Fog City News Briefs

By Lara Moscrip

June 4, 2007

Southwest Airlines flight makes emergency landing at Oakland Airport

A Southwest Airlines flight that departed Sacramento en route to San Diego made an emergency landing at Oakland Airport Sunday afternoon due to problems with its landing gear, according to a spokeswoman with the airport. No one was hurt, Cyndy Johnson said.

The main runway at the airport has been closed since Southwest flight 3050 landed around 3:29 p.m., according to Johnson. The runway will be closed until 6 a.m. today and crews will use a crane to lift the plane and remove it from the runway, Johnson said.

Despite the closure, there was no disruption to flight service on Sunday, as planes continued to take off and land from the adjacent north field runway, Johnson said.

There were 119 people aboard the flight.

According to Johnson, the plane's nose gear collapsed.

Man in critical condition following San Francisco stabbing

One man is in critical condition at San Francisco General Hospital after he and another man were stabbed near 11th and Folsom Streets in San Francisco's South of Market area earlier today, according to a San Francisco police officer.

The officer said the incident was initially believed to be gang related, but officers are currently trying to sort out the convoluted situation.

According to the officer both injured men are in their 20s, but the condition of the second man is unknown.

Report of the stabbing was received at around 1:20 a.m.

Copyright © 2007 by Bay City News, Inc. -- Republication, Rebroadcast or any other Reuse without the express written consent of Bay City News, Inc. is prohibited.

####