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Snow Blankets Western NC MountainsThursday, January 8, 2009 @ 3:25PMMost of the western North Carolina mountains woke up to snow on Thursday morning.

From Outer Space to the Eye Clinic: New Cataract Early Detection TechniqueThursday, January 8, 2009 @ 2:40PMA compact fiber-optic probe developed for the space program has now proven valuable for patients in the clinic as the first non-invasive early detection device for cataracts, the leading cause of vision loss worldwide.

How Moon Dust Could Yield Oxygen, Fuel and WaterThursday, January 8, 2009 @ 1:32PMRecent tests may hold the key to pull resources from moon dust on future missions.

GPD makes safety plans for post–game partiesThursday, January 8, 2009 @ 7:46AMAfter the BCS named the Gators SEC champs, the Gainesville Police Department began preparations to keep people safe for the post–game parties. “We will be working with almost every agency that you can think of in this city,” GPD spokeswoman Summer Hallett said.

Wheatland tornado survivors share tears at serviceThursday, January 8, 2009 @ 7:07AMWHEATLAND — Wheatland residents whose lives were tragically spun together by a tornado a year ago marked the anniversary in different ways Wednesday. About a dozen residents huddled outside and counted down the seconds to 4:09 p.m. — the minute last year the tornado struck.