Lynchburg man dead after kayaking incident near Great Falls
Read full article: Lynchburg man dead after kayaking incident near Great FallsThe Maryland Natural Resources Police announced in a statement Thursday that a 22-year-old Lynchburg man had died following a kayaking incident in the area of Great Falls Sunday.
Early results show lower cancer rates than expected among Air Force nuclear missile personnel
Read full article: Early results show lower cancer rates than expected among Air Force nuclear missile personnelThe Air Force is reporting the first data on cancer diagnoses among troops who worked with nuclear missiles.
2 weeks of winter storms kill dozens and cause cold chaos in parts of the US, but a thaw is coming
Read full article: 2 weeks of winter storms kill dozens and cause cold chaos in parts of the US, but a thaw is comingTwo weeks of storms in the U.S. have turned roads into icy death traps, frozen people to death from Oregon to Tennessee and caused power outages that could take weeks to fix.
Nuclear strike chief seeks cancer review of missile crews
Read full article: Nuclear strike chief seeks cancer review of missile crewsThe top Air Force general in charge of the nation’s air- and ground-launched nuclear missiles has requested an official investigation into the number of airmen who are reporting blood cancer diagnoses after serving at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana.
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Conservation status cut Youngkins’ farm tax bill by 95%
Read full article: Conservation status cut Youngkins’ farm tax bill by 95%Republican Virginia gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin and his wife cut the real estate tax bill on their horse farm when they successfully petitioned Fairfax County to designate the more than 30-acre property around their Great Falls home as agricultural property, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported.

Snowstorm dumps up to four feet of snow in Montana over the weekend
Read full article: Snowstorm dumps up to four feet of snow in Montana over the weekendROANOKE, Va. - While some of us dealt with record heat this weekend, record snow was falling in parts of Montana. A powerful winter storm dumped anywhere from 1.6" of snow in Missoula to 48" of snow in Browning. According to the National Weather Service in Great Falls, that's the second-highest two-day snow total in Great Falls on record. Additionally, the 2-day snow total of 19.3 inches measured at Great Falls is the 2nd highest two-day snow total ever for any time of the year. The only winter storm to ever produce a higher two-day snow total occurred April 27-28, 2009 when 24.2 inches were measured.

Montana is blanketed in feet of snow
Read full article: Montana is blanketed in feet of snowSo far, parts of Montana have received almost two feet of snow. The National Weather Service's winter storm warning for portions of north central Montana is in effect until Monday morning. "This has the potential to be a historically significant early-season snow event," the National Weather Service in Great Falls, Montana, said. The National Weather Service in Great Falls tweeted out pictures from northern Montana showing highways with up to a foot of snow on the road. Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Amanda Villa tweeted pictures of the dangerous impacts of snow with a car crash on a road in central Montana.

Parts of the Rockies expecting significant September snowstorm
Read full article: Parts of the Rockies expecting significant September snowstormROANOKE, Va. - It's not rare for it to snow in the Rockies during the fall months. However, the snowstorm expected this weekend will be a doozy (even for them). The earliest Helena has seen 6" of snow in a 24-hour span was on September 11, 1949. The weather pattern is very amplified, which is allowing this insurgence of very cold air for the Rockies. This will likely give us a fairly significant cool-down for the weekend and, perhaps, even some rain and storms later next week.
