BARTOW, Fla. — The Polk County School District is hoping a new state-of-the-art program can help fill the need for air traffic controllers in the county and nationwide. The past few weeks have been ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — As the aviation industry continues to face a shortage of pilots and air traffic controllers, one Central Florida organization is working to counter that through a youth program that ...

The US air traffic control industry is in dire need of both updated technology and additional personnel, with a shortage of nearly 4,000 air traffic controllers. The FAA is scrambling to fill the gaps ...

WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (WWLP) – Dean’s Beans Organic Coffee Company delivered fresh-roasted coffee to air traffic controllers at Bradley International Airport on Friday as a gesture of appreciation and ...

WASHINGTON – In a possible reprieve for millions of families on the brink of losing food aid, two federal judges have ruled the Trump administration cannot stop funding for SNAP benefits amid a ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall early Tuesday afternoon as a Category 5 storm with wind speeds of 185 m.p.h. It is the most powerful storm to ever hit Jamaica. NPR's Eyder Peralta tells us more. Then, ...

It is Day 28 of the federal government shutdown, with no end in sight. Day 28 also marks a very significant day for air traffic controllers, who are working their first day without pay. Off-duty air ...

An after-school program where students learn to code and build robots using LEGOs is expanding to new schools in Idaho Falls ...

The ongoing government shutdown continues to disrupt flights at times and put pressure on air traffic controllers who are working without pay. On Friday evening, airports in Phoenix, Houston and San ...

The ongoing government shutdown continues to disrupt flights at times and put pressure on air traffic controllers who are working without pay. Flights were delayed Thursday at New York’s LaGuardia ...

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Thursday raised concerns about air traffic controllers taking on second jobs to pay their bills during the government shutdown. "If you have a ...

Four days into the government shutdown, Jack Criss, an air traffic control specialist at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, assumed a second role — driving for DoorDash. “My financial obligations ...