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Western Storms Wreak Havoc on Travel Plans

SALT LAKE CITY (Nov. 24) -- A powerful snowstorm pummeled the Rockies on Wednesday, bringing whiteout conditions to parts of the region and closing roads on one of the busiest travel days of the year. The hectic storm that buried Seattle in snow and shut down highways in Idaho, Wyoming and Utah earlier in the week was...

Bundle Up for the Holiday: Here Comes the Cold

(Nov. 16) -- Winter weather has already arrived in the northern Rockies, where storm warnings are in effect for an ongoing potent storm, with a second storm poised to quickly follow. And by next week's extended holiday weekend, cold air will spread across much of the United States. The worst of the cold will be confined...

Squirrels Are Getting Fatter Now, Too (Thanks to Global Warming!)

(July 21) -- Some squirrels are getting a lot plumper than they used to be, but the root cause of their weight gain isn't what you might suspect (not saturated-fatty nuts, sorry!): It's global warming. That's the conclusion drawn in a three-decade-long study on the yellow-bellied marmots -- large ground squirrels also...

The Dugout: Winning Games Is Easy

On Tuesday night's game between the Nationals and Rockies, Alan Embree earned the win without even throwing a pitch. For one night, at least, he got to live the life of a fantasy baseball team owner.The real story here, of course, is that the win statistic suddenly seems a little trivial. Baseball experts across the board...