Teacher Arrested After Backyard Fire Spreads Five Acres

 

Polk County, Fla. authorities arrested a Bartow High School teacher on Feb. 15 after a backyard debris fire spread to about five acres, police said. The blaze occurred amid a county burn ban and a state of emergency declared for drought conditions. Deputies said the homeowner burned cardboard and materials...

Unseasonable warmup, fog advisories, midweek gusts expected

 

Indianapolis and regional forecasts report an unseasonable warmup this week, with dense fog advisories Monday morning and highs expected to climb into the 60s and 70s by midweek. Meteorologists warn gusty southerly winds Wednesday with a midweek cold front bringing scattered showers and limited rain late week. Forecast models show...

Strong storms threaten Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Sunday

 

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Meteorologists warn that a cold front moving east from the lower Mississippi Valley will bring strong to severe thunderstorms across Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida on Sunday. Forecast models show a squall line arriving between 2–8 p.m. with damaging wind gusts, tornadoes, and heavy rain possible. The Storm...

Trump Administration to Rescind 2009 Climate Endangerment Finding

 

WASHINGTON This week the Trump administration revoked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 2009 endangerment finding that determined greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare. The EPA issued a final rule rescinding the Obama-era declaration, a step White House officials said would roll back vehicle and power plant regulations. Officials announced...

Nashville Nears Full Power Restoration After Ice Storm

 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nashville Electric Service restored nearly all power this week after Winter Storm Fern knocked out electricity for hundreds of thousands; crews repaired broken poles, cleared vegetation, and demobilized mutual-aid lineworkers. Officials reported outages peaked at about 230,000 across 294 square miles and said 99.9% of customers regained...

Multiple U.S. Communities Confront Water Infrastructure and Advisories

 

United States — Local governments and utilities announced water advisories, modified consumption orders, and funding plans after contamination, winter storm damage and aging systems prompted testing, financial reviews. Wayne officials changed 'do not consume' order to 'do not drink' after tests found no harmful contaminants and advised flushing; Overton County...

Crews Clearing Major Routes; Neighborhoods Still Blocked

 

Raleigh, North Carolina. State transportation crews worked through Sunday and Monday to clear interstates and major highways after two back-to-back winter storms, officials said. NCDOT reported interstates including I-40, I-26, I-95 and U.S. routes were largely cleared, while secondary and neighborhood roads remained covered with snow and ice. Local teams...

Bomb Cyclone Snarls Travel, Drops Iguanas Across Florida

 

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A bomb cyclone this week slammed the eastern United States, bringing heavy snow, high winds and widespread cancellations and disruptions. Authorities reported hundreds of canceled flights in North Carolina and nearly a half-meter of snow in some areas, including 40cm in Lexington and 56cm in Faust. About...

Multiple Municipalities Issue Boil Water Advisories After Breaks

 

Elkland, Pennsylvania, municipal officials issued a boil-water advisory after a Jan. 31 water main break caused loss of positive pressure and risked contamination; the advisory superseded a Jan. 29 elevated-manganese warning. This week, similar advisories were issued in Atoka (Tenn.), Youngstown (Ohio), Maitland (Fla.) and Williamson (N.Y.) following leaks, mechanical...

East Coast Braces for Bomb Cyclone, Heavy Snow

 

NASHVILLE — Forecasters warned Saturday that a powerful system, described as a 'bomb cyclone,' would bring howling winds, flooding and heavy snow along the U.S. East Coast. About 240 million people were under cold-weather advisories and winter-storm warnings as temperatures plunged and tens of thousands remained without power after an...