• National Guard delays Alaska staffing changes that threatened national security, civilian rescues

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Air National Guard has delayed its plan to downgrade the status of about 80 members of its Alaska unit, a move that would have threatened national security and civilian rescues in the nation’s most remote state. The Alaska Air National Guard confirmed the delay in an email to The Associated Press on Friday. AIR NATIONAL GUARD CHANGES IN ALASKA COULD AFFECT NATIONAL SECURITY, CIVILIAN RESCUES, STAFFERS SAY Efforts by the state’s politicians and Alaskans "have been...

  • Rain tapers off Sunday, drying out for the start of the week

    What We’re Tracking Rain continues to move through the area this morning and we still could see a few isolated showers through the early afternoon before clearing out later today. Temperatures will top out in the middle 70s. Things look to quiet down briefly heading into the work week before a few more isolated rain []

  • Young local golfer shines at Augusta National

    Nine-year-old Preston Tolnar competed at the Drive, Chip & Putt Championship on the Augusta National Golf Course this April.

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    Rain ending around the start of the GEICO 500

    Rain and storms occupy Alabama's weekend forecast, and that may mean delays

  • MINREX: Cuba starts off by airlifting nationals from Haiti

    Havana, Apr 19 (Prensa Latina) Cuba will start on Friday the return by air of Cubans stranded in Haiti, after the increasing wave of violence and clashes between gangs and law enforcement officers. The post MINREX: Cuba starts off by airlifting nationals from Haiti first appeared on Prensa Latina.

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    Thursday starts dry, rain returns tomorrow night

    Rain is expected to return to the area on Thursday night.

  • Ten dead, 21 missing after heavy rains in Brazil

    At least 10 people have died in floods caused by heavy rains in Brazil's south, authorities said Wednesday, as rescuers searched for nearly two dozen individuals reported missing.The deluges in the state of Rio Grande do Sul have displaced some 1,400 people in more than 100 municipalities, most of whom have been moved to shelters."We continue to work hard to locate the missing and to ensure the safety of at-risk areas," the state's governor, Eduardo Leite said on social media."Unfortunately,...

  • Swarm of bees delays start of Dodgers-Diamondbacks game

    About 10 minutes before first pitch at Chase Field on Tuesday night, the ballpark’s vice president of operations, Mike Rock, got a call from a colleague. The wrong kind of buzz had overtaken the stadium. “We have bees landing on the net right behind home plate." “How many,” he asked. “Hundreds. No wait, thousands!” Rock immediately jumped into action. “I knew we had a problem,” he said. Indeed, with a swarm of bees wrapped around the top of the protective screen behind home plate, the start of...

  • School closures, delays due to heavy rains & flooding

    Due to heavy rains and flooding, some Brazos Valley school districts have decided to close or delay classes on Monday, April 29

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    Video: Chilly start to weekend; Rain threat Sunday

    Mike Wankum has a look at the forecast for Boston, Massachusetts and New England.

  • Rain showers start Friday, stick around over weekend

    Two separate low pressure systems will bring a widespread rain for the Northland.

  • Heavy rains in Kenya force ZITF opening delay

    Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO HEAVY rains in Kenya have forced the official opening of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) currently underway To access this post, you must purchase a subscription. Please click the button below to visit our subscriptions page to select a package. Subscriptions