CHILDRESS, Texas (AP) _ A helicopter crash in West Texas during work on some power lines has left a lineman dead and the pilot hurt.
The Department of Public Safety says the crash happened late Tuesday afternoon about two miles northeast of Childress.
DPS says the helicopter was hovering at about 150 feet and the lineman was in a chair about 50 feet below the aircraft hanging rollers on power poles. The helicopter lost power and crashed. DPS did not immediately identify the utility.
DPS says 23-year-old Jonathan David Suhr of McLean died at Childress Regional Medical Center. The pilot, 42-year-old Keith Hard of Butte County, Calif., was treated and released.
Records show the helicopter was registered to Brim Equipment Leasing Inc. of Ashland, Ore. A message left Wednesday with Brim wasn't immediately returned.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 8:35 AM EDT2013-06-19 12:35:34 GMT
Union City, OK- A standoff in Oklahoma is over after sheriff's deputies stormed a house in Union City and arrested a man early Wednesday morning. It all started when family members told authorities 42-year-old
A standoff in Oklahoma is over after sheriff's deputies stormed a house in Union City and arrested a man early Wednesday morning.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 8:24 AM EDT2013-06-19 12:24:29 GMT
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) _ Pfc. Bradley Manning's court-martial over giving massive amounts of classified material to WikiLeaks has gone into recess until next week. The prosecution and defense will spend
Pfc. Bradley Manning's court-martial over giving massive amounts of classified material to WikiLeaks has gone into recess until next week.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 6:20 AM EDT2013-06-19 10:20:14 GMT
As advertised, today was exceptional with lots of sunshine and comfy temperatures. We'll repeat it tomorrow before turning a bit unsettled at times next week.l
Scattered storms are possible throughout the day...
Wednesday, June 19 2013 1:01 AM EDT2013-06-19 05:01:35 GMT
LAWTON, Okla_The 1920s was a decade filled with opulence, cultural shifts and some of our history's most colorful characters. And people right here in Southwest Oklahoma are finding that out first hand. Tuesday
The 1920s was a decade filled with opulence, cultural shifts and some of our history's most colorful characters. And people right here in Southwest Oklahoma are finding that out first hand.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:16 PM EDT2013-06-19 03:16:12 GMT
Lawton, Okla._A traffic stop for a defective car on Sunday ended in a drug arrest. Investigators say after an officer stopped Jacob Reed and his passenger, he told Reed his drug dog was going to examine
A traffic stop for a defective car on Sunday ended in a drug arrest.
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