Douglas County residents may hear sirens Thursday and Friday as the county's emergency management agency tests the outdoor emergency siren system.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will visit Texas on Friday as the state begins its recovery from a devastating winter storm that caused serious damage to homes and businesses across the state and left many without power or clean water for days.
Observers will be keeping a close on eye how fast the ice melts on rivers in eastern Nebraska as daytime temperatures rise.
Molly Cavanaugh's son tried to bury a cardboard box time capsule in their snowy backyard. It was almost a disaster until mom came to the rescued with a sturdier capsule and a plan to break ground this summer.
It's mistaken to claim that the crisis in Texas last week should be blamed on renewable energy.
Rural broadband can be expensive and difficult to provide, but massive amounts of money have been directed to that effort. So why isn't high-speed internet more available in rural Nebraska?
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A surprisingly heavy winter storm slammed eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. Officially, Omaha received 7.6 inches, based on readings at Eppley Airfield.
Reaching a balmy high of 33 degrees, Omaha broke a 16-day streak of below-freezing and record-breaking cold on Saturday.
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East-central Nebraska is expected to see 2-3 inches of snow Saturday night into Sunday, something that likely will help keep temperatures low, a forecaster said.
The argument that classrooms have been shown to be safe when CDC guidelines of six feet and masks are utilized, gives a false sense of security.
Beyonce's BeyGOOD, Adidas and Houston's Bread of Life have joined forces to offer financial assistance to anyone affected by the winter storms in Texas.
Because of increased power loads and continuing cold weather, the area "remains in a period of conservative operations" until 10 p.m. Saturday, utility officials said.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Winter storms that dumped additional snow and ice on the Deep South plunged more than 300,000 homes and businesses into …
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas — Residents have been rescuing cold-stunned sea turtles and taking them to a convention center in a South Texas reso…
After a historic blast of arctic air, unusual southern snow and a series of crippling ice storms across much of the nation, weather models are…
This week's storms and cold — with more still predicted for the east and south — fit a pattern of worsening extremes seen in recent years. Have we done enough to prepare for more dangerous weather more often?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Deadly weather will be hitting the U.S. more often, and America had better get better at dealing with it, experts said Wednesday as Texas and other states battled winter storms that blew past the worst-case planning of utilities, governments and millions of shivering citizens.
The breakdown in Texas has sparked growing outrage over how the state failed such a test of a major point of state pride: energy independence. What's to blame for the failure?
As millions of people across the United States continue to weather a deadly winter storm without power, forecasts predict ice and low temperatures could be ahead for some of the worst-hit states.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Anger over Texas' power grid failing in the face of a record winter freeze mounted Tuesday as millions of residents in the energy capital of the U.S. remained shivering with no assurances that their electricity and heat — out for 36 hours or longer in many homes — would return soon or stay on once it finally does.
OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. (AP) — A winter storm that left millions without power in record-breaking cold weather claimed more lives Tuesday, including three people found dead after a tornado hit a seaside town in North Carolina and four family members who perished in a Houston-area house fire while using a fireplace to stay warm.
It’s as if the world has been turned upside-down, or at least its weather. You can blame the increasingly familiar polar vortex, which has bro…
It’s as if the world has been turned upside-down, or at least its weather. You can blame the increasingly familiar polar vortex, which has brought a taste of the Arctic to places where winter often requires no more than a jacket.
Tonight's weather conditions in Omaha: Considerable cloudiness. Low near -5F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph. It might be a good day to spend time in…
