Feb 28 Heavy snow slams Northeast, California By Mark Pratt, Associated Press Heavy snow bookended the United States on Tuesday, with a late-season storm bringing a messy morning commute to the Northeast and California residents digging out, or in some cases simply stranded, after yet another storm. Continue reading
Feb 03 Texas power grid woes continue as New England prepares for Arctic front By Ken Miller, David Sharp, Associated Press The mayor of Austin, Texas, responded to mounting criticism and apologized Friday for a lack of communication with residents as a winter storm coated the city in ice and cut power — and heat — to thousands of residents for… Continue reading
Aug 15 Northeastern farmers face new challenges amid droughts, flooding By Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press The impacts of climate change have been felt throughout the Northeastern U.S. with rising sea levels, heavy precipitation and storm surges causing flooding and coastal erosion. Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch 7:31 A delayed transportation infrastructure project moves forward in the Northeast Corridor By Hari Sreenivasan, Connie Kargbo It's been called the most urgent infrastructure program in America — but for decades, the Gateway Program has been on hold. The $30-billion project would see a dramatic upgrade to transportation infrastructure in the most heavily used section of the… Continue watching
Sep 02 Death toll rises after Hurricane Ida's remnants hit Northeast By David Porter, Bobby Caina Calvan, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press A stunned U.S. East Coast faced a rising death toll, surging rivers, tornado damage and continuing calls for rescue Thursday after the remnants of Hurricane Ida walloped the region with record-breaking rain. Continue reading
Aug 22 Tropical Storm Henri makes landfall in Rhode Island By David Klepper, David Porter, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press Tropical Storm Henri hit the coast of Rhode Island Sunday, packing high winds that knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes and bands of rain that led to flash flooding from New Jersey to Massachusetts. Continue reading
Feb 02 Vaccinations resume across Northeast after two-day snowstorm By Associated Press Coronavirus vaccination sites across the Northeast ramped back up Tuesday after a two-day snowstorm that also shut down public transport, closed schools and canceled flights. Continue reading
Feb 01 Major winter storm pummels Northeast, closing schools and vaccination sites By Jennifer Peltz, Karen Matthews, Associated Press A sprawling, lumbering winter storm walloped the East Coast on Monday, shutting down coronavirus vaccination sites, closing schools and halting transit. Continue reading
Mar 03 More flooding expected as deadly nor'easter moves out to sea By Associated Press On Saturday, areas from Maryland to Maine remained under flood warnings. Continue reading
Oct 30 Watch 5:12 News Wrap: Severe storm knocks out power in the Northeast By PBS News Hour In our new wrap Monday, nearly 1.5 million homes and businesses across the Northeast lost power after a storm with wind gusts that topped 100 mph barreled through the region downing trees and power lines. Also, a federal court in… Continue watching