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A United flight from New Jersey blew two tires upon landing at RSW on Tuesday morning, effectively shutting down the airport for almost 10 hours. The plane was removed from the runway and the airport reopened shortly after 8 p.m.

RSW reopened at 8 p.m. Tuesday, nearly 10 hours after United jet blows two tires, shutting airport

A United airlines flight from New Jersey blew a few tires upon landing at RSW Tuesday morning, effectively shutting the airport down for hours.

A man looks for gold in Woods Creek in Jamestown, Calif., in 2011.

Prospectors See A Golden Lining In California's Drought

The state's historic drought has been bad for farmers but good for gold seekers, who can now pan areas that have long been buried under feet of water.

Models of a protein from the respiratory syncytial virus are shown at The University of Texas at Austin on March 31, 2022. A spike in RSV cases among children is pushing some hospitals to capacity.

Children's hospitals grapple with a nationwide surge in RSV infections

The latest spike is months early and it's pushing care facilities to capacity. Children under the age of 5 are most vulnerable.

Volunteers from Floodgate Medical in Tampa put tarps on a hurricane-damaged roof of a home in Suncoast Estates, North Fort Myers. People from the recruiting company in Tampa have devoted several days of work in Suncoast since Ian hit in late September.

Tampa company's workers help Ian-ravaged community recover

FloodGate Medical, a recruiting company headquartered in Tampa, has adopted a hurricane-ravaged community 120 miles away. Volunteers from FloodGate are helping Suncoast Estates, often called the world's largest trailer park, come back from Ian's damage and destruction.

Voters fill out their ballots at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds in Bozeman, Mont., on Nov. 3, 2020.

Late changes to election laws mean Montana voters were sent inaccurate information

A pamphlet sent to voters includes information based on laws passed last year by Republicans. But a district court judge struck down the laws late last month.

Paul Bellar (from left), Joseph Morrison and Pete Musico, who were accused of supporting a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, were convicted of all charges Wednesday.

Three men are convicted of supporting a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Joe Morrison, Pete Musico and Paul Bellar were found guilty of providing "material support" for a terrorist act as members of a paramilitary group.

Snow covered peaks are viewed after a series of atmospheric river storms brought heavy snowfall to the region on January 22, 2023 near Mammoth Lakes, California.

Winter storm sending heavy snow where California rarely sees it

The winter storm that's pummeling nearly half the United States means snow in parts of California that often don't see it.

Market woes hit Florida's government pension plans

Reports show the Florida pension system had investment losses of about 6.2 percent during the fiscal year that ended June 30 — similar to pension-system losses across the country.

A killer whale, measuring more than 20 feet, died after beaching itself in Palm Coast, Fla., on Wednesday, authorities said.

First orca whale to be stranded in southeast U.S. in decades showed signs of illness

A killer whale more than 20 feet long died after beaching itself in Palm Coast, Fla. This is the third known orca to be stranded in the southeastern U.S. and the first since 1956, an official says.

Damaging wind and tornado threat possible midweek as a cold front blasts through state

Severe storms could bring damaging winds and tornadoes to the state ahead of a powerful midweek cold front.

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