Buffalo branch members are all safe after five feet of snow fell in parts of their region this week. The total snowfall in some places is expected to reach seven feet by the end of Friday.
Servant Branch has begun live video broadcasts of their branch meetings that members can watch on the Internet.
Craig Lent has appointed Bob Magill as the new principal branch coordinator for the northern Virginia branch. Bob will begin a six-year term on February 8, 2015. He follows Lek Kadeli, who has served for two consecutive six-year terms.
Trinity Academy in Portland has moved into a larger building after almost tripling in size since last year. The school, now in its fourth year of operation, has 45 students in the sixth through twelfth grades.
The chikungunya outbreak in Jamaica has reached epidemic levels according to the country's health ministry. Branch leader Locksley Robinson says that the virus has begun affecting the branch.