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 Economy sets travel back a bit for holiday 19 Nov 2008 at 3:11pm
'Grandma matters,' but fewer trips likely
'Immediate slap' forecast in December 19 Nov 2008 at 3:11pm
Cold snaps, early snows have hit some
More snow for eastern United States 18 Nov 2008 at 10:51am
The National Weather Service posted a winter storm watch Tuesday for parts of West Virginia as a cold snap continued in much of the eastern United States.Up to 6 inches of snow was possible in the mountains around Elkins, W.Va., as a mass of cold air cover...
Parts of New York get 2 feet of snow 17 Nov 2008 at 5:00pm
Parts of New York were coated with up to about two feet of Lake Erie-effect snow Monday, meteorologists said.With a lake snow warning for another six inches in effect for some areas of western New York until 6 p.m. EST, WGRZ-TV in Buffalo reported Ellicott...
Firefighters corralling SoCal blazes 17 Nov 2008 at 7:10am
Cooler temperatures and a lull in the winds Monday allowed Southern California firefighters to make more progress against a trio of devastating wildfires.However, officials remained on guard for any turn in the weather. Officials cautioned residents air qu...
Schwarzenegger says scorched Southern California 'looks like Armageddon' 16 Nov 2008 at 11:48am
SANTA ANA, Calif. - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger visited firefighters Sunday and assured residents that all possible state resources are being used to battle a huge wildfire that continues to rage, damaging or destroying at least 169 residences in Orange and Riverside counties and leaving more than 10,000 acres burned. "It looks like Armageddon as you fly over the area," Schwarzenegger said. "It looks like the end."
Firefighters battle on front lines in Southern California 16 Nov 2008 at 11:09am
SANTA ANA, Calif. - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is addressing firefighters in Orange County on Sunday, where a huge wildfire continues to rage, damaging or destroying at least 169 residences in Orange and Riverside counties and leaving more than 10,000 acres burned. The fire is burning strongest in the Diamond Bar area, north of Brea, where officials ordered more than 1,000 evacuations. A DC-10 was dropping fire retardant in that area and flames were not immediately threatening homes there.
Roundup: Devastating fires still rage across Southern California 16 Nov 2008 at 9:41am
Several major fires still raged across Southern California on Sunday as firefighters were working against time to contain the devastating blazes.Aided by record November heat and low humidity in the past few days, the fires were burning large areas of land...
Devil winds should ease on SoCal firelines 16 Nov 2008 at 7:23am
Weather forecasters say firefighters should start getting some relief Sunday from raging Santa Ana winds fanning raging wildfires outside Los Angeles.The National Weather Service said early Sunday that a red-flag warning would remain in effect for all the ...
870 homes burned in SoCal fires 16 Nov 2008 at 7:23am
As many as 870 homes may have been burned and 30,000 people have been evacuated as a result of three wildfires in Southern California.Firefighters, aided by calmer winds, were making progress on two of the fires but the Triangle Complex fire in Orange Coun...
900 homes burned in SoCal fires 16 Nov 2008 at 7:23am
As many as 900 homes may have been burned and 30,000 people have been evacuated as a result of three wildfires in Southern California.Firefighters, aided by calmer winds, were making progress on two of the fires but the Triangle Complex fire in Orange Coun...
Dead-of-night tornadoes claim two lives in North Carolina 15 Nov 2008 at 4:05pm
RALEIGH, N.C. - A swath of eastern North Carolina was battered Saturday by one of nature's most frightening phenomena - tornadoes striking in the dead of night. The high winds fed by warm air pushing up the coast killed two people, destroyed more than a dozen homes and left more than 40 homes damaged in Johnston and Wilson counties.
New wildfires flare as fire season winds down in Northern California 15 Nov 2008 at 4:05pm
SAN JOSE, Calif. - It's been big, it's been bad, it's been weird. And it could have been worse. Even as flames continued to devour the hills near Santa Barbara and homes in the San Fernando Valley on Saturday, fire season was winding down across Northern California.
Ayers: Association with Obama professional 14 Nov 2008 at 2:32pm
One-time radical William Ayers said Friday the Republican Party demonized his militant past to wage a campaign of fear against Barack Obama.The relationship between Ayers, a co-founder of the 1969 to mid-1970s Weather Underground, and the president-elect b...
Weather improves for space shuttle's Friday launch 13 Nov 2008 at 6:22pm
The weather conditions are improving for NASA's planned Friday launch of the space shuttle Endeavour, NASA updated on Thursday night.NASA's shuttle launch weather officer Kathy Winters reported that Endeavour has a 70 percent chance of acceptable condition...
Minor flooding in Washington state 13 Nov 2008 at 1:30am
Only minor flooding was reported Wednesday in western Washington state, although rivers rose to potentially dangerous levels.The Snoqualmie River was at a Phase 4 flood level, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported. In Snoqualmie, which takes its name fro...
Palin says she'd help Obama administration 12 Nov 2008 at 7:17pm
Sarah Palin said Wednesday she would be honored to help U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on such issues as energy or services for special needs children. It would be my honor to assist and support our new president and the new administration, the former R...
Paloma was second most powerful November hurricane 10 Nov 2008 at 4:44pm
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Hurricane Paloma, which dissipated on Sunday after slamming into Cuba, will go down in history as the second most powerful November hurricane on record. The Category 4 system reached peak sustained winds of 145 mph while in the Caribbean on Saturday. Only Hurricane Lenny in 1999 was stronger; its sustained winds surged to 155 mph, just shy of Category 5, while near St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Tropical Storm Paloma likely to hit Cuba 6 Nov 2008 at 1:58pm
MIAMI - After steadily intensifying in the Caribbean on Thursday, Tropical Storm Paloma was forecast to grow into a hurricane by today and hit Cuba with 100 mph winds Sunday. Although South Florida is not expected to take a direct hit, Paloma's projected path still is close enough that it could bring some rain to this region. In any case, residents should keep an eye on it, said the National Hurricane Center in Miami-Dade County.
After 2 centuries of shrinking, Alaska glaciers got thicker this year 6 Nov 2008 at 3:08am
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Two hundred years of glacial shrinkage in Alaska, and then came the winter and summer of 2007-2008. Unusually large amounts of winter snow were followed by unusually chill temperatures in June, July and August.
Long lines, lousy weather, glitches 4 Nov 2008 at 6:06pm
Voters waited for hours and in some cases endured lousy weather to cast their ballots Tuesday in a historic election for U.S. president.Hoaxes such as texts sent to voters to alert them that voting was postponed to another day also were reported, CNN said....
Rainy weather yields wet ballots in Va. 4 Nov 2008 at 5:26pm
Rainy weather in Virginia caused problems with wet ballots gumming up optical scanning machines, voting officials reported.Nancy Rodrigues, secretary of the board of elections, said 25 percent of the polling places in Virginia use optical scanning machines...