Canopies for Kids jumps at the chance to help kids

17 May 2012, 9:49 am

It was a big step from a college dance marathon to sky diving for Matt Kuikman. But with the help of a longtime acquaintance, a new project was born to provide kids at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago with some support, courage and hope. Canopies for Kids got off the ground in April, run by... Read More »

Sky Diving Accident Caught on Camera (video)

16 May 2012, 2:58 pm

A first time jumper and her instructor were involved in a freak skydiving accident when an updraft shot them 40 feet in the air as they approached landing. The unidentified woman in Collegeville, PA and her instructor at Keystone Skydive …... Read More »

Sky-diving nightmare: Owner speaks out

14 May 2012, 10:44 pm

It started out as a Mother's Day gift, but now, a Berks County woman is extremely lucky to be alive after a weekend skydiving accident yesterday that could have killed her and her instructor. "It was just a freak thing," he said. That's how Keystone Skydive Center owner Marc Nadeau described... Read More »

Whistle blower wants concerns like his taken seriously

11 May 2012, 1:50 pm

A former worker who says he blew the whistle on drug and alcohol taking at a sky diving outfit says concerns like his should be taken more seriously.... Read More »

Mets thriving, Phillies diving

9 May 2012, 11:41 pm

PHILADELPHIA — The Mets have every right to feel great about themselves. They departed Citizens Bank Park with a resounding, 10-6 victory over the rival Phillies to complete a three-game sweep, their first such domination of enemy territory since 2006. Yet you usually wonder how much of what you... Read More »

Sierra Nevada mountains still reaching for the sky

8 May 2012, 5:19 am

The mountains of the Sierra Nevada are still rising, and they're a lot younger than most scientists previously thought. That's the conclusion of Earth scientists in Nevada who have used space-based radar and the most...... Read More »

What costs more? Less? Find out.

30 April 2012, 4:21 am

Which costs more - a facelift or chartering a private plane? Welcome to our version of The Price is Right, where we answer the question, “How much does that cost?”... Read More »

High-flying Steamboat resident helps set sky-diving world record

28 April 2012, 9:50 am

Joe Pete LoRusso recently returned from Lake Elsinore, Calif., where he teamed up with 59 other people — none of them younger than 60 — to set a new world record.... Read More »

Skydiving vets to raise money for Battersea Dogs & Cats Home

28 April 2012, 12:43 am

Two veterinary nurses will swap their scrubs for sky diving gear when they jump 10,000ft out of a plane for Battersea Dogs & Cats Home.... Read More »

Sky diving thrill seekers from Hailsham

25 April 2012, 9:38 am

A TEAM of 16 thrill seekers from Hailsham-based company, Chalvington Group took to the skies to raise money for their Charity of the year SASBAH on Sunday, April 22.... Read More »

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