WEBVTT GOOD EVENING ANDWELCOME BACK TONEWS-8 NOWI'M STEVE MINICH.A RETIREDFALMOUTHPEDIATRICIAN ISDEAD FOLLOWING APLANE CRASH INWESTCHESTERCOUNTY, NEW YORK.A FAMILY SPOKESMANSAYS RICHARDROCKEFELLER FLEWTO NEW YORKYESTERDAY TOCELEBRATE HISFATHER'S 99THBIRTHDAY.JUST AFTER 8 THISMORNING, HE TOOKOFF FROMWESTCHESTERCOUNTY AIRPORT ANDSHOULD HAVEARRIVED INPORTLAND AROUND 9-30.OFFICIALS IN NEWYORK SAY THESINGLE-ENGINE PIPERMERIDIAN HIT SOMETREES AND CRASHEDLESS THAN A MILEFROM THE AIRPORT."the aircraft narrowlymissed a house locatedat 120 cottage lane,which at the time ofthe accident, wasoccupied.THE VICEPRESIDENT OFNORTHEAST AIR -WHO KNEWROCKEFELLER WELLSAID THIS:"He was a goodfriend of ours, a goodcustomer. We areextremely saddened.I'm speechless."A SANFORD HIGHSCHOOL STUDENT ISUNDERGOING APSYCHIATRICEVALUATION AFTERPOLICE SAY HETHREATENED TOSHOOT HISCLASSMATES.POLICE SAY APARENT REPORTEDTHE THREAT, WHICHTHEY SAY, THESTUDENT POSTED ONFACEBOOK.A BIG HEADLINETONIGHT OUT OFAUGUSTA ...WHERE THEDEPARTMENT OFHEALTH AND HUMANSERVICES ISTERMINATING ITSCONTRACT WITH THE"ALEXANDER GROUP."D-H-H-S IS ALSOIMPOSING FINANCIALPENALTIES FOR THEMEDICAID EXPANSIONREPORT ANDANALYSIS,FOLLOWINGPLAGIARISMALLEGATIONS.THE STATE ANDFEDERALGOVERNMENT PAIDTHE GROUP NEARLYHALF-A-MILLIONDOLLARS.THE STATE IS NOTGETTING THATMONEY BACK.WE WAITEDOUTSIDE THEGOVERNOR'S OFFICETO SPEAK WITH HIM,BUT HE WAS NOTAVAILABLE.THANK YOU FORJOINING US HERE ONNEWS-8 NOW.MAKE SURE TOCHECK BACK ATWMTW DOT COM ANDOUR MOBILE APP FORTHE TOP STORIES ANDWEATHER ANYTIME.HAVE A GREATEVENING.