March 26, 2012 Gas prices are on the rise. The average nationwide cost of a gallon of gas has risen $.53 since January and analysts predict they will go higher before topping off. The price of gas in the Utica-Rome area has either topped or is fast approaching $4 per gallon giving local motorists pause before heading out to the store for a loaf of bread or visiting friends and neighbors. What is causing the increase? Lots of things.
Have you seen the ‘Kony 2012′? If not, you may be one of the few — the haunting short film just became the most viral video in history.
Like much of the world, country stars like Reba McEntire, Scotty McCreery and Martina McBride have been moved to help shine a light on the atrocities of African warlord Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army.
March 8, 2012 Today is International Women's Day, which takes place each year on March 8th. It's an opportunity to acknowledge the accomplishments and voice of women throughout the world.
February 25, 2012 I've always had an interest in astronomy, the stars, planets and the universe. If you like to gaze at the night skies, tonight and Sunday night should have a bright show in store, if the clouds move out for a clear view.
February 22, 2012 The World Wheelchair Curling Championships continue in South Korea, and Team USA, comprised entirely of Sitrin Stars curlers is still tied for first place.
January 31, 2012 Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy hit back at Fox News during a UK press conference following the London Premiere of their new film. Fox had publically criticized the film for supposedly pushing a 'dangerous liberal agenda' at kids.
Kermit mocks their blatant and pointless fear mongering before Miss Piggy offers her own opinion on Fox News.
While on tour of duty in Afghanistan, soldier Donny Eslinger adopted an adorable dog that he named Smoke-pup Barbarian. But after he was critically wounded during a mortar attack and shipped to Germany, Eslinger was forced to leave the pooch behind.
January 24, 2012 President Obama will deliver the State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress tonight. This is his third such address, and already we have some indication as to what he'll say.
January 20, 2012 Four-time Winter X Games champ Sarah Burke has died, nine days after wiping out at the base of the super-pipe during a practice run in Utah. The Canadian freestyle skier, who lived near Whistler in British Columbia, was 29.
January 9, 2012 An Australian woman is lucky to be alive after surviving a bungee jump accident. Erin Langworthy jumped from the Victoria Falls Bridge above the Zambezi River. Her bungee cord snapped and she fell into the water below, which was infested with crocodiles. How she not only survived the fall, but managed to avoid all the crocs is amazing. What may be more amazing, is everyone standing around on the bridge, not doing anything to help the poor girl.
President Barack Obama finally made good on his 2008 campaign promise to end the war in Iraq. On Wednesday, the president was at Fort Bragg in North Carolina to welcome troops returning home from Iraq for the last time.
