Southwest Airlines sought more time for engine inspections

By DAVID KOENIG and CLAUDIA LAUERAssociated PressDALLAS (AP) – Southwest Airlines sought more time last year to inspect fan blades like the one that snapped off during one of its flights Tuesday in an engine failure that left a passenger dead.The airline opposed...

SC DOT announces lane closures

Lane Closures from SC DOT (WFXG)SOUTH CAROLINA (WFXG) – The South Carolina Department of Transportation announces a right lane closure on I-95 southbound from mile marker 56.7 to mile marker 55. This lane closure is in place from tonight (4/18) at 7 p.m....

Puerto Rico loses all its power again

Puerto Rico’s been dealing with widespread power outages for months, trying to recover from Hurricane Maria. (Source: Carlos Giusti/AP)(RNN) – Seven months after Hurricane Maria destroyed most of the island’s power grid, Puerto Rico has suffered an island-wide...

Investigators look at engine wear and tear in jet tragedy

By ALEXANDRA VILLARREAL and DAVID KOENIGAssociated PressPHILADELPHIA (AP) – The investigation into a deadly engine failure on a Southwest jet is focusing on whether wear and tear caused a fan blade to snap off, triggering a catastrophic chain of events that...

One dead after jetliner apparently blows an engine in flight

By ALEXANDRA VILLARREAL and DAVID KOENIGAssociated PressPHILADELPHIA (AP) – A Southwest Airlines jet apparently blew an engine at 30,000 feet and got hit by shrapnel that smashed a window and damaged the fuselage Tuesday, killing a passenger and injuring seven...