Air Controller Snoozes as Plane Tries to Land

April 14th, 2011 ABC News: Travel For the third time in less than two months an air traffic controller was caught sleeping on the job. The controller at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport is believed to have nodded off on Wednesday morning and was out of communication for approximately 16 minutes. A plane, unable to reach the controller, landed at the airport without assistance or permission from the control tower.

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Woman Raped in Denver Airport Concourse

April 14th, 2011 ABC News: Travel Oregon man accused of raping woman after missed flight.

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Air Controller Snoozes as Plane With Ill Patient Tries to Land

April 13th, 2011 ABC News: Travel For the third time in less than two months an air traffic controller was caught sleeping on the job. The controller at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport is believed to have nodded off on Wednesday morning and was out of communication for approximately 16 minutes. A plane, unable to reach the controller, landed at the airport without assistance or permission from the control tower.

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Photos: Snoverdose: More Wicked Weather

February 3rd, 2011 ABC News: Travel snow, blizzard, winter, weather, ice, school closing, roads, Obama

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Skiers Plummet When Maine Ski Lift Derails

December 29th, 2010 ABC News: Travel At least six skiers were injured when the cable of a lift at a Maine ski resort got untracked and sent five chairs plunging to the ground.

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Watch: Reno Celebrates With Crooked Tree

December 3rd, 2010 ABC News: Travel Reno residents crack jokes about their city's crooked holiday tree.

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Pilot Refuses Full Body Scan; Rights Violation?

October 22nd, 2010 ABC News: Travel The pilot who stands to lose his job for refusing to submit to an airport full body scan said today that airport security scanners and full body pat-downs infringe on his rights and amount to "multiple layers of absurdity."

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