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From Port Halloway to Dry Spoon: the nation's news.
Power companies, banks and 911 centers across the country ran a final, full-scale "rollover" drill Monday. Officials said the lights stayed on -- mostly.
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| December 20, 1999 |
 | Utilities stage final Y2K rehearsal as countdown enters last 12 days
Power companies, banks and 911 centers across the country ran a final, full-scale "rollover" drill Monday. Officials said the lights stayed on -- mostly.
3:52 p.m. EST |
 | Man's 4,000-can bean stockpile fills garage, basement, guest room
A retired machinist in Cotterville, Kansas, says he is ready for anything the millennium brings, as long as it can be solved with baked beans.
12:20 p.m. EST |
| December 18, 1999 |
 | Town buries time capsule -- including a floppy disk nobody will be able to read
Residents of New Bramford, Connecticut, sealed a millennium time capsule Saturday filled with letters, photos, a Beanie Baby and a 3.5-inch floppy disk.
10:40 a.m. EST |
| December 17, 1999 |
 | Mall Santa shortage hits Midwest
Shopping malls from Ohio to Nebraska report a severe shortage of professional Santas, blaming a booming economy, longer shopping hours and the lure of dot-com jobs.
2:05 p.m. EST |
| December 15, 1999 |
 | Town clock fails Y2K test, will be fixed with a ladder
The 1887 clock atop Lake Wendell, Minnesota's town hall cannot count past 1999. Then again, officials note, it has never displayed the year at all.
4:30 p.m. EST |
| December 12, 1999 |
 | Y2K bunker tours become unlikely holiday attraction
In the high desert of Arizona, a retired engineer is selling tickets to his $90,000 underground shelter -- which he insists he still plans to use.
11:45 a.m. EST |
| December 9, 1999 |
 | Town splits on whether to celebrate millennium this year or next
In Mossbank, Oregon, a feud between "Zero-ers" and "Oners" over when the new millennium begins has produced two rival New Year's parties.
9:10 a.m. EST |
| December 6, 1999 |
 | Banks stock ATMs with extra cash as customers hedge Y2K bets
Banks are delivering extra currency to cash machines ahead of New Year's Eve, though most customers appear to be withdrawing only a little more than usual.
1:25 p.m. EST |
| December 2, 1999 |
 | Holiday light display visible from space, homeowner claims
A Twin Forks, Montana, man has strung 310,000 bulbs on his house and says airline pilots have radioed to compliment him. The local utility has sent a card.
5:15 p.m. EST |
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