The men who died Wednesday in an airplane crash into the Columbia River in the Tri-Cities were friends from Sonoma, Calif., flying to an event in Idaho. The pilot was Randy J. Peterson, 64, and his passenger was Eric Wayne Houston, 50, said Franklin County Coroner Curtis McGary.

In August 1979, Pakhtakor's squad boarded a plane to play Dinamo Minsk in the Soviet Top League. The flight never reached its destination

In the Northwest Territories, three people have died in a firefighting plane crash while responding to a wildfire. It happened last night about 50 kilometres from Fort Simpson. The authorities confirmed the fatalities today after accessing the crash site.

Pasco residents are being asked to conserve water after a small plane crashed into the Columbia River and caused a power outage in Kennewick.