EPA looks to accelerate Bay plan [www.clipsyndicate.com | WAVY NBC 10 Norfolk]
What if, instead of writing a check to the power company every month, the power company had to write one to you? A St. Petersburg man is counting on that happening by the end of this year because of the five-kilowatt solar system he put on his roof. [www.clipsyndicate.com | FOX WTVT Tampa-St Petersb]
El Nino is making our December colder than normal. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KXAN NBC 36 Austin]
Cute kids, silly smiles and even a Santa dog. We love seeing you and your family having fun this holiday season. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WOOD NBC 8 Grand Rapids]
Whether training for a marathon or looking to increase your daily physical activity, jogging is a great way to burn those calories. FOX 26's "My Tech Guy" Doug Delony has a look at three websites to help you plan and track your progress. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KRIV FOX 7 Houston, TX]
An Oregon City woman said someone posed as her cousin on Facebook's chat function and asked for $1,000. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KPTV FOX 12 Portland, OR]
A family was stuck for more than 24 hours on a remote forest road after following GPS directions to a Christmas dinner in Maupin. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KPTV FOX 12 Portland, OR]
The Alpine Rescue Team has been called out four times in the past two weeks in response to a beacon signal that then disappears. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KMGH ABC Denver]
Today's question is from Steve in Annandale. Steve writes, "I hear that we will have a blue moon on New Year's Eve. I imagine that doesn't happen very often. When was the last New Year's Eve blue moon?" [www.clipsyndicate.com | WTTG FOX 5 Washington, DC]
Alex Salmond has cited Scotland's renewable energy potential to call for more power to be devolved to the Scottish government. [www.clipsyndicate.com | Press Association UK]
Here's the latest news for Tuesday, Dec. 29: Obama says 'a systemic failure has occurred' in skies; Web posts suggest lonely, depressed terror suspect; Brazilian family wants boy back from U.S.; 85-year-old fulfills her dream of flying by paragliding [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
You could call it the "greening" of TPD -- as Tampa police, armed with some new technology, go after illegal dumping in east Tampa...The year long effort seems to be working, but some special cameras recently pushed the war on illegal dumpers over the top. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WTVT FOX 13 Tampa, FL]
Starting Jan. 1, it will be illegal to text message while driving in New Hampshire, but many worry that the new law will be tough to enforce. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WMUR ABC 9 Manchester NH]
A Hampton, N.H., man was arrested and charged with trying to meet an underage boy for sex, who turned out to be an undercover officer. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WMUR ABC 9 Manchester NH]
The NFC Champion North Vikings lost to the Bears on Monday, who didn't even make it to the playoffs. The loss has a lot of people talking from Facebook to the radio. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KMSP FOX 9 Minneapolis]
Researchers are developing cell phone software to help illegal border-crossers find water on long, sometimes deadly treks through the vast deserts. The AP's John Mone reports on how the technology will work. (Dec. 29) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
France is the biggest oyster producer in Europe and the fourth biggest in the world. But for how much longer? An unidentified disease is decimating stocks, leaving the industry reeling. Scientists are now developing a new technique to genetically select oysters that are more resistant.Duration: 01:31 [www.clipsyndicate.com | Agence France-Presse]
Police say drivers are using sites like Twitter and Facebook to alert other drivers about DUI checkpoints locations. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KPHO Phoenix, Arizona]
Some Las Vegans are calling the 4-section, small print, large Clark County Tax Assessment paper being delivered to taxpayers a waste of money and paper. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KVVU FOX 5 Henderson, NV]
A Marietta legislator will introduce a bill in the 2010 Georgia Legislature that would require a DNA sample be taken from anyone suspected of a felony. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WAGA FOX 5 Atlanta, GA ]
State Police are stepping up the fight against meth labs across the state. It's part of a project they've been working on for more than a year. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WNDY 23 Indianapolis]
Maybe they should change the marriage vows to include, “until Facebook do us part.” [www.clipsyndicate.com | KRIV FOX 7 Houston, TX]
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