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Weather Balloon Soundings
Since the late 1930s, upper air observations have been made by the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) with radiosondes. The radiosonde is a small, expendable instrument package that is suspended 25 meters (about 80 feet) or more below a large balloon...Tags: Electronics, Science and Technology, Entertainment, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Radio
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Southwest Virginia Pharmacies not stocking Potassium Iodide
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterPresident Barack Obama late this afternoon said U.S. officials don't expect harmful levels of radiation to hit the West Coast of the continental U.S., Hawaii or Alaska. He even repeated the statement for emphasis. This after there's been a run on...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Politics, Hawaii, Entertainment, Barack Obama
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Sarah Palin will be a featured speaker at Lynchburg women's conference
Anchor/ReporterFormer Alaska Governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin will speak in Lynchburg later this year. Palin will be a featured guest at the Extraordinary Women 2011 EWomen conference, October 7 and 8 at Liberty University. On its...Tags: Politics, Colleges and Universities, Human Interest, Elections, Education
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Rescuers arrive to help Alaska plane crash victims
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -- An Alaska official says military rescuers have arrived at the scene of a plane crash in southwest Alaska.
Authorities say the plane was carrying nine people, and that five were believed to be dead. Former Sen. Ted Stevens and ex-...Tags: Science and Technology, Transportation Industry, Politics, NASA, Space Programs
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Taney County Coroner: Second Body found near Rural Protem is Russell 'Rusty' Porter
ReporterThe Taney County Coroner says MRI imagery and medical records confirm the second body found near rural protem is that of Russell “Rusty” Porter. On April 17, Russell Porter and his wife Rebecca “Becky” Porter disappeared from their...Tags: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Texas
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Alaska volcano erupting with lava streams from crater
ReutersA volcano that has been erupting for several days in Alaska's Aleutian Islands may be preparing for a more explosive event, scientists said on Wednesday. Cleveland Volcano, a 5,676-foot peak located on Chuginadak Island, about 940 miles southwest of...Tags: Science and Technology, Research, Anchorage, Volcanoes, Disasters and Accidents
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Espionage charges dropped against ex-NSA manager
Former National Security Agency employee Thomas Drake accepted a plea deal Thursday that cleared him of espionage charges stemming from an alleged leak of classified information to a Baltimore Sun reporter who wrote about waste and mismanagement at the...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Prisons, WikiLeaks, Thomas Drake, News Media
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Got an office gripe? Get it off your chest
Work is, by its very definition, not fun. I know this because I looked it up in the dictionary and spotted nonfun words like "labor" and "exerts" and "effort." I also know this because I work, and have done so since realizing that money is necessary to...Tags: Colorado, Crime, Law and Justice, Colleges and Universities, Connecticut, Lawyers
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Tsunami Warning Issued, Canceled for Aleutians
Channel 2 NewsA tsunami warning was issued and then canceled Thursday night for the Aleutian chain, after a 7.3 preliminary-magnitude earthquake struck 20 miles southeast of Amutka Pass. The warning was issued for the areas between Unimak Pass and Amchitka Pass at 7:...Tags: Japan, Disasters, Earthquakes, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Natural Disasters
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Begich, Murkowski Blast Obama on SPR Oil Release
Channel 2 NewsAlaska's Congressional delegation blasted the Department of Energy plans to release 30 million barrels from the country's emergency oil stockpile, in an effort to lower oil prices and stabilize oil distribution. White House officials say it's a move...Tags: Emergency Planning, Energy Resources, Natural Resources, Disasters and Accidents, Massachusetts
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Garbled Amber Alert Message Causes Confusion
Channel 2 NewsWhen an Amber Alert went out Wednesday evening for a girl suspected to have been abducted, numerous calls, e-mails and messages came in to the Channel 2 News room saying that the message broadcast on television and radio was garbled and hard to...Tags: Science and Technology, Fairbanks, Anchorage, Radio, Television
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