Tag: Arctic

Texas arctic blast timeline of arrival

HOUSTON – We have so many changes on the way in the forecast. It’s hard to keep track of, but here we go with the timeline of what to expect. Thursday is going to feel like spring with highs rising into the middle 70s with a few drizzles and breezy south winds. FOX 26 Houston […]

Arctic blast to bring ‘dangerously cold’ temperatures

An Arctic blast of cold air is set to bring “dangerously cold” sub-zero temperatures to central regions this weekend, while the eastern half of the country will continue to be battered by snow, sleet and rain from relentless winter storms. The National Weather Service said in an advisory early Thursday that in the wake of […]

Alexei Navalny ‘put in punishment cell’ in Arctic prison colony

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has said officials at the Arctic penal colony where he is serving a 19-year sentence have isolated him in a tiny punishment cell over a minor infraction. He said in a social media statement relayed from behind bars that prison officials accused him of refusing to “introduce himself in line […]

Arctic blast coming to Inland NW

Jan. 9—An Arctic front that is expected to sweep through the region this week is likely to bring the coldest temperatures seen yet this year, possibly rivaling the lows of last season, a National Weather Service meteorologist said Monday. “One of our big weather days will be Tuesday with the arrival of a shot of […]

I am your new Santa Claus, Alexei Navalny jokes from Arctic prison

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has made his first comments about his transfer to an Arctic prison colony nicknamed the “Polar Wolf”, in his first appearance since associates lost contact with him three weeks ago. Mr Navalny, the most prominent and persistent domestic foe of Russian president Vladimir Putin, is serving a 19-year sentence on […]

Russia’s Navalny tracked down to prison in the Arctic

STORY: Jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been located at a remote penal colony above the Arctic Cicle, weeks after being reported missing within Russia’s prison system. Navalny’s spokesperson on Monday said he’d been tracked to a prison dubbed “the Polar Wolf,” some 1,900 miles northeast of Moscow. Spokesperson Kira Yarmysh told Reuters that Navalny’s […]