Segment from the helicopter documentary "Straight Up!", showing power line maintenance being performed on live wires by a man outside a helicopter, using a type of Faraday cage. I could never do it. picked by TraumaMamma 10 months ago

Lunch on terra firma apparently proved too tempting for a helicopter pilot and his passenger, police said. picked by kxmk 1 year ago

Boise Police and Ada County Sheriff's deputies have arrested a man just released from prison for robbing a bank near the Boise Towne Square this afternoon. picked by muppet 5 months ago

"We couldn't let such a nice prison burn down," Ronny Stenberg said.

I would imagine this quote was taken just before his fellow inmates kicked his @ss. picked by proverb 12 months ago

Pilot was thrown into helicopter blades, but only suffered minor injuries. picked by fogowar 12 months ago

Eight Prison guards have been fired for prisoner abuse that includes forcing the inmates to clean toilets with their tongues. These "guards" better hope they don't end up in prison (on the other side of the bars)! picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

A 19-year-old German woman has escaped from prison by hiding in a friend's suitcase. The fugitive hid inside the large case when her 17-year-old fellow inmate was released from the youth prison in northwest Germany on Friday. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

A Roman Catholic priest who had sex with two inmates while working as a chaplain at a women's prison was sentenced Monday to two years in federal prison.

Couldn't help but read the priest's name as Inmate picked by barwench 5 months ago

The 75-kilogram (165-pound) helicopter will make a demonstration flight in the city of Vinci, near Florence, on May 25, according to Japanese developer Gennai Yanagisawa, 75.

w00t! picked by doggylives 5 months ago

It appeared the helicopter had engine trouble before it went down, passengers said. picked by kxmk 1 year ago

The pilot used the helicopter's downwash to save a deer. picked by tundramonkey 2 years ago

The world's first ecological prison gives its inmates the possibility to live in healthy environment and stay positive. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

The prison governor insists that their new skills will not be put to use for escape bids – because the jail walls are 20ft high and topped with razor wire. Commented taxi driver Mike Lee, "Next they will be teaching them rock climbing and ladder making." picked by mitzuzake 12 months ago

Former NHL player Rob Ramage was sentenced to four years in prison for a 2003 crash that killed ex-Chicago Blackhawks player Keith Magnuson. picked by punthe 9 months ago

This article includes some strong views that may be surprising and challenging. We have chosen to publish it because we believe prisoners have a right to seek interaction with those outside the prison walls. We also believe there are many innocent men and women in prison who are wrongly convicted of sex offenses. picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago

A man who remained in prison for 18 years after being wrongly convicted of child rape was released Tuesday after new DNA testing cleared him of the crime. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The kind of prison that makes you want to break the law. picked by kamaloo 5 months ago

As of October 1st, anyone caught doing 30mph over the speed limit in Florida faces vehicle confiscation, five to ten years in prison and a ten-year license suspension. Bill HB 137, which was signed into law earlier today, was originally targeted at motorcyclists, but was amended at the last minute to include all vehicles. picked by mutil8or 7 months ago

World rally star Colin McRae and his young son dead after his helicopter crashed and exploded near his Scottish home.

Click here to leave condolences. picked by DoggySpew 1 year ago

The RAF has defended its decision to allow Prince William to use an RAF Chinook helicopter to transport him and his brother to a stag party. picked by doggylives 6 months ago