and climate change could be at the root of the phenomenon.

A NEW state-of-the-art operating theatre building has officially opened and is operational at Poole Hospital.

A passenger and flight attendant were injured and transported to a nearby hospital after an Air China flight experienced severe clear-air turbulence.

As the number of air travel passengers climbs, the skies have become increasingly turbulent.