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PAYSON, Ariz. – Searchers in Arizona found the bodies of four members of a family Tuesday in the wreckage of a small plane that crashed on a flight from Scottsdale, Ariz., to Telluride, officials...

Iowan Daniel Hagerty, 52, spent almost as much time preparing to honor Blue Angels pilot Capt. Jeff Kuss as he did training to run the Pensacola (Florida) Marathon, and he successfully completed...

Iowa resident Daniel Hagerty decided years ago to dedicate his marathons to paying it forward, and at the upcoming Pensacola (Florida) Marathon, he will run in memory of Durango native Marine Capt....

Pilot error was the primary cause of the fatal jet crash of Durango-born Blue Angels pilot Capt. Jeff Kuss, the U.S. Navy determined Wednesday. Kuss, 32, crashed the F/A-18C Hornet about 3 p.m....

Another pilot will fly in the opposite solo role when the elite Blue Angels take to the skies this weekend, but Durango native Marine Capt. Jeff Kuss will be in their thoughts. Kuss died in a...

A pilot’s use of marijuana contributed to a 2014 crash in Durango that killed him and a flight instructor, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a report this week. “The pilot’s failure...

A former Durango man who died this week in a motorized glider plane crash near Telluride was remembered as a fine woodworker as well as a longtime pilot. Robert B. Saunders, 64, known to some as...

Levels of marijuana above the legal driving limit were found in the blood of a Durango pilot who crashed a World War II aircraft on July 4, 2014, killing two, a recently released investigation...

La Plata County will grieve for one of its own Saturday as Capt. Jeff Kuss is brought home for burial. The Durango native and Blue Angels pilot died in a plane crash June 2 in Smyrna, Tennessee,...

La Plata County will grieve for one of its own Saturday as Capt. Jeff Kuss is brought home for burial. The Durango native and Blue Angels pilot died in a plane crash June 2 in Smyrna, Tennessee,...

More ways to honor Durango native Capt. Jeff Kuss have been created as family and friends begin to process his death. Kuss, 32, died June 2 when his plane crashed shortly after takeoff during a...