Ice not thick enough for Dutch skating marathon

mgerrish — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:25:01 +0000

THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Organizers of the near-mythical Eleven Cities Tour dealt 16,000 skaters and the nation at large a crushing blow Wednesday when they decided the ice was too thin to hold the 125-mile (200-kilometer) skating marathon for the first time in 15 years.

"We can't let the tour go ahead at the moment," Frisian Eleven Cities Association chairman Wiebe Wieling told a nationally televised news conference. "We're not proud of this decision. This is the decision we had to make."

Eastern Europe in freezing temperatures

bnielsen — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:41:17 +0000

Volunteer 'guardian angel' watches out for Sunset elementary students

tmartinez — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:19:01 +0000

SUNSET -- Sunset Elementary School students know that no matter how bad the weather is, they can count on Janet "Nan" Lujan to walk with them to school, help them cross the street and keep them safe.

High winds blow through Weber, Davis again

ahowell — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:58:40 +0000

High winds blew through portions of Davis and Weber counties early Friday but produced no reports of damage.

Poor water runoff predicted in Top of Utah

pchallis — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:32:04 +0000

OGDEN -- There will be lots of water available to water lawns, make lemonade, take baths and generally keep the Wasatch Front wet this summer, but don't thank Utah's winter.

Phil 'predicts' 6 more weeks of winter

ahowell — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:46:44 +0000

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. -- Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his lair to "see" his shadow on Thursday, in the process predicting six more weeks of winter.

Some groundhogs are more accurate than others

ahowell — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:35:01 +0000

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Every Feb. 2, a slew of weather-predicting rodents lift their noses in the air to test winter's strength, offering groundhog-hole predictions from Punxsutawney, Pa., down to Lilburn, Ga.

But among all fur-covered meteorologists, the best-guesser's crown belongs to a 5-year-old critter who lives indoors and doesn't even hibernate: Mortimer, the pride of Garner, N.C.

Obama declares disaster in Utah wind storms, OKs aid

ahowell — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:04:01 +0000

SALT LAKE CITY -- President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in Utah following a Dec. 1 wind storm and is ordering federal aid to help recovery efforts.

At least 9 dead in foggy freeway wrecks

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:15:01 +0000

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Authorities say at least nine people died in a series of crashes apparently caused by heavy smoke and fog overnight on Interstate 75 in north Florida.

Liberty residents tired of rainy January

tchristensen — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:49:02 +0000

LIBERTY — Brad Stark has lived in Liberty for decades and never has he seen so much water.

Aurora borealis mesmerizes hardy watchers

ahowell — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:59:08 +0000

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The aurora borealis streaking across Alaska skies this week captivated sky watchers who camped out in sub-zero temperatures to photograph the lights, billed as the most active in years.

Ogden board sets later start to school

cpomerleau — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:22:13 +0000

OGDEN -- The Ogden School Board has approved its 2012-13 calendar, with classes starting Aug. 27, half a week later than in the 2011-12 school year.

A real snow thrower

tmartinez — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:41:10 +0000

OGDEN -- One snowman appears to be gleefully pushing the other into the street in an unknown artist’s creation on the side of Monroe Boulevard in Ogden on Monday.

Possible tornado hits Ala.; 2 killed

ahowell — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:06:01 +0000

CLAY, Ala. — Violent weather including possible tornadoes roared across the heart of Alabama on Monday, killing two people and injuring more than 100 others. Searchers went door-to-door calling out to residents, some of whom lived along a path near the deadly twisters that devastated the area last year.

Another vehicle slides into icy Logan River

ahowell — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:11:01 +0000

LOGAN -- Authorities have issued a warning after another vehicle slid into an icy Utah river where a group of passers-by recently rescued three children from inside a car that rolled into the river.

Soggy storm causes flooding, traffic woes

tchristensen — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 05:04:01 +0000

EDEN -- A winter storm on Saturday continued to flood the already inundated Ogden Valley and Morgan County communities.

Storm brings heavy snow, headaches, to Utah

ahowell — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:18:40 +0000

SALT LAKE CITY -- Winter is throwing a punch at northern Utah, bringing heavy snow and causing road closures and power outages across the region.

Storm boosts Idaho snowpack

ahowell — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:59:01 +0000

The storms of the past week have lifted some of Idaho's snowpacks from well below average to within a storm or two of normal.

Power outages in Northwest could continue for days

ahowell — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:47:01 +0000

SEATTLE -- A Pacific Northwest storm that brought snow, ice and powerful winds left a mess of fallen trees and power lines Friday as tens of thousands of residents already without power faced the prospect of a cold, dark weekend and flooding became a top region-wide concern.

While temperatures warmed and the icy, snowy conditions abated in western Washington and Oregon, slick roads and fast-melting snow brought challenges for road workers, city officials and rescue crews. The region also faces more rain as swelling rivers lead to the worst flooding some Oregon counties have seen in more than a decade.

Heavy rains cause Cache canal to break, flooding areas

ahowell — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:46:01 +0000

LOGAN -- Crews have drained a canal in Mendon after it nearly broke on its own from heavy rain flooding parts of Northern Utah.