RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) — Newark Liberty International Airport is facing continued delays as the FAA announces incoming flight caps to ease pressure caused by aging technology and a shortage of air traffic controllers. Meanwhile, aviation analyst Jay Ratliff says Boeing’s attempt to walk back a guilty plea in connection to two fatal crashes is reigniting public outrage over accountability in the industry.… Continue Reading
FAIRVIEW, N.C. (AP) — Vice President-elect JD Vance is surveying hurricane damage in western North Carolina in one of his first public appearances since the November election. Vance and his wife, Usha, visited the Fairview Volunteer Fire Department, which was flooded with 4 to 6 inches of water in the storm. They heard that roughly a dozen people got walking pneumonia while responding to the hurricane’s destruction and that power outages prevented some first responders from talking with their families. Vance said, “At the height of it, I imagine y’all were working nonstop.” Vance has largely stayed out of the public eye since the election aside from shepherding Trump’s Cabinet nominees around Capitol Hill.… Continue Reading