Strong earthquake shakes parts of Alaska, Canada

People gather at Sitka High School early Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, in Sitka, Alaska, following a magnitude 7.5 earthquake and after a subsequent tsunami warning was declared for hundreds of miles of Alaskan and Canadian coastline. The alert was canceled when no damaging waves were generated. (AP Photo/Daily Sitka Sentinel, James Poulson)

People gather at Sitka High School early Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, in Sitka, Alaska, following a magnitude 7.5 earthquake and after a subsequent tsunami warning was declared for hundreds of miles of Alaskan and Canadian coastline. The alert was canceled when no damaging waves were generated. (AP Photo/Daily Sitka Sentinel, James Poulson)

Charles Bingham heads back home with his cats after a tsunami warning was canceled early Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, in Sitka, Alaska, following a magnitude 7.5 earthquake. (AP Photo/Daily Sitka Sentinel, James Poulson)

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) ? A powerful earthquake sparked a tsunami warning for hundreds of miles of Alaskan and Canadian coastline, but the alert was canceled when no damaging waves were generated.

The magnitude 7.5 quake and tsunami warning that followed caused concern in some coastal communities, with alarms sounding and people rushing to higher ground for safety.

But the Alaska Tsunami Warning Center later said the waves were too small to pose a threat, reaching just six inches above normal sea level in places such as Sitka and Port Alexander.

"Initially, in the first 15 to 20 minutes, there might have been a bit of panic," Sitka Police Chief Sheldon Schmitt told The Associated Press in a phone interview. But he said things calmed down as the town waited for the all clear.

The temblor struck at midnight Friday (1 a.m. PST Saturday) and was centered about 60 miles west of Craig, Alaska, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The quake was followed by several aftershocks, including a 5.2 quake felt in southeastern Alaska and British Columbia.

"Houses shook; mine had things tossed from (the) wall," Craig Police Chief Robert Ely said. But he added that there were "no reports of any injuries, no wave, no tidal movement seen."

The tsunami warning was eventually expanded to include coastal areas from Cape Fairweather, Alaska, to the northern tip of Vancouver Island, Canada ? an area extending more than 700 miles.

The center had warned that "significant widespread inundation of land is expected," adding that dangerous coastal flooding was possible.

In its cancellation statement, the center said that some areas were seeing just small sea level changes.

"A tsunami was generated during this event but no longer poses a threat," the center said.

The Alaska Earthquake Information Center said the quake was widely felt but it received no reports of any damage.

"It was the most intense earthquake I've felt in my 10 years here. I'm pretty sure there was stuff falling off of shelves," Chief Schmitt said. "There is no report of any wave activity here."

He said that an evacuation sirens and announcements came shortly after the quake, prompting the temporary rush to higher ground.

Some people in Craig also moved to safer territory.

"Several citizens elected on their own to move to higher ground. Several locations in Craig were set up for staging (and) shelter," said Chief Ely, adding that "no evacuation was ordered."

In addition to the warning, a tsunami advisory was briefly in effect for some Alaska coastal areas to the north of the warning zone, as well as to the south of the zone, from the Washington state border to the northern tip of Vancouver Island.

A tsunami warning means an area is likely to be hit by a wave, while an advisory means there may be strong currents, but that widespread inundation is not expected to occur.

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AP writers Bob Seavey in Phoenix and Bob Lentz in Philadelphia contributed to this article.

Associated Press

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Airline pilot arrested after failing blood-alcohol test

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Police at Minneapolos-St. Paul International Airport on Friday arrested an American Eagle pilot after he failed a blood-alcohol breath test. The 48-year-old pilot was preparing to fly from the Minnesota airport to New York City, authorities said.

Kolbjorn Jarle Kristiansen of?Raleigh, N.C., was arrested after "officers and (a)?TSA agent at Checkpoint 1 detected the odor of a consumed alcoholic beverage" as they passed the pilot waiting for an elevator, according to a public arrest document released by airport police.

Charges are pending, the document showed, and Kristiansen was?"released to airline personnel on own recognizance."

The pilot was conducting preflight checks about 6:30 a.m. when airport police officers acting on a tip boarded the aircraft, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport spokesman Patrick Hogan said. Officers made him take a Breathalyzer test and arrested him on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol.

"There was a witness who smelled what they thought was alcohol on the pilot's breath and notified police," Hogan said. Passengers had not yet boarded the flight to La Guardia, New York City, he said.

The pilot has been suspended pending an investigation, according to Matt Miller, a spokesman for American Airlines, American Eagle's sister company. The airline is cooperating with authorities and will conduct an internal investigation, Miller said.

The flight was delayed about 2 ? hours while a replacement pilot was arranged, he said.

After the pilot was taken to Fairview Southdale Hospital to have a blood sample taken for testing, he was returned to the custody of airport police, Hogan said.

The alcohol limit for flying is lower than for driving, Hogan said.

"In Minnesota, the legal limit for pilots is .04, much stricter than someone traveling on a road in the state," he said.?

The?Associated Press contributed to this report.

Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/travel/american-eagle-pilot-arrested-minn-airport-1B7831138

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US service firms grow by most in 10 months

WASHINGTON (AP) ? A gauge of U.S. service firms' activity expanded in December by the most in nearly a year, driven by a jump in new orders and hiring.

The Institute for Supply Management said Friday that its index of non-manufacturing activity rose to 56.1 in December from 54.7 in November. That's the highest level since February and above the 12-month average of 54.7. Any reading above 50 indicates expansion.

A measure of new orders rose to the highest level since February, suggesting that consumers and companies kept spending even as the country moved closer to the fiscal cliff.

An index of employment rose strongly. That conflicted with a Labor Department report Friday that said the economy added just 109,000 service jobs last month, the fewest since June. One key difference between the two reports is the government doesn't include construction in service jobs. That would have boosted the December total by 30,000.

The ISM report measures service growth in industries that cover 90 percent of the work force, including retail, construction, health care and financial services. The trade group of purchasing managers conducts surveys of business activity and other research.

Many analysts had expected service growth to soften last month as Americans fretted about looming tax increases and spending cuts that were due to take effect at the beginning of the year.

Congress and the White House reached a deal this week to avert the tax increases, but delayed tougher decisions about spending cuts for another two months.

The solid increase in December suggests the tense negotiations to resolve the fiscal cliff did not slow growth at service companies. A separate ISM survey of manufacturing activity showed only a slight gain last month.

"The service sector appeared to have felt the concerns over the drawn-out negotiations over the 'fiscal cliff' less than manufacturing," said Terry Sheehan, an analyst with Stone & McCarthy Research.

Companies saw a "year-end surge" in orders, in the words of one executive surveyed by the ISM.

Services have been a key source of job growth this year, creating about 90 percent of the net jobs added since January. For all of 2012, the economy added 1.69 million service jobs, about the same as 2011. Many of the new jobs are in low-paying retail and restaurant industries.

The overall economy grew at an annual rate of 3.1 percent in the third quarter of 2012, up from 1.3 percent in the April-June period.

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Daniel Wagner can be reached at www.twitter.com/wagnerreports.

Associated Press

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Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office West Bank crime report, Dec. 31 ...

This information reflects initial calls for service reported by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office for the west bank of Jefferson Parish. Locations are approximate due to automated location methods and address inconsistencies, the Sheriff's Office says. Burglar alarm calls are excluded.
4th Street and Ames Boulevard - Dec. 31, 9:35 a.m., vehicle wreck.
1500 block of Abbey Road - Dec. 31, 9:49 p.m., battery.
1200 block of Aberdeen Drive - Dec. 31, 9:38 p.m., disturbing the peace.
3800 block of Accacia Lane - Dec. 31, 9:55 p.m., illegal discharge of weapon.
2300 block of Alex Kornman Boulevard - Dec. 31, 2:00 p.m., residence burglary.
1600 block of Alexander Court - Dec. 31, 9:14 p.m., disturbing the peace.
August Avenue and Jerome Street - Dec. 31, 8:18 p.m., illegal discharge of weapon.
900 block of Avenue A - Dec. 31, 7:46 p.m., battery.
400 block of Avenue K - Dec. 31, 9:00 a.m., residence burglary.
1900 block of Barataria Boulevard - Dec. 31, 3:09 p.m., theft.
2500 block of Barataria Boulevard - Dec. 31, 9:49 p.m., vehicle wreck.
2600 block of Barataria Boulevard - Dec. 31, 1:41 a.m., vehicle wreck.
Barataria Boulevard and 10th Street - Dec. 31, 3:36 p.m., vehicle wreck.
900 block of Beechgrove Boulevard - Dec. 31, 5:44 a.m., suspicious person.
800 block of Behrman Highway - Dec. 31, 11:58 a.m., suspicious person.
2200 block of Bellaire Lane - Dec. 31, 4:57 p.m., battery.
2500 block of Belle Chasse Highway - Dec. 31, 6:16 a.m., disturbing the peace.
2700 block of Belle Chasse Highway - Dec. 31, 1:34 p.m., suspicious person.
2700 block of Belle Chasse Highway - Dec. 31, 10:13 p.m., disturbing the peace.
2800 block of Belle Chasse Highway - Dec. 31, 4:41 p.m., theft.
Bellingrath Drive - Dec. 31, 3:39 p.m., drug law violation.
Betty Boulevard and Lapalco Boulevard - Dec. 31, 6:19 a.m., suspicious person.
Bishop Drive and Butler Drive - Dec. 31, 10:59 a.m., suspicious person.
300 block of Blk Glen Della Drive - Dec. 31, 6:48 p.m., illegal discharge of weapon.
4200 block of Blk Lac Bienville Drive - Dec. 31, 11:31 p.m., illegal discharge of weapon.
1700 block of Blk Manhattan Boulevard - Dec. 31, 3:28 a.m., suspicious person.
3800 block of Blk Post Drive - Dec. 31, 11:07 p.m., suspicious person.
200 block of Blk Priest Street - Dec. 31, 8:39 p.m., illegal discharge of weapon.
100 block of Blk Terry Parkway - Dec. 31, 5:51 p.m., vehicle wreck.
2000 block of Blk Woodmere Boulevard - Dec. 31, 2:32 a.m., suspicious person.
1500 block of Bridge City Avenue - Dec. 31, 1:58 a.m., suspicious person.
Buccola Avenue and Second Zion Avenue - Dec. 31, 3:05 p.m., vehicle wreck.
200 block of Capitol Drive - Dec. 31, 8:59 p.m., battery.
1600 block of Carol Sue Avenue - Dec. 31, 9:06 a.m., disturbing the peace.
Carol Sue Avenue and Behrman Highway - Dec. 31, 10:11 p.m., suspicious person.
Carol Sue Avenue and Terry Parkway - Dec. 31, 2:59 p.m., vehicle wreck.
700 block of Carrollwood Village Drive - Dec. 31, 9:45 p.m., disturbing the peace.
1100 block of Clydesbank Drive - Dec. 31, 4:45 p.m., disturbing the peace.
1100 block of Clydesbank Drive - Dec. 31, 5:09 p.m., suspicious person.
30 Colony Road - Dec. 31, 9:03 a.m., theft.
600 block of Deerfield Road - Dec. 31, 12:15 p.m., business burglary.
1000 block of Di Marco Drive - Dec. 31, 12:44 a.m., vehicle burglary.
1900 block of Faith Place - Dec. 31, 3:03 p.m., suspicious person.
600 block of Farmington Place - Dec. 31, 8:52 p.m., disturbing the peace.
600 block of Farmington Place - Dec. 31, 9:41 p.m., illegal discharge of weapon.
West Friendship Drive and Orbit Court - Dec. 31, 2:44 p.m., suspicious person.
1600 block of Gary Court - Dec. 31, 9:18 p.m., illegal discharge of weapon.
10 Gladiola Court - Dec. 31, 4:13 p.m., vehicle burglary.
20 Gladiola Court - Dec. 31, 4:01 p.m., vehicle burglary.
400 block of Helis Drive - Dec. 31, 7:00 a.m., burglary.
600 block of Helis Drive - Dec. 31, 11:58 p.m., illegal discharge of weapon.
Heritage Avenue and Carol Sue Avenue - Dec. 31, 11:54 p.m., disturbing the peace.
700 block of Hinyub Avenue - Dec. 31, 2:17 p.m., theft.
Holmes Boulevard and Behrman Highway - Dec. 31, 1:02 a.m., vehicle wreck.
Holmes Boulevard and Behrman Highway - Dec. 31, 1:31 a.m., theft.
James Street and Duffy Street - Dec. 31, 5:31 p.m., suspicious person.
100 block of Jeanne Drive - Dec. 31, 10:54 p.m., disturbing the peace.
Johnny Jacobs Playground - Dec. 31, 5:37 p.m., suspicious person.
2600 block of Joy Ann Drive - Dec. 31, 11:00 a.m., battery.
1700 block of Julie Street - Dec. 31, 5:48 p.m., disturbing the peace.
900 block of West Krueger Lane - Dec. 31, 9:12 p.m., illegal discharge of weapon.
Lac Bienville Drive and Lac La Belle Drive - Dec. 31, 8:07 p.m., illegal discharge of weapon.
4100 block of Lac Du Bay Drive - Dec. 31, 10:19 a.m., disturbing the peace.
5800 block of Lacombe Avenue - Dec. 31, 1:48 p.m., criminal damage.
3400 block of Lake Lynn Drive - Dec. 31, 6:46 p.m., suspicious person.
3400 block of Lake Lynn Drive - Dec. 31, 8:38 p.m., suspicious person.
2000 block of Lapalco Boulevard - Dec. 31, 8:44 a.m., suspicious person.
4800 block of Lapalco Boulevard - Dec. 31, 12:36 p.m., suspicious person.
500 block of Lapalco Boulevard - Dec. 31, 1:47 a.m., suspicious person.
5900 block of Lapalco Boulevard - Dec. 31, 7:58 p.m., vehicle wreck.
Lapalco Boulevard and Brooklyn Avenue - Dec. 31, 10:51 p.m., vehicle wreck.
Lapalco Boulevard and Ellington Drive - Dec. 31, 8:07 p.m., suspicious person.
Lapalco Boulevard and Manhattan Boulevard - Dec. 31, 5:42 p.m., vehicle wreck.
Lapalco Boulevard and Manhattan Boulevard - Dec. 31, 10:40 p.m., suspicious person.
2000 block of Lincolnshire Drive - Dec. 31, 7:18 a.m., auto theft.
1500 block of Lorene Drive - Dec. 31, 4:23 p.m., vehicle wreck.
1500 block of Lorene Drive - Dec. 31, 5:00 p.m., vehicle wreck.
1000 block of Manhattan Boulevard - Dec. 31, 3:25 p.m., battery.
1000 block of Manhattan Boulevard - Dec. 31, 10:29 p.m., battery.
2700 block of Manhattan Boulevard - Dec. 31, 2:21 p.m., vehicle wreck.
3200 block of Manhattan Boulevard - Dec. 31, 4:42 p.m., vehicle wreck.
Manhattan Boulevard and Ute Drive - Dec. 31, 11:03 a.m., suspicious person.
100 block of Meadowbrook Drive - Dec. 31, 4:12 a.m., vehicle burglary.
1100 block of Medical Center Boulevard - Dec. 31, 8:36 p.m., disturbing the peace.
2100 block of Mesa Via - Dec. 31, 6:37 p.m., disturbing the peace.
Millender Drive and Betty Boulevard - Dec. 31, 7:43 p.m., suspicious person.
Mink Street and Morningside Drive - Dec. 31, 1:20 a.m., suspicious person.
900 block of East Monterey Court - Dec. 31, 7:57 a.m., vehicle wreck.
2800 block of Mt Kennedy Drive - Dec. 31, 8:34 p.m., illegal discharge of weapon.
2800 block of Mt Kennedy Drive - Dec. 31, 9:24 p.m., criminal damage.
2700 block of Mt Laurel Drive - Dec. 31, 11:42 a.m., vehicle burglary.
600 block of National Avenue - Dec. 31, 9:09 p.m., illegal discharge of weapon.
Oak Drive and Barataria Boulevard - Dec. 31, 1:08 p.m., vehicle wreck.
Park Place Drive and Carrollwood Village Drive - Dec. 31, 6:42 p.m., vehicle wreck.
Paxton Street and Cousins Boulevard - Dec. 31, 11:17 p.m., suspicious person.
2900 block of Pritchard Road - Dec. 31, 9:53 p.m., disturbing the peace.
Redwood Drive and 3rd Street - Dec. 31, 1:38 p.m., vehicle wreck.
Segnette Boulevard and Lapalco Boulevard - Dec. 31, 3:50 p.m., suspicious person.
Segnette Boulevard and Westbank Exp - Dec. 31, 11:30 p.m., vehicle wreck.
2000 block of Spanish Oaks Drive - Dec. 31, 1:12 p.m., theft.
1000 block of Tallow Tree Lane - Dec. 31, 11:42 a.m., suspicious person.
50 Terry Parkway - Dec. 31, 11:35 a.m., vehicle burglary.
50 Terry Parkway - Dec. 31, 12:14 p.m., vehicle burglary.
100 block of Terry Parkway - Dec. 31, 8:09 p.m., suspicious person.
Terry Parkway and Holmes Boulevard - Dec. 31, 6:25 p.m., vehicle wreck.
Terry Parkway and Wright Avenue - Dec. 31, 5:50 p.m., vehicle wreck.
300 block of Timberlane Drive - Dec. 31, 4:02 a.m., vehicle burglary.
300 block of Timberlane Drive - Dec. 31, 8:42 a.m., vehicle burglary.
400 block of Timberlane Drive - Dec. 31, 1:35 a.m., burglary.
3000 block of U South 90 Highway - Dec. 31, 8:02 p.m., disturbing the peace.
U South 90 Highway and Lapalco Boulevard - Dec. 31, 8:10 a.m., suspicious person.
600 block of Wall Boulevard - Dec. 31, 2:28 a.m., suspicious person.
100 block of Westbank Exp - Dec. 31, 2:09 p.m., theft.
100 block of Westbank Exp - Dec. 31, 2:45 p.m., theft.
2100 block of Westbank Exp - Dec. 31, 7:55 p.m., disturbing the peace.
4600 block of Westbank Exp - Dec. 31, 7:05 p.m., disturbing the peace.
6100 block of Westbank Exp - Dec. 31, 9:08 p.m., disturbing the peace.
6600 block of Westbank Exp - Dec. 31, 6:20 p.m., disturbing the peace.
7500 block of Westbank Exp - Dec. 31, 5:17 p.m., theft.
Westbank Exp and Ames Boulevard - Dec. 31, 11:33 a.m., vehicle wreck.
Westbank Exp and Ames Boulevard - Dec. 31, 1:22 p.m., vehicle wreck.
Westbank Exp and Avenue I - Dec. 31, 7:31 a.m., suspicious person.
1500 block of Westwood Drive - Dec. 31, 12:39 p.m., vehicle burglary.
4500 block of Wichers Drive - Dec. 31, 10:15 p.m., rape.
700 block of Willowbrook Drive - Dec. 31, 12:50 p.m., suspicious person.
700 block of Willowbrook Drive - Dec. 31, 12:58 p.m., vehicle burglary.
700 block of Willowbrook Drive - Dec. 31, 1:12 p.m., theft.

Source: http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2013/01/jefferson_parish_sheriffs_offi_1236.html

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