A former Jacksonville mayor has been appointed by President Joe Biden to serve as vice chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board.

Alvin Brown has been appointed as vice chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, the board announced Monday, Dec. 23. The appointment by President Joe Biden was made on Friday, Dec. 20. Brown’s appointment to the board was confirmed by the Senate in March;

Former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown will serve as the new vice chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Last March, the Senate confirmed Brown as the 47th board member of the NTSB.

Federal officials investigating the deadly West Texas collision between at Union Pacific train and a tractor-trailer hauling a heavy equipment said

Federal officials investigating the deadly West Texas collision between at Union Pacific train and a tractor-trailer hauling heavy equipment said Friday they were trying to determine why the tractor-trailer was stopped on the tracks,