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Earthquake Off Alaska's Coast

GNA — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:57:40 +0000

The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting that a 6.8 tremor was felt in a remote area off the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. The preliminary measurement was 7.1, but was just adjusted. The quake hit 1,000 miles west southwest of Anchorage, Alaska, in the Pacific Ocean. A Tsunami warning was issued for the islands as a precaution. However, that warning was [...]

We Interrupt This Earthquake For A Commercial – Or Vice Versa! [VIDEO]

Richie Phillips — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:20:52 +0000

Hey, you have to have a sense of humor these days or you’ll go completely crazy, right? Well nobody knows that better than YouTube. No sooner did the earth start shakin’ did they start distributing this little video clip, which definitely got a laugh out of me. Hope you feel the same: This poor guy. [...]

How Does Anybody Sleep Thru Albany's Earthquake? Got a minute?

Richie Phillips — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:58:16 +0000

This was pretty darn funny in a way. I’ve been beating myself up lately for not sleeping at nite. I keep waking up every 2 hours, like I’m taking a series of mini-naps or something. I keep thinking that I’m morphing into an insomniac. Well, I’m not worried anymore! So Dorrie calls me [...]

Virgina Earthquake Shakes Albany, NYC, DC, and The Northeast

Bryen — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:55:41 +0000

An earthquake epicentered in Virginia occurred Tuesday afternoon, with people in Washington, DC, New York, Ohio, North Carolina, Massachusetts and Toronto reporting they felt the tremors, as well.

Reports thus far indicate the quake registered a 5.9 on the Richter scale.

Earthquakes Hit United States & Japan

GNA — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 11:40:25 +0000

North and South Carolina had an earthquake yesterday evening, but it wasn’t even half the magnitude of the earthquake that rattled Japan today. Japan’s Meteorological Agency says the quake registered at 6.3 and struck six miles deep, just 170 miles east of the country’s main island. Fortunately, no tsunami warning was needed. However, the Fukushima nuclear power [...]

Sandra Bullock is One of My Favorite Actresses

GNA — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 18:00:23 +0000

God broke the mold when he made Sandra Bullock. After everything the Oscar winner has gone through in the last year with her martial problems, Bullock still manages to be stoic and generous amid her personal life. The actress donated $1 million to the American Red Cross to assist in the relief of earthquake and tsunami victims in [...]

Should People Make Jokes Publicly About The Japanese Earthquake?

Richie Phillips — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:49:11 +0000

It is 12:20PM on Monday. I was just leaving the WGNA studios to go home for lunch, when I saw this headline in my email–”Celebrities Tweeting Tasteless Jokes About Japanese Earthquake”. I was so burning mad when I read this, I had to do a quick blog I’m sure this will be all over the [...]

Massive Earthquake in Japan Triggers Tsunami Across Pacific

Kevin Richards — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:54:59 +0000

When I woke up to the news this morning that there was a massive earthquake in Japan, I immediately started to think about the poor shocked people who woke up to that ‘hell’ this morning. Then when I saw the coverage of Tsunami waves washing away cars and homes like they were child sized toys, I [...]