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December in Medford: persistent rain, little snowTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 4:10AMWinter seemed determined to make up for lost time when it finally arrived in Southern Oregon in the last two weeks of 2008.

La Niña blamed for more droughtTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 4:06AMSan Diego had its wettest November-December combo in 23 years, yet the dreaded “D” word keeps popping up. Yes, meteorologists are still talking about continued drought in their long-range predictions. La Niña is the culprit.

Body of shot woman found in vehicle idling for hoursTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 3:49AMDeath baffles investigators almost as much as it did residents

Lake levels running lowTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 3:03AMDespite light rain Monday, the county is behind in rainfall for the last 12 months. Still, it hasn’t gotten into drought stages just yet.

Latest snowfall turns to slushTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 2:05AMAt least it came and went quickly this time. Snow fell all over Snohomish County little more than a week after a snowstorm battered the region. But this snow turned to slush just hours after it fell with the arrival on Monday morning of temperatures warming into the upper 30s to mid-40s.

Govindraj Ethiraj: Lunch On The Shop FloorMonday, January 5, 2009 @ 4:49PMGuess where Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao spent the first day of the New Year? Receiving visiting dignitaries with bouquets of flowers, at the party offices with party colleagues and workers, with friends and family or a function to commemorate something or the other..?

Pasco gets serious about water restrictionsMonday, January 5, 2009 @ 3:53PMThe warnings went out late last year, but apparently not everyone paid attention. Now, hundreds of water-use citations are being issued in Pasco County.

CES 2009: Husqvarna Automower Solar Hybrid tends the lawn without FuelMonday, January 5, 2009 @ 2:01PM The Husqvarna Automower Solar Hybrid is a fully robotic lawn mower partly powered by the sun and uses no fuel or oil. The company will exhibit this green grass cutting robot at the CES 2009. The Solar Hybrid mower is designed to handle lawns of up to a ...

Bi-monthly utility billing cycle eyed for changeMonday, January 5, 2009 @ 1:34PMIt may be one year away, but the city of Woodland is getting prepared for a new method of billing water and sewer users. On Tuesday, the City Council will consider changing the frequency of billing residential customers from bi-monthly to monthly.