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FAA investigates after Alaska Airlines flight steers into SkyWest plane's path

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June 15, 2024

FAA investigates after Alaska Airlines flight steers into SkyWest plane's path

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An investigation is underway after an incoming Alaska Airlines flight steered into the path of a SkyWest passenger jet that was taking off from Portland International Airport last week, federal officials said.

The incident happened around 4:15 p.m. on Oct. 16 when, the pilot of Alaska Airlines Flight 1299 “initiated a go-around due to wind” and turned into the path of SkyWest Airlines Flight 3978, which was just departing the Oregon airport, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement.

The FAA said an air traffic controller radioed the Alaska Airlines pilot to turn away from the other aircraft.

Using publicly available flight data, the Oregonian estimated that the planes came within about 1,800 feet horizontally and 250 feet vertically of each other.

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While the FAA said it is working to determine how close the two aircraft came to each other, it defines a near midair collision as an incident that occurs when a plane comes within less than 500 feet of another aircraft, or a report is received from a pilot or crew member that a collision hazard existed between two or more aircraft.

Alaska Airlines told Fox News Digital in a statement that inclement weather caused the pilot to conduct a “routine go-around” in its initial approach to landing at Portland International Airport.

“There was another aircraft departing on the parallel runway to the north which created a potential traffic conflict,” the statement said.

The crew reacted immediately to divert from the path of the other aircraft, according to the airline, and “maintained a safe amount of lateral separation throughout the entire event.”

The aircraft went on to land safely at its intended destination in Portland, Alaska Airlines said.

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“The safety of our guests and employees is always our top priority, and consistent with that value, Alaska Airlines is internally reviewing this event,” the airline said.

SkyWest told Fox News Digital in a statement that the safety of its flight was never compromised at any point.

“The flight departed normally with pilots following Air Traffic Control instructions and landed routinely at Seattle,” the statement said. “At no point was the safety of the flight compromised.”

Earlier this year, the FAA announced extra steps air traffic controllers should take to ensure the U.S. aviation system remains safe after “too many close calls.

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Kentucky vs Mississippi State score today, UK basketball game updates

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January 10, 2026

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Kentucky vs Mississippi State score today, UK basketball game updates

LEXINGTON — Two days after Kentucky basketball gave up a game-ending 15-2 run in a 73-68 loss to Missouri, Mark Pope was asked to explain what went wrong.

In a sense, Pope answered it with another question: What didn’t go wrong for his club in those final 4 ½ minutes?

“It was everything, actually,” Pope said during a news conference Friday. “It was so much misfortune. It was so much stuff in our wheelhouse that we inexplicably didn’t execute the way we normally do. It was some poor communication. It was some poor internalization of the scout. It was some missed shots. It was some coaching error.

“… (All) of those things lead to that terrible, terrible 4 ½ minutes.”

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After falling to 0-2 in SEC play for the first time in two decades (2005-06), the Wildcats have no time to feel sorry for themselves. And Pope won’t allow it.

“I think everybody has mental fatigue everywhere right now — if you’re putting your whole heart and soul into it,” he said of his team (9-6). “But that’s our job: to not let that have any impact on today or yesterday or tomorrow. One of the things I love about sports is it teaches you that you have to. It doesn’t matter how bad things get. You can’t go back and rewrite what happened.”

Kentucky only can look forward, which begins with tonight’s matchup with Mississippi State at Rupp Arena. The Bulldogs (10-5, 2-0) enter on a six-game win streak.

Courier Journal sports reporter Ryan Black is at Rupp Arena and will have live updates throughout the game — here and on X, formerly known as Twitter — and complete coverage after. You can follow him on X at @RyanABlack.

Follow along with live updates from today’s game between the Wildcats and Bulldogs below:

TV channel: SEC Network
Livestream: Fubo (free trial)

The game between the Wildcats and Bulldogs will air nationally on SEC Network.

Authenticated subscribers can access SEC Network via TV-connected devices or by going to WatchESPN.com or the WatchESPN app.

Those without cable can access SEC Network via streaming services, with Fubo offering a free trial.

Stream Kentucky vs. Mississippi State on SEC Network

Betting odds: Kentucky is a 10 ⅟₂-point favorite (-112) on DraftKings, which set the over/under at 153 ⅟₂ points (-112/-108).

Tom Leach (play-by-play) and Jack Givens (analyst) will have the UK radio network call on 840 AM in Louisville and both 630 AM and 98.1 FM in Lexington.

You can also listen online via UKAthletics.com.

Oct. 17: Blue-White game (Click here to read takeaways from the intrasquad scrimmage.)
Oct. 24: exhibition vs. Purdue (Rupp Arena) ∣ SCORE: Kentucky 78, Purdue 65
Oct. 30: exhibition vs. Georgetown University (Rupp Arena) ∣ SCORE: Georgetown 84, Kentucky 70
Nov. 4: Nicholls (Rupp Arena) ∣ SCORE: Kentucky 77, Nicholls 51
Nov. 7: Valparaiso (Rupp Arena) | SCORE: Kentucky 107, Valparaiso 59
Nov. 11: at Louisville (KFC Yum! Center) | SCORE: Louisville 96, Kentucky 88
Nov. 14: Eastern Illinois (Rupp Arena) | SCORE: Kentucky 99, Eastern Illinois 53
Nov. 18: vs. Michigan State (Champions Classic; Madison Square Garden, New York) | SCORE: Michigan State 83, Kentucky 66
Nov. 21: Loyola University Maryland (Rupp Arena) | SCORE: Kentucky 88, Loyola Maryland 46
Nov. 26: Tennessee Tech (Rupp Arena) | SCORE: Kentucky 104, Tennessee Tech 54
Dec. 2: North Carolina (Rupp Arena; ACC/SEC Challenge) | SCORE: North Carolina 67, Kentucky 64
Dec. 5: vs. Gonzaga (Bridgestone Arena; Nashville) | SCORE: Gonzaga 94, Kentucky 59
Dec. 9: North Carolina Central (Rupp Arena) | SCORE: Kentucky 103, North Carolina Central 67
Dec. 13: Indiana (Rupp Arena) | SCORE: Kentucky 72, Indiana 60
Dec. 20: vs. St. John’s (CBS Sports Classic; State Farm Arena, Atlanta) | SCORE: Kentucky 78, St. John’s 66
Dec. 23: Bellarmine (Rupp Arena) | SCORE: Kentucky 99, Bellarmine 85
Jan. 3: at Alabama | SCORE: Alabama 89, Kentucky 74
Jan. 7: Missouri (Rupp Arena) | SCORE: Missouri 73, Kentucky 68
Jan. 10: Mississippi State (Rupp Arena), 8:30 p.m.
Jan. 14: at LSU, 7 p.m.
Jan. 17: at Tennessee, noon
Jan. 21: Texas (Rupp Arena), 7 p.m.
Jan. 24: Ole Miss (Rupp Arena), noon
Jan. 27: at Vanderbilt, 9 p.m.
Jan. 31: at Arkansas, 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 4: Oklahoma (Rupp Arena), 9 p.m.
Feb. 7: Tennessee (Rupp Arena), 8:30 p.m.
Feb. 14: at Florida, 3 p.m.
Feb. 17: Georgia (Rupp Arena), 9 p.m.
Feb. 21: at Auburn, 8:30 p.m.
Feb. 24: at South Carolina, 7 p.m.
Feb. 28: Vanderbilt (Rupp Arena), 2 p.m.
March 3: at Texas A&M, 7 p.m.
March 7: Florida (Rupp Arena), 4 p.m.

Record: 9-6 (0-2 SEC)

Denzel Aberdeen (guard, senior)
Collin Chandler (guard, sophomore)
Mouhamed Dioubate (forward, junior)
Brandon Garrison (forward, junior)
Braydon Hawthorne (forward, freshman)
Walker Horn (guard, senior)
Andrija Jelavić (forward, sophomore)
Jasper Johnson (guard, freshman)
Jaland Lowe (guard, junior)
Malachi Moreno (center, freshman)
Trent Noah (forward, sophomore)
Otega Oweh (guard, senior)
Reece Potter (forward, junior)
Jayden Quaintance (forward, sophomore)
Zach Tow (forward, senior)
Kam Williams (guard, sophomore)

Click here to view the Bulldogs’ complete schedule.

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Click here for player bios and more.

Reach Kentucky men’s basketball and football reporter Ryan Black at rblack@gannett.com and follow him on X at @RyanABlack.

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Troy basketball rolls past Louisiana behind barrage of 3s, 90-70

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January 10, 2026

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Troy basketball rolls past Louisiana behind barrage of 3s, 90-70

Troy scorched the net for a season-best 17 3-pointers in a 90-70 victory over Louisiana at the Cajundome in Lafayette, La., on Saturday.

Brothers Cobi and Cooper Campbell hit four 3-pointers and scored 12 points each for the Trojans, who improve to 11-6 overall and 4-1 in Sun Belt Conference play. After Georgia Southern lost at South Alabama on Saturday, Troy is now tied for first place in the league standings.

Troy scored the first nine points of the game, and led by double-digits from the 12-minute mark of the first half. The Trojans were up 53-35 at halftime and by no less than 10 the rest of the way.

Thomas Dowd was Troy’s leading scorer (15 points, including three 3-pointers) and rebounder (8) while also dishing out five assists. Victor Valdes added 12 points, five rebounds and seven assists, while Jerrel Bellany contributed 11 points, Kerrington Kiel 11 and Theo Seng nine.

Dorian Finister scored a game-high 25 points for Louisiana, which falls to 4-14 overall, 2-4 in the Sun Belt. Dariyus Woodson was the only other Ragin’ Cajuns player in double-figures scoring with 13 points.

Troy is back home Wednesday, hosting Southern Miss at 6 p.m. at Trojan Arena. That game will stream live via ESPN+.

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6 die in MS shooting spree including 7-year-old, police arrest suspect

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January 10, 2026

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6 die in MS shooting spree including 7-year-old, police arrest suspect

Capital murder charge possible

A 24-year-old man was arrested and charged with murder after six people were killed in a series of shootings in northeast Mississippi.
The victims, including a 7-year-old girl and other family members of the suspect, were shot at three separate locations in Clay County.
Authorities have not yet determined a motive for the killings, which included an alleged attempted sexual assault.
Prosecutors are working to upgrade the charge to capital murder and will seek the death penalty if the suspect is found eligible.

Authorities arrested and charged a 24-year-old man with murder after six people were killed, including a 7-year-old girl, in a series of shootings Friday, Jan. 9, in northeast Mississippi.

The information was disclosed by authorities during a press conference Saturday, Jan. 10.

Clay County Sheriff Eddie Scott said the victims — some of whom are family members related to the suspect — were shot at three separate locations late Friday night in Clay County.

The shootings took place in the rural community of Cedarbluff, west of the county seat of West Point. Clay County is roughly 125 miles northeast of Jackson.

Scott identified the shooting shooter as Daricka Moore, 24. Moore was booked into the county jail shortly after 3 a.m. Saturday on a first-degree murder charge. Scott said prosecutors are working to upgrade the charge to capital murder with additional murder charges forthcoming.

Investigators have yet to determine a motive.

Scott described the emotional state of surviving family members as “overwhelmed grief” in the aftermath of the incident.

The first shooting happened Friday at a residence on David Hill Road, where three people were killed. Moore allegedly shot and killed his father, Glen Moore, 67; his uncle Willie Guines, 55; and his brother Quinton Moore, 33.

Upon arrival, deputies discovered the three men sustained gunshot wounds to the head.

Moore then allegedly stole Quinton’s pickup truck and drove to a home located on Blake Road, where deputies had initially received their first 911 call.

Scott said Clay County E-911 received a call at approximately 6:56 p.m. Friday in regard to gunshot victims at Blake Road. Clay County deputies arrived on the scene at 7:03 p.m. Friday.

Scott said once at that residence on Blake Road, Moore allegedly “forced his way into the home and attempted to commit a sexual battery while armed with a handgun.”

“At some point, Moore, in front of witnesses, allegedly shot and killed a 7-year-old female at the home,” Scott said.

According to authorities, the child suffered a gunshot wound to the head. The child was pronounced deceased at the scene. Moore allegedly tried to sexually assault the child prior to killing her.

Investigators said the girl was also related to the suspect but did not release her name.

“Personally, I don’t know what kind of motive you could have to kill a 7-year-old,” Scott said. “It’s just none out there, that you can explain to me why this would happen.”

It is believed that Moore fled from the Blake Road scene in the stolen vehicle and traveled to a residence on Siloam-Griffith Road, where two people were found dead.

Deputies were directed to the Griffith Road residence by a 911 call.

Scott said upon arrival, investigators discovered the stolen pickup truck hidden behind the house. While at the home, deputies discovered apparent forced entry into the rear of the residence.

Two deceased males, Berry Bradley and Samuel Bradley, had suffered gunshot wounds to their heads. Both brothers, who are from Columbus, were pronounced dead at the scene.

It is unclear if the brothers had any connection to Moore before the shooting.

Law enforcement captured Moore at the intersection of Pine Grove Road and Joe Myers Road. Moore was in a vehicle allegedly stolen from the Siloam-Griffith house.

Moore was taken into custody by members of the Mississippi Highway Patrol, Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Marshals and other law enforcement agencies.

Scott stated that Moore was not on law enforcement’s “radar” before the shootings, and authorities had no records of prior criminal charges against him.

“We all lift our hearts and prayer for the victims and families,” Scott said. “This has really, really shaken our community. For me, almost 30 years, and this is one of the toughest ones we’ve had to work. Our job right now is to thoroughly investigate and make sure that we get our district attorney’s office everything that they need to prosecute.”

District Attorney Scott Colom, who recently threw his hat into the ring for next year’s U.S. Senate race, spoke at the press conference.

Colom stated that the death penalty will be sought if Moore is found eligible, noting that further investigation and potential mental evaluations must be completed before the district attorney’s office pursues this course of action.

“Typically, I would consult with the victims and, you know, wait down the line. But there’s some cases [where] they’ve got to get the worst punishment. They got to get the worst punishment. Six people, one night, several different scenes. You’ve heard the allegations. They’re about as bad as it gets,” Colom said.

“If he’s eligible, we’re going to go for the death penalty and let a jury decide his fate.”

Authorities said the details shared at the press conference are considered preliminary information and are subject to change.

Pam Dankins is the breaking news reporter for the Clarion Ledger. Have a tip? Email her at pdankins@gannett.com.

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