At least 46 reported dead in Chile as forest fires move into densely populated central areas
By ALEXANDRE PLAZA and PATRICIA LUNA Associated Press VIÑA DEL MAR, Chile (AP) — Intense forest fires burning around a densely populated area of central Chile have caused at least 46 deaths, Chile’s president said Saturday evening, and officials said at least...
USGS records 5.1 magnitude earthquake in Oklahoma
PRAGUE, OKLAHOMA (NewsFirst) — The U.S. Geological Survey says a 5.1 magnitude earthquake shook the area of Prague and parts of Oklahoma Friday night. The 5.1 earthquake was recorded around 11:24 p.m. with the epicenter of the earthquake beginning in Prague,...
US begins strikes on militias in Iraq, Syria, retaliating for fatal drone attack, officials tell AP
By TARA COPP, LOLITA C. BALDOR and ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military launched an air assault on dozens of sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian-backed militias Friday, in the opening salvo of retaliation for the drone strike that...
Upgrades To National Weather Service NEXRAD Radars
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson PADUCAH, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) — The Paducah, Kentucky, NWS has upgraded their local radars. The NEXRAD doppler radar used by the National Weather Service examines storms in “slices.” After a slice the radar tilts upward...
