diff --git a/server/scripts/index.js b/server/scripts/index.js
index bfd5f4f..695e29f 100644
--- a/server/scripts/index.js
+++ b/server/scripts/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
-/* globals NoSleep, states, navigation, UNITS */
+/* globals NoSleep, states, navigation, UNITS, utils */
 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
 	index.init();
 });
@@ -170,35 +170,27 @@ const index = (() => {
 		postMessage('units', Units);
 	};
 
-	const autocompleteOnSelect = (suggestion) => {
-		let request;
-
+	const autocompleteOnSelect = async (suggestion) => {
 		// Do not auto get the same city twice.
 		if (this.previousSuggestionValue === suggestion.value)  return;
 
 		if (overrides[suggestion.value]) {
 			doRedirectToGeometry(overrides[suggestion.value]);
 		} else {
-			request = $.ajax({
-<<<<<<< Updated upstream
-				url: 'https://geocode.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/World/GeocodeServer/find',
-=======
-				url: location.protocol + 'https://geocode.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/World/GeocodeServer/find',
->>>>>>> Stashed changes
+			const data = await utils.fetch.json('https://geocode.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/World/GeocodeServer/find', {
 				data: {
 					text: suggestion.value,
 					magicKey: suggestion.data,
 					f: 'json',
 				},
 			});
-			request.done((data) => {
-				const loc = data.locations[0];
-				if (loc) {
-					doRedirectToGeometry(loc.feature.geometry);
-				} else {
-					alert('An unexpected error occurred. Please try a different search string.');
-				}
-			});
+
+			const loc = data.locations[0];
+			if (loc) {
+				doRedirectToGeometry(loc.feature.geometry);
+			} else {
+				alert('An unexpected error occurred. Please try a different search string.');
+			}
 		}
 	};
 
@@ -501,8 +493,7 @@ const index = (() => {
 
 		let data;
 		try {
-			data = await $.ajax({
-				url: location.protocol + '//geocode.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/World/GeocodeServer/reverseGeocode',
+			data = await utils.fetch.json(location.protocol + '//geocode.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/World/GeocodeServer/reverseGeocode', {
 				data: {
 					location: longitude + ',' + latitude,
 					distance: 1000, // Find location up to 1 KM.
diff --git a/server/scripts/modules/currentweather.js b/server/scripts/modules/currentweather.js
index e1c94ff..e74b4e3 100644
--- a/server/scripts/modules/currentweather.js
+++ b/server/scripts/modules/currentweather.js
@@ -17,22 +17,14 @@ class CurrentWeather extends WeatherDisplay {
 		let observations, station;
 		try {
 		// station observations
-			const observationsPromise = $.ajaxCORS({
-				type: 'GET',
-				url: `https://api.weather.gov/stations/${weatherParameters.stationId}/observations`,
+			const observationsPromise = utils.fetch.json(`https://api.weather.gov/stations/${weatherParameters.stationId}/observations`,{
+				cors: true,
 				data: {
 					limit: 2,
 				},
-				dataType: 'json',
-				crossDomain: true,
 			});
 			// station info
-			const stationPromise = $.ajax({
-				type: 'GET',
-				url: `https://api.weather.gov/stations/${weatherParameters.stationId}`,
-				dataType: 'json',
-				crossDomain: true,
-			});
+			const stationPromise = utils.fetch.json(`https://api.weather.gov/stations/${weatherParameters.stationId}`);
 
 			// wait for the promises to resolve
 			[observations, station] = await Promise.all([observationsPromise, stationPromise]);
@@ -40,7 +32,7 @@ class CurrentWeather extends WeatherDisplay {
 			// TODO: add retry for further stations if observations are unavailable
 		} catch (e) {
 			console.error('Unable to get current observations');
-			console.error(e.status, e.responseJSON);
+			console.error(e);
 			this.setStatus(STATUS.failed);
 			return;
 		}
diff --git a/server/scripts/modules/extendedforecast.js b/server/scripts/modules/extendedforecast.js
index b7cd22e..45bfd79 100644
--- a/server/scripts/modules/extendedforecast.js
+++ b/server/scripts/modules/extendedforecast.js
@@ -25,14 +25,10 @@ class ExtendedForecast extends WeatherDisplay {
 		if (navigation.units() === UNITS.metric) units = 'si';
 		let forecast;
 		try {
-			forecast = await $.ajax({
-				type: 'GET',
-				url: weatherParameters.forecast,
+			forecast = await utils.fetch.json(weatherParameters.forecast,{
 				data: {
 					units,
 				},
-				dataType: 'json',
-				crossDomain: true,
 			});
 		} catch (e) {
 			console.error('Unable to get extended forecast');
diff --git a/server/scripts/modules/latestobservations.js b/server/scripts/modules/latestobservations.js
index 175d020..c30767d 100644
--- a/server/scripts/modules/latestobservations.js
+++ b/server/scripts/modules/latestobservations.js
@@ -31,12 +31,7 @@ class LatestObservations extends WeatherDisplay {
 		// get data for regional stations
 		const allConditions = await Promise.all(regionalStations.map(async station => {
 			try {
-				const data = await $.ajax({
-					type: 'GET',
-					url: `https://api.weather.gov/stations/${station.id}/observations/latest`,
-					dataType: 'json',
-					crossDomain: true,
-				});
+				const data = await utils.fetch.json(`https://api.weather.gov/stations/${station.id}/observations/latest`);
 				// format the return values
 				return Object.assign({}, data.properties, {
 					StationId: station.id,
diff --git a/server/scripts/modules/localforecast.js b/server/scripts/modules/localforecast.js
index 67b752f..1a656ba 100644
--- a/server/scripts/modules/localforecast.js
+++ b/server/scripts/modules/localforecast.js
@@ -94,14 +94,10 @@ class LocalForecast extends WeatherDisplay {
 		let units = 'us';
 		if (navigation.units() === UNITS.metric) units = 'si';
 		try {
-			return await $.ajax({
-				type: 'GET',
-				url: weatherParameters.forecast,
+			return await utils.fetch.json(weatherParameters.forecast, {
 				data: {
 					units,
 				},
-				dataType: 'json',
-				crossDomain: true,
 			});
 
 		} catch (e) {
diff --git a/server/scripts/modules/navigation.js b/server/scripts/modules/navigation.js
index 8f7fb99..3402f64 100644
--- a/server/scripts/modules/navigation.js
+++ b/server/scripts/modules/navigation.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ const navigation = (() => {
 		const point = await utils.weather.getPoint(latLon.lat, latLon.lon);
 
 		// get stations
-		const stations = utils.fetch.json(point.properties.observationStations);
+		const stations = await utils.fetch.json(point.properties.observationStations);
 
 		const StationId = stations.features[0].properties.stationIdentifier;
 
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ const navigation = (() => {
 			city = city.split('/')[0];
 		}
 
-
 		// populate the weather parameters
 		weatherParameters.latitude = latLon.lat;
 		weatherParameters.longitude = latLon.lon;
diff --git a/server/scripts/modules/radar.js b/server/scripts/modules/radar.js
index ccb48e6..944ccff 100644
--- a/server/scripts/modules/radar.js
+++ b/server/scripts/modules/radar.js
@@ -59,15 +59,10 @@ class Radar extends WeatherDisplay {
 		let radarHtml;
 		try {
 			// get a list of available radars
-			radarHtml = await $.ajaxCORS({
-				type: 'GET',
-				url: baseUrl,
-				dataType: 'text',
-				crossDomain: true,
-			});
+			radarHtml = await utils.fetch.text(baseUrl, {cors: true});
 		} catch (e) {
-			console.error('Unable to get list of radars');
-			console.error(e.status, e.responseJSON);
+			console.log('Unable to get list of radars');
+			console.error(e);
 			this.setStatus(STATUS.failed);
 			return;
 		}
@@ -143,19 +138,13 @@ class Radar extends WeatherDisplay {
 			context.imageSmoothingEnabled = false;
 
 			// get the image
-			const [blob, status, xhr] = await (()=>new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-				$.ajaxCORS({
-					type: 'GET',
-					url: baseUrl + url,
-					xhrFields: {
-						responseType: 'blob',
-					},
-					crossDomain: true,
-					success: (blob, status, xhr) => resolve([blob,status,xhr]),
-					error: (xhr, status, e) => reject(e),
-				});
+			const response = await fetch(utils.cors.rewriteUrl(baseUrl + url));
 
-			}))();
+			// test response
+			if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Unable to fetch radar error ${response.status} ${response.statusText} from ${response.url}`);
+
+			// get the blob
+			const blob = await response.blob();
 
 			// store the time
 			const timeMatch = url.match(/_(\d{4})(\d\d)(\d\d)_(\d\d)(\d\d)_/);
@@ -171,7 +160,7 @@ class Radar extends WeatherDisplay {
 					zone: 'UTC',
 				}).setZone();
 			} else {
-				time = DateTime.fromHTTP(xhr.getResponseHeader('Last-Modified')).setZone();
+				time = DateTime.fromHTTP(response.headers.get('last-modified')).setZone();
 			}
 
 			// assign to an html image element
diff --git a/server/scripts/modules/regionalforecast.js b/server/scripts/modules/regionalforecast.js
index b833ce3..43da263 100644
--- a/server/scripts/modules/regionalforecast.js
+++ b/server/scripts/modules/regionalforecast.js
@@ -74,11 +74,7 @@ class RegionalForecast extends WeatherDisplay {
 				// start off the observation task
 				const observationPromise = this.getRegionalObservation(point, city);
 
-				const forecast = await $.ajax({
-					url: point.properties.forecast,
-					dataType: 'json',
-					crossDomain: true,
-				});
+				const forecast = await utils.fetch.json(point.properties.forecast);
 
 				// get XY on map for city
 				const cityXY = this.getXYForCity(city, minMaxLatLon.maxLat, minMaxLatLon.minLon, weatherParameters.state);
@@ -109,8 +105,8 @@ class RegionalForecast extends WeatherDisplay {
 					this.buildForecast(forecast.properties.periods[2], city, cityXY),
 				];
 			} catch (e) {
-				console.log(`No regional forecast data for '${city.Name}'`);
-				console.error(e.status, e.responseJSON);
+				console.log(`No regional forecast data for '${city.name}'`);
+				console.log(e);
 				return false;
 			}
 		});
@@ -151,22 +147,12 @@ class RegionalForecast extends WeatherDisplay {
 	async getRegionalObservation (point, city) {
 		try {
 			// get stations
-			const stations = await $.ajax({
-				type: 'GET',
-				url: point.properties.observationStations,
-				dataType: 'json',
-				crossDomain: true,
-			});
+			const stations = await utils.fetch.json(point.properties.observationStations);
 
 			// get the first station
 			const station = stations.features[0].id;
 			// get the observation data
-			const observation = await $.ajax({
-				type: 'GET',
-				url: `${station}/observations/latest`,
-				dataType: 'json',
-				crossDomain: true,
-			});
+			const observation = await utils.fetch.json(`${station}/observations/latest`);
 			// preload the image
 			utils.image.preload(icons.getWeatherRegionalIconFromIconLink(observation.properties.icon, !observation.properties.daytime));
 			// return the observation
diff --git a/server/scripts/modules/travelforecast.js b/server/scripts/modules/travelforecast.js
index 51445fe..fa7416b 100644
--- a/server/scripts/modules/travelforecast.js
+++ b/server/scripts/modules/travelforecast.js
@@ -35,11 +35,7 @@ class TravelForecast extends WeatherDisplay {
 			try {
 				// get point then forecast
 				const point = await utils.weather.getPoint(city.Latitude, city.Longitude);
-				const forecast = await $.ajax({
-					url: point.properties.forecast,
-					dataType: 'json',
-					crossDomain: true,
-				});
+				const forecast = await utils.fetch.json(point.properties.forecast);
 				// determine today or tomorrow (shift periods by 1 if tomorrow)
 				const todayShift = forecast.properties.periods[0].isDaytime? 0:1;
 				// return a pared-down forecast
diff --git a/server/scripts/modules/utilities.js b/server/scripts/modules/utilities.js
index 58e191c..4597bc9 100644
--- a/server/scripts/modules/utilities.js
+++ b/server/scripts/modules/utilities.js
@@ -7,16 +7,10 @@ const utils = (() => {
 	// ****************************** weather data ********************************
 	const getPoint = async (lat, lon) => {
 		try {
-			return await $.ajax({
-				type: 'GET',
-				url: `https://api.weather.gov/points/${lat},${lon}`,
-				dataType: 'json',
-				crossDomain: true,
-			});
+			return await json(`https://api.weather.gov/points/${lat},${lon}`);
 		} catch (e) {
-			console.error('Unable to get point');
-			console.error(lat,lon);
-			console.error(e.status, e.responseJSON);
+			console.log(`Unable to get point ${lat}, ${lon}`);
+			console.error(e);
 			return false;
 		}
 	};
@@ -176,22 +170,56 @@ const utils = (() => {
 	// ********************************* cors ********************************************
 	// rewrite some urls for local server
 	const rewriteUrl = (url) => {
-		url = url.replace('https://api.weather.gov/', '');
-		url = url.replace('https://radar.weather.gov/', '');
-		url = url.replace('https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/', '');
+		url = url.replace('https://api.weather.gov/', window.location.href);
+		url = url.replace('https://radar.weather.gov/', window.location.href);
+		url = url.replace('https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/', window.location.href);
 		return url;
 	};
 
 	// ********************************* fetch ********************************************
-	const json = async (url) => {
-		const response = await fetch(url, {
+	const json = (url, params) => fetchAsync(url, 'json', params);
+	const text = (url, params) => fetchAsync(url, 'text', params);
+	const raw = (url, params) => fetchAsync(url, '', params);
+	const blob = (url, params) => fetchAsync(url, 'blob', params);
+
+	const fetchAsync = async (_url, responseType, _params={}) => {
+		// combine default and provided parametersutils
+		const params = Object.assign({}, {
 			method: 'GET',
 			mode: 'cors',
 			type: 'GET',
-		});
+		},
+		_params);
+		// build a url, including the rewrite for cors if necessary
+		let corsUrl = _url;
+		if (params.cors === true) corsUrl = rewriteUrl(_url);
+		const url = new URL(corsUrl);
+		// add parameters if necessary
+		if (params.data) {
+			Object.keys(params.data).forEach((key) => {
+				// get the value
+				const value = params.data[key];
+				// add to the url
+				url.searchParams.append(key, value);
+			});
+		}
 
-		if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Fetch error ${response.status} ${response.statusText} while fetching ${url}`);
-		return await response.json();
+		// make the request
+		const response = await fetch(url, params);
+
+		// check for ok response
+		if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Fetch error ${response.status} ${response.statusText} while fetching ${response.url}`);
+		// return the requested response
+		switch (responseType) {
+		case 'json':
+			return await response.json();
+		case 'text':
+			return await response.text();
+		case 'blob':
+			return await response.blob();
+		default:
+			return response;
+		}
 	};
 
 	// return an orderly object
@@ -233,15 +261,9 @@ const utils = (() => {
 		},
 		fetch: {
 			json,
-		}
+			text,
+			raw,
+			blob,
+		},
 	};
-})();
-
-// pass data through local server as CORS workaround
-$.ajaxCORS = function (e) {
-	// modify the URL
-	e.url = utils.cors.rewriteUrl(e.url);
-
-	// call the ajax function
-	return $.ajax(e);
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+})();
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diff --git a/version.js b/version.js
index 0e73bc4..a9d7e97 100644
--- a/version.js
+++ b/version.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-module.exports = '3.5.1';
\ No newline at end of file
+module.exports = '3.6.0';
\ No newline at end of file