Tire starts falling off the left rear side of the airplane. There it goes. This is moments after takeoff. This is a boeing triple 7 that took off just after 11, 20 this morning. It was headed to japan at the time. Now weve learned the flight was diverted to lax where it landed safely at one 15 this afternoon at sfo. Officials are telling us that the runway where this plane took off from was briefly closed to clear the debris. It has now reopened. United airlines has now provided some new information about the flight with a saying that there were a total of 249 people on board 235 customers, 10 flight attendants and for pilots. Thats the breakdown. The plane does have 6 tires on each of its 2 main landing gear struts. So its designed to land safely, even if it is missing or has any damaged tires. So the United Airlines statement also reads this in part united flight. 35 last one tire after takeoff from sfo and landed safely at lax. We are ranging for a new aircraft to continue this trip
CECIL COUNTY — As forecasted, heavy rainfall arrived in Cecil County midday Tuesday and was expected to continue on through Wednesday, when heavy winds are expected according to national forecasts.
Frederick County is bracing for high winds and flooding conditions Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning as a storm system moves through central Maryland.
Former Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia turns 38 today.
Arencibia was a first-round draft pick by the Jays in the 2004 draft, number 21 overall. He quickly became our top prospect and hit #43 on.