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Monday, January 07, 2013  The Eastwood Satellite Police Office opens Monday afternoon with Mayor Stephanie Miner hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony.

Thursday, October 11, 2012  The 10th Mountain Division is unveiling the Army's newest communications equipment at the unit's northern New York home.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012  A Utica man is facing charges in several shoplifting incidents.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012  They were long thought to be a thing of the past, but rooftop antennas are making a comeback thanks to high cable and satellite prices and online programming options.

Monday, January 16, 2012  The recent contract dispute between WSYR-TV in Syracuse and Verizon Fios, could result in hearings before the State Senate.

Thursday, February 24, 2011  High pressure dominated Central New York on Wednesday leading to stunning satellite images. In the calm before the storm, skies were crystal clear allowing for a near perfect view from outer space.

Monday, November 29, 2010  European satellite project watches our snow

Saturday, November 27, 2010  Scientists from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission, or TRMM satellite team at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD recently compared rainfall between the two active hurricane seasons of 2010 and 2005. Of course, the 2010 season was being watched closely by those cleaning up the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and it seems we may have had some luck there.

Monday, November 22, 2010  Satellites are used for many things in today’s society.  GPS (global positioning systems) signals, television, military technology and weather forecasting are some examples that require satellite usage.

Thursday, September 16, 2010  Large and powerful hurricane Igor will threaten Bermuda this weekend.

Sunday, April 11, 2010  A website to help you find what you're looking for

Thursday, April 01, 2010  Fifty years ago today, the world’s first weather satellite lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., and opened a new and exciting dimension in weather forecasting. Top leaders from NOAA and NASA hailed the milestone as an example of their agencies’ strong partnership and commitment to flying the best satellites today and beyond. Photos of the TIROS satellite and its first image from can be found on here. The first image from the satellite, known as TIROS-1 (Television Infrared Observation Satellite), was a fuzzy picture of thick bands and clusters of clouds over the United States. An image captured a few days later revealed a typhoon about a 1,000 miles east of Australia. TIROS-1, a polar-orbiting satellite, weighed 270 pounds and carried two cameras and two video recorders. Though the satellite only lasted 78 days, its impact is still visible today. “This satellite forever changed weather forecasting,” said Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator. “Since TIROS-1, meteorologists have far greater information about severe weather and can issue more accurate forecasts and warnings that save lives and protect property.”  “TIROS-1 started the satellite observations and interagency collaborations that produced vast improvements in weather forecasts,” said NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden, Jr. “It also laid the foundation for our current global view of Earth that underlies all of climate research and the field of Earth system science.”  Throughout the 1960s, each TIROS spacecraft carried increasingly advanced instruments and technology. By 1965, meteorologists combined 450 TIROS images into the first global view of the world’s weather.