Dana Middle School students released a weather balloon 80,000 feet into the air. It was made of latex and equipped with a tracking device that sent updates every 16 seconds to science teacher Mike Mora's laptop computer. The balloon reached its final resting place near California City, north of Edwards Air Force Base, about 150 miles from its launch point.
One hundred fifty balloons rose into the sky above Arcadia Presbyterian Church on Tuesday as loved ones paid their final respects at the funeral for high school sophomore Russell Simon.