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The Times-Tribune from Scranton, Pennsylvania • B10

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The Times-Tribunei
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Scranton, Pennsylvania
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B10
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23:31 COSSAFRANK WEATHER NATION Email your suggestions to Hungry? Join us at theChef's Table eachweek as we explore local restaurants Dunleavy sworn in as Alaska governor Poor weather forced a change of location for the ceremony. BY BECKY BOHRER ASSOCIATED PRESS JUNEAU, Alaska Alas- ka Gov. Mike Dunleavy was sworn into office Monday, taking his oath in a school gym in the western Alaska city of Kotzebue after poor weather forced a change in plans the morning of the cer- emony. Dunleavy, a Scranton native and a former teacher and school administrator who lived for years in Kotze- bue, praised those who pulled together the ceremony on short notice. In rural Alaska, he said, make things Dunleavy had planned to be sworn in in the tiny Inupi- at Eskimo community of Noorvik, which he said was chosen because his wife hometown and the two have fond memories of the years they spent living in ruralAlaska.

He even initially planned to fly into Kotzebue and make a 65-mile trek by snow- mobile toNoorvik. But plans began to fall apart after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Anchor- age on Friday, causing wide- spread damage to roadways in largest city and surrounding areas. Dunleavy canceled the snowmobile tripandabbreviat- ed his travel plans so he could focus on earthquake relief efforts, said Sarah Erkmann Ward, a spokeswoman for the transition team. He instead intended to fly straight toNoor- vik on Monday from Anchor- age ona chartered flight. Plans changed again when poor visibility at the small airport in Noorvik prompted plane tobedivert- ed to Kotzebue, where sup- porters, unable to fly into Noorvik, were gathered, Ward said.

The judge who swore Dun- leavy in was on the plane with him, and Kevin Meyer, who was sworn in as lieuten- ant governor, was already in Kotzebue. Visibilitybegan to improve late Monday morning amid lingering JimBrader said. STANLEY WRIGHT ALASKA OFFICE VIA AP Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy after he was sworn into office Monday in Kotzebue, Alaska. Scranton 570-961-1400 Wyoming 570-288-7471 Tunkhannock 570-836-3700 Wilkes Barre 570-826-1700 Dallas 570-675-6020 Mountain Top 570-474-1100 1 Complete Eye Exam 2 Frames up to $53.

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Day 04 Short ride to Blarney Castle to visit the famous of View goods from Blarney Woolen Mills. Dinner in Killarney featuring Irish fare Day 05 Day at leisure for activities or touring. Farewell dinner in a local restaurant Day 06 Transfer to Shannon Airport for flight to Newburgh. Motorcoach to WB SCR March 11-16 Cliffs of Moher, Dingle Blarney Castle more! More details at: timestraveler.com Fly from Stewart Airport in Newburgh, NY via Norwegian Airlines! Avoid the big New York Airports only 90 mins from home! $1499 per person Includes Airfare! Deposit of $350 pp to confirm IRELAND 6-Day Day Short Break Tour Operated by ONLY 20 SPOTS LEFT! Washington New York Miami Atlanta Detroit Houston Chicago Minneapolis Kansas City El Paso Denver Billings Los Angeles San Francisco Seattle 0 2 2 2 0 0 50 100 150 200 300 500 20 8 a.m Noon 4 p.m City City Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.

Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. RIVER GAUGES The higher the AccuWeather.com UV num- ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Archbald Old Forge 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Very High; Extreme Meshoppen Wilkes-Barre 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m.

4 p.m. The presence of man-made particulates affecting aspects of human health. reading Forecast Tunkhannock Callicoon Port Jervis 0-50 Good; 51-100 Moderate; 101-150 Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200 Unhealthy; 201-300 Very Unhealthy; 301-500 Hazardous PA Department of Environmental Protection Shown is forecast. Temperatures are highs and lows. Williamsport Trenton Atlantic City Ocean City Cape MayDover Baltimore Washington, D.C.

New York City Harrisburg Philadelphia Wilmington Binghamton Port Jervis Wilkes-Barre Hazleton State College Pottsville SCRANTON Source: Longway Planetarium; Flint, MI Planets Rise Set Delaware Lackawanna Susquehanna Tunkhannock EXTENDED FORECASTSCRANTON TODAY NATIONAL CITIES WORLD CITIES SUN AND MOON IN THE SKYUV INDEX TODAY AIR QUALITY INDEX NATIONAL WEATHER I-95 DC TO PHILLY: Partly sunny today. Clear in the north tonight; partly cloudy in the south. I-81 HARRISBURG AREA: Partly sunny today. Partly cloudy tonight. Times of clouds and sun Wednesday.

I-84 NEW YORK BORDER AREA: Breezy today with inter- vals of clouds and sun. Partly cloudy tonight. I-476 LEHIGH VALLEY AREA: Partly sunny and breezy today. A star-studded sky tonight. I-80 EASTERN PA: Periods of clouds and sunshine today.

Partly cloudy tonight. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. Precip Chance Humidity Winds NNW 10-20 mph Amsterdam Athens Baghdad Beijing Bermuda Buenos Aires Cancun Cape Town Caracas Dublin Frankfurt Geneva Hong Kong Istanbul Jerusalem Kabul London Madrid Melbourne Montreal Moscow Mumbai Ottawa Paris Rio de Janeiro Riyadh Rome St. Thomas San Juan Singapore Stockholm Sydney Tehran Tokyo Toronto Warsaw Albany Anchorage Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Boston Buffalo Cape May Charlotte Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus, OH Dallas Denver Harrisburg Hartford Honolulu Las Vegas Los Angeles Louisville Miami Myrtle Beach New Orleans New York City Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland, OR Raleigh Rochester San Francisco Seattle State College Syracuse Tampa Washington, DC Wilmington, DE Today Wednesday ThursdayToday Wednesday Thursday Sunday 3.17’ 4.04’ Yesterday 3.59’ 4.30’ 24-hr change Flood stage 8.0’ 11.0’ Sunday 16.07’ 9.65’ Yesterday 16.05’ 9.20’ 24-hr change Flood stage 27.0’ 22.0’ Sunday 5.01’ 5.83’ Yesterday 5.35’ 6.34’ 24-hr change Flood stage 12.0’ 18.0’ Sunday 3.11’ Yesterday 3.72’ 24-hr change Flood stage 11.0’ Sunrise 7:12 a.m. 7:13 a.m.

Sunset 4:34 p.m. 4:34 p.m. Moonrise 4:10 a.m. 5:15 a.m. Moonset 3:18 p.m.

3:51 p.m. Today Wednesday In the sky: The Gemini twins are rising into the sky this time of year. Look for two bright stars near each other in the eastern sky tonight. Mercury 5:53 a.m. 3:54 p.m.

Venus 3:41 a.m. 2:35 p.m. Mars 12:29 p.m. 11:38 p.m. Jupiter 6:39 a.m.

4:11 p.m. Saturn 9:08 a.m. 6:22 p.m. Uranus 2:19 p.m. 3:42 a.m.

SUNDAYSATURDAYFRIDAYTHURSDAYWEDNESDAY34 35 22 29 Clouds and sunshine 31 32 22 32 34 31 Partly sunny 1921 Breezy today with times of clouds and sun. Partly cloudy tonight. 35 2524 Some sun with a few flurries Partly sunny Periods of clouds and sunshine New First Full Last Dec 7 Dec 15 Dec 22 Dec 29 SKI FORECAST Behind the cold front, today will be brisk and colder with partial sunshine. Under partly cloudy skies, tonight will be cold. Nighttime temperatures through at least Friday will be cold enough to allow ski areas to make snow.

12 8 10 4 6 2 0 12 8 10 4 6 2 0 60 10 20 30 40 50 0 60 10 20 30 40 50 0 PRECIPITATION SNOWFALL TEMPERATURE Month to date Year to date Actual Normal Actual Normal 24-hour precip. ending 4 p.m. Monday 0.01” 0.25” 0.30” 58.14” 35.88” Recorded for the 24 hours through 4 p.m. yesterday at the Airport ALMANAC 24-hour snow ending 4 p.m. Monday 0.0” Season to date 11.4” Normal season to date 3.4” Last season to date 0.1” temperature Normal Record high in 1998 Record low in 1976 B10 THE TIMES-TRIBUNE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2018.

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