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- 'Apocalyptic' avalanche kills eight climbers at Europe's highest peak
- CHAMONIX, France AFP — A mountain guide said Monday that a giant avalanche that swept away a group of climbers was like "a scene from the apocalypse". The climbers were heading for western Europe's highest peak in perfect weather conditions, when a block of glacier ice broke free and...
- Research articles 2008-08-25
- 'No chance' for missing climbers after Alps avalanche: minister
- ANNECY, France AFP — Rescuers on Sunday suspended their hunt for eight climbers missing in an avalanche in the Alps, as France's interior minister warned there is "no longer any chance of finding someone alive." Michele Alliot-Marie also said there could be more people buried in the snow. ...
- Research articles 2008-08-24
- People on the move
- -- Ronald W. Jibson has been promoted to president and chief executive officer of Questar Gas. He succeeds Alan K. Allred, who will retire Sept. 1. Jibson joined Questar Gas (formerly Mountain Fuel Supply Co.) 27 years ago as a design engineer. He was named executive price president of Questar...
- Research articles 2008-08-16
- Remarks at the funeral service for former White House Press Secretary Tony Snow
- July 17, 2008 Archbishop Wuerl; Father O'Connell; Mr. Vice President; members of the Cabinet and my administration; Members of Congress; distinguished guests; most importantly, the Snow family, Jill, Robbie, Kendall, Kristi, and Jim and other family members; former colleagues of Tony: Laura and I are privileged to join you...
- Research articles 2008-07-21
- Nepalese climber pushes for cleaner Everest
- KATHMANDU AFP — A young mountaineer from Nepal has claimed a major breakthrough in his bid to promote eco-friendly climbing on Mount Everest, with his team reaching extraordinary heights of cleanliness. Expedition leader Dawa Steven Sherpa has made it his mission to clean up the world's highest peak, and...
- Research articles 2008-06-25
- A lot of snow takes a lot of salt
- The Kansas Department of Transportation applied 124,148 tons of rock salt to state highways in 2007. That's the equivalent weight of more than 2,000 M1 Abrams battle tanks. SOURCE: KDOT 2008 annual report
- Research articles 2008-06-08
- Snow cancels his speech due to unspecified illness
- Former White House press secretary Tony Snow, diagnosed with cancer three years ago, canceled a speaking appearance at Ohio's Ashland University because of an unspecified illness, the university announced Wednesday. The university said Snow's doctors have told him he cannot travel and that Snow will be replaced by...
- Research articles 2008-05-29
- Kashmir avalanches kill 22: police
- SRINAGAR, India AFP — Avalanches triggered by the worst snowfall in years killed 22 people and left 15 missing in Indian Kashmir, police said on Saturday, as hundreds of stranded people were evacuated. Kashmir, where a revolt against Indian rule has raged for decades, has been blanketed by snow...
- Research articles 2008-02-09
- Snow storms cause deaths in China ahead of Lunar New Year
- BEIJING AFP — The worst snows to hit parts of China for 50 years killed at least a dozen people at the weekend, state media said, with thousands more injured as they headed home for the Lunar New Year holiday. The conditions brought traffic to a standstill in eight...
- Research articles 2008-01-26
- For Josh Groban, Sundance is something to sing about
- PARK CITY -- U2, Patti Smith, 50 Cent, John Legend and Josh Groban are contributing to the soundtrack of this year's Sundance Film Festival. Yes, Josh Groban -- he of fresh face, lyrical baritone, and last year's best-selling album, the holiday-themed "Noel." Sundance, the annual orgy...
- Research articles 2008-01-23
- Two dead as western US lashed by snow, rain: officials
- SAN FRANCISCO AFP — Heavy snow and rain pounded the western United States for a third day Sunday as state officials confirmed two fatalities from the storms that have pummeled the region. California was drenched with up to 10 inches (25 cm) of rainfall in some regions as mountain...
- Research articles 2008-01-06
- Penguins win OT outdoor thriller against Sabres
- ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Sidney Crosby can expect chilly receptions every time he returns to Buffalo. Some snow, a shootout and Sid the Kid's winning goal added up to a perfect hockey day outside that will forever be frozen in time. The Penguins captain somehow saw...
- Research articles 2008-01-02
- Snow sends thousands from Canada on free tropical vacations
- OTTAWA AFP — Thousands of Canadians won a free winter getaway Wednesday in this country's largest ever travel promotion which was pegged to a minimum five inches (12.7 cm) of snow falling on New Year's day. Tens of thousands were eligible to win the complimentary trips valued at up...
- Research articles 2008-01-02
- NHL: Big crowd sees Penguins' Crosby beat Sabres in snow
- ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Sidney Crosby can expect chilly receptions every time he returns to Buffalo. Some snow, a shootout and Sid the Kid's winning goal added up to a perfect hockey day outside that will forever be frozen in time. The Penguins captain...
- Research articles 2008-01-02
- SOS: save our snow: winter athletes take the lead in fighting global warming
- [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "And if the snow buries my neighborhood, And if my parents are crying then I'll dig a tunnel from my window to yours, yeah a tunnel from my window to yours."--The Arcade Fire, "Neighborhood #1 Tunnels" "When I was a kid, I remember walking in tunnels...
- Research articles 2008-01-01
- Scouts will have eyes on Snow-Butler bout
- Junior college football fans from Sanpete County and Kansas might be the most emotionally attached viewers of this Saturday's Zions Bank Top of the Mountain Bowl. The most interested observers at Rice- Eccles Stadium, however, could be the scouts, recruiters and coaches watching No. 1 Snow College tangle with No....
- Research articles 2007-11-30
- Western Europe's highest summit gets taller
- CHARMONIX, France AFP — Western Europe's highest mountain Mont Blanc is taller than ever due to snow piled atop its summit, in what experts meeting in France Saturday described as a climate-change related phenomenon. The Alps' tallest peak was measured at 4,810.90 metres (15,784 feet) on September 15 and...
- Research articles 2007-10-13
- Press Briefing by Tony Snow
- WASHINGTON -- James S. Brady Briefing Room 12:38 P.M. EDT MR. SNOW: (Enters to applause.) Well, let me say, back at you. Let me start on an unusual note for a press briefing, just to give a lot of thanks to a lot of people, and I want...
- Research articles 2007-09-12
- No. 2 Snow to host Australians
- As it prepares for its home opener, the Snow College football team is picking up where it left off. Coming off a 32-14 thrashing of Air Force Academy Prep on the road, the Badgers get ready to host the Australian National squad today at 10 a.m. at Badger...
- Research articles 2007-09-01
- Snow to step down as Bush spokesman
- WASHINGTON -- Tony Snow, whose face became familiar to millions of television viewers, as well as the Washington press corps, in his two years as chief White House spokesman, plans to leave his post on Sept. 14. "I sadly accepted his desire to leave the White House," President...
- Research articles 2007-09-01
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