Articles tagged with southwest
Thu, May 24, 2012
Gas prices spike into the $3.80 range in Southwest Michigan
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Thu, May 24, 2012
Sea breezes aid fight to curb Southwest wildfires
By Tim Gaynor
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Winds bringing a blast of damp Pacific Ocean air cut firefighters a break on Thursday as they battled to ...
Wed, May 23, 2012
VIDEO: Rep. Fred Upton says “no federal grants” to aid Southwest Michigan crop disaster
WATERVLIET( WKZO) -- Congressman Fred Upton had a personal look Wednesday at some of the disastrous damage done to Southwest Michigan apples, grapes, cherries, apricots ...
Wed, May 23, 2012
Winds, heat hamper fight to contain Southwest wildfires
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Fire crews hampered by wind gusts and dry conditions on Wednesday made slow gains battling dangerous forest and brush fires in ...
Sat, May 19, 2012
Fast-moving Nevada wildfire destroys seven homes
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A fast-moving wildfire burned down seven homes in Nevada on Tuesday as winds fanned the flames, and firefighters battling a series ...
Fri, May 18, 2012
Arizona towns at risk as wildfires hit U.S. Southwest
By Mike Saucier
PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona wildfire threatened two more towns on Friday, with high winds on the way, even as firefighters made ...
Fri, May 18, 2012
Arizona towns at risk as wildfires hit Southwest
By Mike Saucier
PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona wildfire threatened two more towns on Friday, with high winds on the way, as firefighters made progress ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
Southwest Airlines online system back up
(Reuters) - Southwest Airlines said its online check-in system was back up and running after it suffered an outage earlier on Thursday. No flights were ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
Southwest Airlines suffers online system outage
(Reuters) - Southwest Airlines said its online check-in system suffered an outage on Thursday, forcing it to manually check in travelers at airports.
"You can ...
Sun, April 15, 2012
Duncan helps Spurs clinch Southwest title
(Reuters) - The San Antonio Spurs clinched the Southwest Division title with a 105-91 romp over the Phoenix Suns on Saturday that kept them on ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
Southwest Air does not see 1st-quarter profit due to fuel
(Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co
Tue, March 13, 2012
Southwest Air does not see Q1 profit due to fuel
(Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co
Mon, March 05, 2012
Part of Southwest free drinks lawsuit thrown out
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co has won the dismissal of part of a federal lawsuit by fliers who said the discount carrier ...
Wed, February 22, 2012
Road, Bridge Work Announced for Southwest Michigan
LANSING (WKZO) -- The Michigan Department of Transportation's announced 84.7-million dollars in funding for roads and bridges in southwest Michigan this year.
MDOT ...
Sun, January 22, 2012
Man dies of bird flu in southwest China: report
BEIJING (Reuters) - A man in southwest China died of bird flu on Sunday after three days of intensive care treatment in hospital, the official ...
Fri, January 20, 2012
Southwest says AirTran to exit six airports
(Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co
Mon, December 26, 2011
Southwest-AirTran attendants unions ink deal
(Reuters) - Unions representing the flight attendants of Southwest Airlines
Fri, December 23, 2011
Two Separate Fatal Traffic Accidents Have Claimed Two Lives In Southwest Michigan.
Wednesday night in Barry County, south of Hastings, a 33-year-old Battle Creek woman was killed when her car collided with a pickup truck on ...
Mon, December 19, 2011
Blizzard strands motorists in Southwest, Plains
By Steve Olafson
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - A blizzard shut down highways in New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas and the panhandles of Oklahoma and Texas on ...
Sun, December 18, 2011
Southwest, plains face blizzard warnings in big storm
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - The panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma were placed under a blizzard warning on Sunday as the Southwest and plains states braced ...
Thu, December 15, 2011
Southwest out to re-widen its cost advantage
By Karen Jacobs
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co
Tue, December 13, 2011
Boeing logs big order from Southwest
(Reuters) - Boeing Co
Sat, December 10, 2011
Strong earthquake rattles Mexico, killing two
By Cyntia Barrera and Adriana Barrera
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A powerful 6.5 magnitude earthquake shook Mexico on Saturday, killing at least two people ...
Wed, November 16, 2011
Flier sues Southwest, says owed 45 free drinks
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co was sued by an Illinois man over the discount carrier's decision to stop honoring coupons for ...
Thu, September 22, 2011
Southwest Airlines probes mystery markings, sees no threat
By Jim Forsyth
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines is investigating mysterious markings, not seen as a threat, that began appearing on the bellies of ...
Thu, September 08, 2011
Power restored in Southwest, Mexico after outage
By Marty Graham
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Power was restored on Friday to some 7 million people plunged into darkness by a blackout, blamed partly ...
Thu, August 04, 2011
Exclusive: Southwest overture stirs Airbus order hopes
By Tim Hepher and Kyle Peterson
PARIS/CHICAGO (Reuters) - A top-level exchange between Southwest Airlines Co and Airbus on the commercial success of a ...
Thu, August 04, 2011
Southwest overture stirs Airbus jet order hopes
By Tim Hepher and Kyle Peterson
PARIS/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines
Thu, August 04, 2011
Southwest overture stirs Airbus jet order hopes
By Tim Hepher and Kyle Peterson
PARIS/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines
Wed, July 27, 2011
Southwest Airlines cuts Philadelphia routes to four cities
By Molly O'Toole
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co will ground routes from Philadelphia to four cities and doesn't anticipate them taking off ...
Tue, July 26, 2011
Southwest Michigan Man Killed In I-94 Accident
JACKSON, MI (WTVB) - The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department says a semi driver from Southwest Michigan was killed this morning when his truck collided ...
Sun, July 17, 2011
SouthWest pilots reach agreement with AirTran Airways
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Southwest Airlines'
Tue, June 21, 2011
Southwest Air tops in service, others lag on fees
BOSTON (Reuters) - No-frills Southwest Airlines Co
Tue, June 21, 2011
Airline passengers fed up with service except for Southwest
BOSTON (Reuters) - Saddled with added fees and higher fares, travelers are fed up with paying more and getting less from major airlines, survey results ...
Sun, June 19, 2011
Lighter winds help crews battle Arizona wildfires
By Tim Gaynor
SIERRA VISTA, Arizona (Reuters) - Diminished winds on Monday gave firefighters an edge in battling two wildfires in eastern Arizona that have ...
Sun, June 05, 2011
Levee breach in southwest Iowa forces mandatory evacuation
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Officials in a rural corner of southwest Iowa ordered residents to evacuate on Sunday after a levee on the flood-swollen Missouri River ...
Wed, June 01, 2011
Loud noise prompts return of Southwest Airlines flight
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - A Southwest Airlines flight on route from Sacramento to Portland returned to the airport on Tuesday after the flight crew heard a ...
Thu, May 05, 2011
Drought worsens in Southwest as floods hit Midwest
By Carey Gillam
KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - The severe drought ravaging Texas and other parts of the U.S. Southwest is getting worse, weather experts ...
Wed, April 27, 2011
Boeing suspects workmanship in Southwest jet flaw
By John Crawley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing Co believes a tear in the roof of a Southwest Airlines Co 737-300 jetliner in mid-flight this month ...
Mon, April 25, 2011
New finds raise questions in Southwest jet probe
By John Crawley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Detailed inspections of a Southwest Airlines Co jet that experienced a mid-flight fuselage rupture revealed possible manufacturing flaws and ...
Fri, April 15, 2011
Southwest Michigan Tea Party Holds Rally in Downtown Kalamazoo
The Southwest Michigan Tea Party held a Tax Day rally on the steps of the Kalamazoo County Circuit Courthouse Friday. Despite the cold and ...
Thu, April 14, 2011
Drought grows more dire in Southwest, farms hit
By Carey Gillam
KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - Conditions for crops and livestock are growing more dire by the day in the U.S. Southwest as ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
Southwest Airlines sees narrow concern over 737 jet
By Chris Baltimore
DALLAS (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines is willing to expand inspections for its older Boeing 737 aircraft but sees no reason for concern ...
Sun, April 03, 2011
Wildfires fed by "perfect" conditions in Southwest
By Elliott Blackburn
LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) - Wildfires fed off what were described as "perfect" conditions for burning again on Monday across drought-stricken Texas and ...
Sat, April 02, 2011
Southwest cancels more flights amid inspections
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co canceled 70 flights on Monday as it continued to inspect Boeing 737 planes following the emergency landing on Friday ...
Fri, March 18, 2011
Positive Employment Outlook for Southwest Michigan
It appears west Michigan is due for a turnaround on the employment front. The quarterly W.E. Upjohn Institute Business Outlook shows employment in ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Southwest apologizes to Muslim booted off plane
By Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Muslim woman who was booted from a Southwest Airlines plane because flight attendants found her behavior suspicious ...
Thu, March 03, 2011
U.S. has signs ex-FBI agent held in southwest Asia
By Arshad Mohammed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday it has seen recent indications that a former FBI agent who vanished in ...
Fri, February 04, 2011
Cold weather chokes Southwest natgas supply
By Edward McAllister
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Frigid weather in the U.S. Southwest choked natural gas supply on Friday as frozen wells starved pipelines ...
Thu, February 03, 2011
Natural gas crunch leaves thousands shivering in Southwest
Dennis Carroll
SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - Thousands of New Mexicans and others across the Southwest were left huddling against bitter cold on Thursday ...
Thu, January 20, 2011
Southwest Airlines posts quarterly profit
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co <LUV.N> reported a higher quarterly profit on Thursday on better revenue, even as rising fuel costs boosted operating ...
Mon, January 17, 2011
Gibson's The Beaver to premiere at South By Southwest festival
The Beaver, directed by Jodie Foster, was put on hold last year (10) when the movie star hit the headlines amid reports of a ...
Wed, January 12, 2011
Bob Geldof is keynote speaker at South by Southwest
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The annual music confab South By Southwest announced its 2011 keynote speaker, Bob Geldof.
The former Boomtown Rats frontman will ...
Wed, December 01, 2010
Southwest Airlines pilots approve bigger Boeing jet
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co said its pilots approved changes to their labor agreement allowing the addition of a bigger-capacity Boeing Co 737 plane ...
Thu, November 18, 2010
Southwest flight attendants OK pact on bigger jet
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co flight attendants have approved changes to their labor pact that will pave the way for a larger-capacity Boeing Co ...
Sat, October 23, 2010
This Southwest Michigan Lady Is In A Heap Of Trouble
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -. The Kalamazoo Township woman who allegedly sped away from police in a stolen Jeep and then initially eluded capture by stealing a ...
Mon, September 27, 2010
Southwest to Buy AirTran for $1.4B
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Two airlines that fly out of Wisconsin’s largest airport are about to become one.
Southwest said Monday morning it would ...
Mon, September 27, 2010
Southwest eyes AirTran to attack East Coast markets
By John Crawley and Kyle Peterson
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co, the largest U.S. low-cost airline, struck a deal to buy smaller ...
Fri, August 13, 2010
Magnitude 6.6 quake hits southwest of Guam
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.6 quake struck 241 miles west-southwest of the U.S. Pacific island territory of Guam, the U.S. Geological ...
Tue, July 13, 2010
Southwest China landslides kill 17
BEIJING (Reuters) - Torrential rains in southwestern China triggered landslides that have killed 17 people and left 44 missing, Chinese media reported on Tuesday, with ...
Thu, June 17, 2010
Human heads found in Southwest cargo facility
By Kyle Peterson and Deepa Seetharaman
CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Officials in Arkansas are investigating a shipment of 40 to 60 human heads found ...
Mon, June 07, 2010
Floods and landslides kill 53 in southwest China
BEIJING (Reuters) - Flooding and landslides caused by heavy rain have killed 53 people in China's southwestern Guangxi region since late May, including three ...
Thu, April 22, 2010
Continental in red; Southwest posts profit
By Deepa Seetharaman
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Severe winter weather and higher fuel costs pinched Continental Airlines Inc's <CAL.N> first-quarter results on Thursday ...
Fri, March 19, 2010
FAA faulted on Southwest Airlines
(Reuters) - A government watchdog faulted the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for allowing Southwest Airlines Co to fly jets that had not undergone mandatory maintenance ...
Thu, March 18, 2010
Two Southwest Michigan Men Killed In Traffic Accident
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Three people are in the hospital following an accident yesterday morning on the I-94 business loop that nearly ripped one of the ...
Fri, March 05, 2010
Southwest Michigan Bank Robber May Have Been Caught
ELKHART (WKZO)-- A bank robber who is suspected in a string of bank heists in northern Indiana may be the same man who is ...
Thu, February 25, 2010
European Jobs May Come To Southwest Michigan
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The President is talking about jobs, the Governor is talking about it too, and just about every politician seeking reelection has a ...
Fri, February 19, 2010
Happy and Sad Homecomings in Southwest Michigan
KALAMAZOO -- There were happy and unhappy homecomings from Afghanistan yesterday. Residents of Traverse City lined the streets as the body of Sgt. Dillon Foxx ...
Fri, February 19, 2010
The Beef In Back In Schools In Southwest Michigan
KALAMAZOO -- Its back on the lunchtime menu of several area school districts, after they got assurances from Chartwell’s, their supplier, that it was ...
Wed, February 10, 2010
Winter Weather Continues In Southwest Michigan
KALAMAZOO -- It’s taken the nerves of a fighter- pilot and the patience of a saint to navigate I-94 since this latest winter storm ...
Tue, February 09, 2010
Warnings Issued For Most Of Southwest Michigan
UNDATED -- Forecasters are saying we could see more snow in the next 24 hours than we saw in all of January. It’s been ...
Fri, February 05, 2010
Sarah Palin To Speak To Economic Club In Southwest Michigan
ST. JOSEPH -- Southwest Michigan is "Going Rogue." Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is coming to Southwest Michigan. The controversial 2008 Vice Presidential candidate will ...
Wed, February 03, 2010
President of Farm Bureau In Southwest Michigan
KALAMAZOO -- Bob Stallman is a cattle and rice farmer from the Lone Star State, when he isn’t running one of the most influential ...
Fri, January 29, 2010
Unemployment Figures Up In Southwest Michigan
UNDATED -- The President has made jobs his main focus, and west Michigan has just gotten another reminder of just how dire the situation is ...
Wed, January 13, 2010
Southwest Michigan Prosecutors Against Early Parole
KALAMAZOO -- Prosecutors all over Michigan did what they have never done before, and that’s launch a media counter offensive against the state corrections ...
Mon, January 11, 2010
Typical Weather for Southwest Michigan
UNDATED -- It may not seem like it’s been a mild winter, after another weekend of frigid temperatures, but this has really been an ...
Thu, December 31, 2009
No damage to U.S. Southwest reactors from quake
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A moderate earthquake that rattled both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border caused no damage to nuclear power plants in ...
Wed, December 16, 2009
Southwest Air tops best places to work: survey
By Ellen Wulfhorst
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co topped the list of the 50 best U.S. places to work, based upon employee ...
Thu, October 15, 2009
Southwest posts net loss on buyouts, hedging
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines <LUV.N> posted a third-quarter net loss on Thursday on charges for its employee buyout program and fuel hedging ...
Wed, September 02, 2009
Southwest Air to charge $10 to board early
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The early bird gets the overhead baggage space -- at least on Southwest Airlines Co.
Dallas-based Southwest said on Wednesday it started ...
Tue, September 01, 2009
Southwest given until year's end to replace wing parts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co on Tuesday was given until the end of the year to replace unauthorized parts on dozens of planes, the ...
Mon, August 31, 2009
U.S. safety decision nears, Southwest shares fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co <LUV.N> was hopeful on Monday the government would not force it to ground planes over a maintenance issue ...
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