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| La Mesa Weather: Current Temperatures and 7-Day Forecast Tuesday, Jan 28, 2014 06:55 PM PST  Current conditions and weather warnings. Full Story | Top |
| Milton School Committee to Discuss Pierce Middle School, FY15 Budget Tuesday, Jan 28, 2014 06:52 PM PST  1. Milton will be cloudy through mid-morning Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. The daytime high will be near 24. 2. The Milton School Committee will meet Wednesday night at Milton High School. The meeting, which start Full Story | Top |
| Imperial Beach Weather: Current Temperatures and 7-Day Forecast Tuesday, Jan 28, 2014 06:51 PM PST  Current conditions and weather warnings. Full Story | Top |
| [$$] Book Review: 'Windfall' by McKenzie Funk Tuesday, Jan 28, 2014 06:29 PM PST From politicians to entrepreneurs, some people look at the effects of climate change and see dollar signs. Philip Delves Broughton reviews McKenzie Funk's "Windfall." Full Story | Top |
| UN chief meets with Fidel Castro in Havana Tuesday, Jan 28, 2014 06:28 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with Fidel Castro in Havana on Tuesday for a conversation that ranged from climate change to the civil war in Syria, and said he criticized Cuba's human rights problems. Full Story | Top |
| Obama touts 'responsible' energy development measures, climate goals Tuesday, Jan 28, 2014 06:21 PM PST By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama unveiled new measures on Tuesday to address climate change that aim to promote the country's abundant shale gas and oil resources while balancing concerns about their impact on the environment. In his fifth State of the Union address, Obama highlighted several new and existing measures to expand clean energy production, chiefly by using executive powers that are not dependent on action by a divided Congress. Among the proposals cited by Obama, among a series of measures not needing Congressional action, was a plan for new incentives to encourage the country's fleet of medium and heavy duty trucks to run on natural gas and alternative fuels. Those incentives will complement new fuel efficiency standards that the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transportation will issue later this year for heavy duty trucks, the White House said. Full Story | Top |
| Winter storm brings 'once-in-decade' ice, snow to U.S. South Tuesday, Jan 28, 2014 06:01 PM PST  By Kathy Finn NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A rare blast of snow, sleet and ice hit the U.S. South on Tuesday, prompting five states to declare a state of emergency, closing the New Orleans airport and causing chaos on roads for drivers unaccustomed to the dangerously slick conditions. Temperatures in parts of those regions could feel as cold as minus 30 Fahrenheit (minus 34 Celsius) on Tuesday, the National Weather Service said. Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina each declared a state of emergency, telling motorists to stay off the roads. "Residents should not overreact but should make plans now to ensure they are prepared for prolonged freezing conditions and icy roadways," Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant said. Full Story | Top |
| Bad Weather Prompts Closure of District 5 Schools, Offices Tuesday, Jan 28, 2014 05:46 PM PST  District leaders will continue to monitor the weather conditions closely to determine the status of school opening for Thursday, Jan. 30. Full Story | Top |
| Freezing US storm threatens south Tuesday, Jan 28, 2014 04:40 PM PST A freezing winter storm that has already sent temperatures plunging on much of the US east coast was Tuesday threatening usually balmy Florida, forecasters warned. But the cold front is spreading unusually far southward, forecasters say. The National Weather Service said: "The strong cold front that is now off the east coast, moving toward central Florida, and in the Gulf is advancing arctic air across these regions. In Florida, more than 80 flights were canceled at the international airports of Miami and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood. Full Story | Top |
| Icy weather pushes back Nagin trial Tuesday, Jan 28, 2014 02:34 PM PST NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ice and freezing rain has pushed back jury selection by another day for the bribery trial of former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin. Full Story | Top |
| Winter storm brings 'once in decade' ice, snow to Southern states Tuesday, Jan 28, 2014 02:33 PM PST  By Kathy Finn NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A rare blast of snow, sleet and ice hit the U.S. South on Tuesday, prompting three states to declare a state of emergency, closing the New Orleans airport and causing chaos on roads for drivers unaccustomed to the dangerously slick conditions. Temperatures in parts of those regions could feel as cold as minus 30 Fahrenheit (minus 34 Celsius) on Tuesday, the National Weather Service said. Louisiana, Mississippi and North Carolina each declared a state of emergency, telling motorists to stay off the roads. "Residents should not overreact but should make plans now to ensure they are prepared for prolonged freezing conditions and icy roadways," Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant said. Full Story | Top |
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