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Safety Regulator Plans Closer Look at Electronics in CarsThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:17AMThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will also explore whether data recorders should be mandatory in all cars.

Gliders and electric planes denied near KnollwoodWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 1:48PMALISO VIEJO – The Aliso Viejo Soaring Association's request to fly remote controlled gliders and electric airplanes in an area of vacant land off Knollwood was denied in a 3-2 vote this week by the Aliso Viejo Community Association.The group had...

Defibrillators, 1948Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:17PMIn 1899, two Swiss researchers discovered that an irregular heartbeat could be stopped by shocking the heart.

Temporary parking lot at Woodfield Park up for approvalMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:03PMALISO VIEJO– Installation of a temporary parking lot in the turf area behind Woodfield Park's baseball field 1 will be among the issues considered by board members of the Aliso Viejo Community Association Monday night.Also on the agenda:Approve the...

Looking Back in Fairbanks — March 6Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:37PM10 YEARS AGO March 6, 2000 — What you don’t want to do, said Ron Pegelow as he sat in the rumbling cab of a front-end loader last week, is hit a fire hydrant. Hanging off the end of Pegelow’s ...

Worth the gambleFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:46PMNevada offers investors a dicey backdrop for stock investments. Unemployment ran 13 percent in December in the Silver State, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Only Michigan's jobless rate is higher at 14.6 percent.

Job done, Lutz to retireThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:13AMPopular new vehicles from General Motors, such as the Buick LaCrosse and Chevrolet Camaro, prove that a product-focused mind-set has been set in place at the automaker, Bob Lutz, a General Motors vice chairman, said Wednesday as part of his retirement announcement.

The Future of Robot DronesWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 10:11PMDrones are aircraft, but the technology that powers them has been advancing more like a rocket. Here's a look at tomorrow's drones, which are key to a modern military.

Museum of Flight features Amelia Earhart exhibit, plus special weekend of female pilotsWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 9:12PMFans of Amelia Earhart can learn more about the famous pilot and meet female aviators from around the globe this weekend at Seattle's Museum of Flight.