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In apparent accident, sister shoots, kills brother

Single-engine aircraft goes down in Avra Valley

Sgt. Costaki C. Manoleas of the Pima County Sheriff's Department inspects the crash scene in a remote part of Avra Valley, about 45 miles northwest of Tucson. "That plane hit the ground hard," said Deputy Tom Peine, a Sheriff's Department spokesman.

Single-engine aircraft goes down in Avra Valley

A single-engine plane crashed northwest of Tucson Sunday night, killing the pilot, a veterinarian who was flying back to California.

Pilot, 70, dies when small plane crashes near San Manuel Airport

Witnesses said the plane went into a spin and caught fire after crashing. The pilot had reported oil-pressure problems.

Pilot, 70, dies when small plane crashes near San Manuel Airport

A pilot is dead after his small plane crashed and burned in a canyon near the airport in the community of San Manuel.

Ex-Olympian runner killed in Arizona plane crash

The wife of a two-time Olympic distance runner Pat Porter confirms her husband, her 15-year-old son and her son's friend were the three people who died in a fiery plane crash in Sedona, Ariz.

State Briefs

Utah man burned in boat explosion

Navy jet crashes into Va. apartment complex

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Two Navy pilots ejected from a fighter jet Friday, sending the unmanned plane careening into a Virginia Beach apartment complex and tearing the roof off at least one building that was engulfed in flames, officials said. At least three people were taken to hospital…