Dec 11 Winter storms pummel Northeast as Tennessee recovers from tornadoes By Associated Press A combination of heavy rain, snow, and wind is bringing threats of flooding and power outages to the Northeast. It's part of the same storm system that killed six people in Tennessee. Continue reading
Sep 07 Texas heat brings the state’s power grid closest it has been to outages since 2021 winter storm By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press The sweltering heat wave in Texas has the power grid manager again asking residents to cut electricity use. This comes a day after the system was pushed to the brink of outages for the first time since a deadly winter… Continue reading
Mar 16 Floods fill some of California’s summer strawberry fields By Amy Taxin, Associated Press A potential casualty of the powerful rainstorms that drenched coastal California and flooded rivers is hundreds of acres of strawberries. Continue reading
Mar 04 Heavy snow blankets Northeast again as storm cleanup begins in South By Bruce Schreiner, David Sharp, Corey Williams, Associated Press The winter-weary Northeast and upper Midwest were digging out Saturday from another round of heavy snowfall while cleanup began in battered parts of the South and Midwest after a sprawling storm system produced ferocious winds that left widespread damage and caused multiple… Continue reading
Mar 03 Midwest preps for heavy snow, Texas and Louisiana recover from tornadoes and power outages By Associated Press A storm system is marching eastward after spawning likely tornadoes in Texas and Louisiana that damaged homes, businesses, a university campus and left thousands without power. Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch 5:55 News Wrap: Chicago voters oust mayor in election where crime was a top issue In our news wrap Wednesday, voters in Chicago oust Mayor Lori Lightfoot as two other candidates go to a runoff, police in Israel used force against crowds protesting an overhaul of the nation's courts, rescuers in Greece spent the day… Continue watching
Feb 27 5 days after severe ice storm, some in Michigan still lack power By Ed White, Associated Press A new storm teeming with freezing rain and strong winds is socking Michigan. It's a fresh challenge for crews that have been trying to restore electricity to thousands of people who have been in the dark since ice snapped lines… Continue reading
Feb 27 Tornadoes strike Southern Plains as Northeast, California brace for winter storms By Rick Callahan, Christopher Weber, Associated Press Meanwhile, some Michigan residents faced a fifth consecutive day without power following last week’s ice storm. Continue reading
Feb 26 Crews work to restore power in Michigan while California gets a breather from winter storm By Rick Callahan, Christopher Weber, Associated Press Some Michigan residents faced a fourth straight day in the dark Sunday as crews continued working to restore power to more than 200,000 homes and businesses in the Detroit metropolitan area following last week's ice storm. Continue reading
Feb 24 ‘Cold and dangerous winter storm’ settles into California By Robert Jablon, Associated Press The National Weather Service issued rare blizzard warnings for Southern California mountain areas and urged drivers to avoid dangerous roads. Continue reading