Jan 16 Snow, ice blasts through South with powerful winter storm By Associated Press Tens of thousands of customers were without power in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida. Highway patrols were reporting hundreds of vehicle accidents, and a tornado ripped through a trailer park in Florida. Continue reading
Jan 08 Cold kills 22 stuck in cars in heavy snow at Pakistan resort By Zarar Khan, Associated Press The snow was so severe that heavy equipment brought in to clear it initially got stuck during the night, said Umar Maqbool, assistant commissioner for the town of Murree. Temperatures fell to minus 8 degrees Celsius (17.6 degrees Fahrenheit). Continue reading
Jan 07 Winter storm snarls travel, gives some schools the day off By Mark Pratt, Associated Press A winter storm that had already blanketed parts of the South in snow moved into the Northeast, snarling air travel, and crushing morning commutes. Continue reading
Dec 30 For states with cold winters, more aid meets rising costs By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press The news is a mixed bag for people in need of heating assistance who see a cold winter bearing down. Continue reading
Sep 21 What to expect from COVID-19 this winter By Helen Branswell, STAT A COVID season + a flu season = a whole lot of bad news. Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch 8:59 Power largely restored in Texas, but millions remain without drinking water By Stephanie Sy The lights are back on in much of Texas, but for millions the water isn't working. It is the latest crisis in a grinding week of winter storms that have claimed at least 60 lives. Stephanie Sy reports, and speaks… Continue watching
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 Sen. Ted Cruz returns from Cancun after uproar, says traveling ‘obviously a mistake’ By Steve Peoples, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press The Republican senator said he began second-guessing the trip since the moment he first got on the plane Wednesday. "In hindsight, I wouldn't have done it," he told reporters. Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch 9:33 After brutalizing much of the U.S., storm surge shines a spotlight on disparities By Stephanie Sy, Patty Gorena Morales, Casey Kuhn, Ryan Connelly Holmes The storms that have descended on much of the country, and their after-effects, have hit vulnerable groups the hardest, especially communities of color. Dr. Robert Bullard, a professor at Texas Southern University who focuses on wealth and racial disparities related… Continue watching
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