Jan 19 East and West coasts brace for more snow and ice amid deadly storms By Claire Rush, Associated Press In the past two weeks, storms have blasted much of the U.S. with rain, snow, wind and frigid temperatures, snarling traffic and air travel and causing at least 45 deaths. Continue reading
Jan 16 Schools closed, flights grounded as dangerously cold temperatures sweep across U.S. By Carolyn Thompson, Matthew Brown, Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press The storms and frigid temperatures affected everything from air travel to NFL playoff games to Iowa's presidential caucuses, and were also the cause of several deaths around the country. Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch 1:46 News Wrap: Temperatures plummet dangerously from Pacific Northwest to Rust Belt In our news wrap Sunday, temperatures plunged to dangerous levels across the U.S., Israelis marked 100 days of war against Hamas with a rally demanding the release of hostages, officials say three people drowned trying to cross the Rio Grande,… Continue watching
Jan 14 Millions of Americans face sub-zero temperatures as Arctic blast grips the nation By Russ Bynum, Associated Press Subfreezing temperatures across much of the U.S. left millions of Americans facing potentially dangerous cold Sunday as Arctic storms threatened near-blizzard conditions in the Northeast and several inches of snow in parts of the South. Continue reading
Jan 14 Chiefs and Dolphins play 4th-coldest game in NFL history as deep freeze sweeps the U.S. By Dave Skretta, Associated Press The Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins played the fourth-coldest game in NFL history on Saturday night, with bitter wind chills that made it feel even colder at kickoff and intrepid fans bundled up in parkas, snow pants and ski goggles. Continue reading
Jan 10 Major storms pummel the Northeast, causing flooding and downing power lines By Kathy McCormack, Scott McFetridge, Associated Press The same weather system already brought heavy rain, hail and at least three reported tornadoes to the South. Continue reading
Mar 07 Californians still digging out from record-setting blizzard By Associated Press Residents of Southern California mountain towns have continued to struggle to dig out and get necessities in the aftermath of a record-setting blizzard. Continue reading
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 24 Watch 4:10 News Wrap: 54 dead as heavy rain devastates coastal areas in Brazil By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Friday, the death toll from heavy rain in Brazil that devastated coastal areas has risen to 54, parts of California saw blizzard and flood warnings as a storm intensified across the western U.S., the Federal Reserve’s… Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch 6:55 News Wrap: Nearly 75 million Americans under winter weather alerts By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Thursday, an unprecedented winter storm has put some 75 million Americans under winter weather alerts, the United Nations General Assembly passed a nonbinding resolution calling for Russia to withdraw from Ukraine, fresh violence erupted along the… Continue watching