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U.S. / NEWS Fri Jul 6, 2007 @ 8:15am neoform

CNN -- Californians who have been taking cover from scorching heat could expect a little relief Friday, although triple-digit temperatures were forecast to set records in other parts of the West. Forecasters predicted a high of 107 in Boise -- six degrees higher.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed May 9, 2007 @ 2:13pm neoform

BBC News -- A lightning bolt travelled down a cable and ignited the methane blast that led to the deaths of 12 miners in West Virginia last year, a US report says. The report, obtained by the Associated Press, also says methane in a sealed section was not monitore.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Apr 10, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

SF Gate -- An apparent tornado with winds of up to 70 mph moved through West Texas early Thursday, tearing shingles from roofs, shattering glass and flipping vehicles. Paramedics were dispatched throughout the city, but San Angelo police didn't have a number of i.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Aug 30, 2007 @ 8:20am neoform

USA Today -- Cheatgrass, a wispy Eurasian weed accidentally brought to the USA in the late 19th century, has become a 21st century headache across the West, fueling some of this summer's most destructive wildfires. The largest blaze in Utah history, the 567-square-.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Jul 7, 2007 @ 11:49am neoform

CNN -- An oppressive heat wave eased a bit in some parts of the West, but forecasters predicted little relief in the days ahead for a region where many cities have baked in triple-digit temperatures. Extreme heat plagued much of Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Oregon and W.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Jul 7, 2007 @ 12:15am neoform

CNN -- If a record-breaking heat wave doesn't lift soon, cattle rancher Sharon McDonald may see her hay crop turn to dust. Oppressive temperatures eased a bit in some parts of the West, but McDonald's central Montana ranch baked under triple-digit heat. Forecast.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jul 6, 2007 @ 8:22am neoform

USA Today -- The blistering wave of early summer heat in the Southwest spread north Thursday into the Rockies and Canada as numerous cities flirted with record temperatures. A weak front from the Pacific with little moisture, but some cooling properties, may begin.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Jun 20, 2007 @ 8:14am neoform

CNN -- Widespread showers and thunderstorms were expected to continue Wednesday throughout the East Coast as well as the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley. Skies in the Northeast were to clear late in the day as the cold front bringing the rain mov.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jun 15, 2007 @ 8:19am neoform

CNN -- Low-pressure systems were expected to cause thunderstorms in the Southern Plains and Southeast on Friday. The West was expected to remain generally clear. Storms were forecast throughout Texas and Oklahoma and into the Mississippi Delta. Coastal floodi.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Jun 13, 2007 @ 8:18am neoform

CNN -- Forecasters predicted rain and thunderstorms in the Plains, New England and South Florida on Wednesday. Much of the West Coast was expected to be clear and sunny. Scattered showers and thunderstorms were expected across the Plains and parts of the uppe.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jun 8, 2007 @ 8:15am neoform

USA Today -- Drought, a fixture in much of the West for nearly a decade, now covers more than one-third of the continental USA. And it's spreading. As summer starts, half the nation is either abnormally dry or in outright drought from prolonged lack of rain that co.. Read More

U.S. / OPINION Tue May 1, 2007 @ 4:38pm neoform

FOX News -- Is our Army really broken? I've asked that to a number of active duty soldiers, military leaders and even a former POW that was shot down early in this war. All agree that we could use more resources, like armor, and improve the care we give returning.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Apr 16, 2007 @ 8:39am neoform

ABC News -- A hard-blowing nor'easter brought relentless rain to the East Coast early Monday, flooding rivers, stranding airline passengers and prompting evacuations from New Jersey to West Virginia. Cars were stuck in the water on numerous roadways, hundreds of f.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Apr 16, 2007 @ 8:38am neoform

CNN -- One of the nastiest spring nor'easters in years roared over the East Coast early Monday, bringing umbrella-breaking wind and relentless rain that forced evacuations from New Jersey to West Virginia. Residents of many low-lying areas along the coast lef.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Mar 28, 2007 @ 8:13am neoform

CNN -- A Pacific storm system that pounded the West Coast earlier this week will progress eastward on Wednesday, bringing snow to parts of the Rockies and rain to other areas in the country's midsection. Colorado and Wyoming, in particular, could get heavy sn.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Mar 15, 2007 @ 11:20pm neoform

CNN -- Friction between rocks and the metal roof-support system of the Sago Mine -- not lightning -- probably sparked the methane gas explosion that killed 12 men last year, the United Mine Workers argued Thursday. The union's report differs from the conclusi.. Read More