Feb 19 WATCH: Texas governor speaks on status of winter storm, power outages By Associated Press The cascading crises of power outages across Texas due to winter weather lead to another problem — lack of clean water. Continue reading
Feb 18 Some power restored in Texas but water woes persist By Paul J. Weber, Jill Bleed, Associated Press Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says 7 million people have been ordered to boil their water before consuming it. The extreme weather was blamed for the deaths of over three dozen people, some while trying to keep warm. Continue reading
Feb 18 WATCH: Texas crisis has governor facing energy industry By Paul J. Weber, Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants mandates that would require power plants to withstand extreme winter weather. The number of Texas residents still without electricity Thursday was fewer than 500,000 after historic snowfall and single-digit temperatures. Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch 3:41 News Wrap: U.S. passes 443,000 pandemic deaths after record month In our news wrap Monday, the U.S. passes 443,000 COVID-19 deaths after the worst month yet, snow piles up across the East Coast with cancelled flights and suspended transit, the Kremlin denounced mass protests in support of jailed Russian opposition… Continue watching
Jan 20 Major winter storm wreaks havoc on travel By Associated Press A major winter storm that has brought some of the coldest temperatures of the season covered a large swath of the U.S. in snow as it wreaked havoc on air travel and caused slick road conditions throughout New England Sunday. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch 1:53 Arctic cold wave blamed for deaths and making life miserable for millions By PBS News Hour Record or near-record cold is gripping the Midwest and East. Even in the Deep South, temperatures have dipped into the 20s. The bitter cold poses a danger across the country, as officials work to get the homeless off the streets… Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch 4:18 News Wrap: Picturesque white Christmas gives way to frigid temperatures By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, states from North Dakota to Maine bundled up for brutal wind chills after snow snarled post-holiday travel. Forecasters say the bitter temperatures across much of the Midwest and Northeast will likely last through the week. Continue watching
Dec 26 Christmas blizzard blankets Northeast, breaking records in Pennsylvania By Molly Finnegan If snow was on your holiday wishlist, you should have been in one of these places. Continue reading
Jan 24 Digging out: East coasters start to recover from record-setting storm By Michael D. Regan Residents along the east coast began recovery efforts Sunday as a record-setting winter storm moved to out sea. Snow accumulations topped three feet in some areas, while the death toll attributable to the storm rose to 19. Continue reading
Jan 23 No one loves Winter Storm Jonas more than this giant panda By Andrew Mach While Washington D.C. residents hunkered down on Saturday as Winter Storm Jonas battered a large swath of the Eastern Seaboard, the Smithsonian National Zoo's giant panda Tian Tian basked in snowy bliss. Continue reading