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Charge dismissed against woman who forced emergency landing at RDU

The dismissal of Miles' charge does not preclude further action by the appropriate federal agencies, RDU said. In a statement, the FBI Charlotte Field Office said no further charges were expected unless additional evidence comes to light.

Charge dismissed against woman who forced American Airlines emergency landing at RDU

The dismissal of Miles' charge does not preclude further action by the appropriate federal agencies, RDU said. In a statement, the FBI Charlotte Field Office said no further charges were expected unless additional evidence comes to light.

WRAL Staff

WRAL Investigates new airplane security plans

After a woman forced a plane to land Wednesday at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration once-again called for an additional layer of in-air security to protect the cockpit from unruly passengers.

Keep the cockpit safe: Feds call for additional security after unruly passenger forces plane to land at RDU

A Washington, D.C. woman faces obstruction charges following a Wednesday incident on an American Airlines flight that was forced to land at Raleigh-Durham International Airport.

Cullen Browder, WRAL anchor/reporter

'I started freaking out': Woman charged after American Airlines flight diversion explains what led up to emergency landing

Tiffany Miles is facing a charge of airport obstruction. On Thursday, she's out of jail and on her way to Washington, D.C.

Joe Fisher, WRAL reporter

Unruly American Airlines passenger describes in-flight altercation that led to emergency landing

Tiffany Miles is facing a charge of airport obstruction. On Thursday, she's out of jail and on her way to Washington, D.C.

Disruptive passenger prompts ground stop at RDU, FBI investigating

The ground stop occurred just after 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. American Airlines flight 3444 was canceled after it was diverted to RDU.

Flight with 'disruptive passenger' canceled after diverting to RDU

American Airlines agents are working with passengers of the flight, which was diverted to RDU after a "disruptive passenger" forced the flight to change course from Washington D.C.

RDU traveler describes passenger escorted off plane

WRAL News spoke to a traveler at RDU who talked with passengers of American Airlines flight 3444 who witnessed what happened.

Planes temporarily halted to RDU International

The FAA issued a ground stop for flights going to RDU at 3:34 p.m. and was lifted shortly after 4 p.m.

American Airlines flight diverted to RDU, canceled after passenger disrupts flight

The flight diverted to RDU due to a "disruptive passenger" Wednesday. The FAA put flights coming into RDU on a ground stop just after 3:30 p.m. as the flight came into the airport.

Leslie Moreno, WRAL Reporter

Raleigh citizens can vote on location for proposed bridge over Beltline near Midtown

Raleigh is drawing up plans for this new bridge across the Beltline. There are three proposed locations for that crossing - but some neighborhoods could be affected.

Pilot lingo: Listen for local flavor, inside jokes, sports heroes along invisible highways in the sky

Pilots and air traffic controllers use five-letter waypoint names to describe paths in and out of RDU and other airports. References to local sports, food, business, and the occasional inside joke have made their way in.

Tony Rice, NASA Ambassador

Driver leaves road, hits pine tree in Johnston County

A driver was seriously injured on Wednesday night after crashing into a large pine tree at the intersection of Webb Mill and Thompson Roads, near Four Oaks in Johnston County.

John Payne, WRAL photojournalist

Travel nightmares mount ahead of Fourth of July weekend

Staffing issues have led to an increase in flight cancellations and passenger frustrations.

Former chief of volunteer Fire Department died in crash on US Highway 70 in Goldsboro

A person has died in a wreck at the bypass of US Highway 70 Eastbound in Goldsboro.

Stranded air travelers take opportunity to pressure Congress for end to shutdown

While they waited for planes delayed by a shortage of air traffic controllers, fliers took to their phones to call on Congress to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

Airport Delays Ripple Across Northeast Due to Air Traffic Controller Shortage

Significant flight delays were rippling across the Northeast on Friday because of a shortage of air traffic controllers as a result of the government shutdown, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Patrick McGeehan, New York Times

Security smooth at RDU where some work without pay through holiday

A partial government shutdown remains in effect after funding expired for roughly a quarter of the federal government when the clock struck midnight on Saturday -- and it is not clear when it will end.

By Mandy Mitchell, WRAL reporter, and Clare Foran, CNN