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• Fatal storm: Deaths related to the Northeast snow

  February 10, 2013 11:49 AM

  Here's a look at the deaths related to the massive snowstorm that blanketed the Northeast in 1 to 3 feet of snow and battered the coastline with high winds and some flooding: CONNECTICUT: - A 73-year-old man fell while cleaning up in Danbury and later died. - 49-year-old man in... more »

• Lee causing problems for the Northeast

  September 7, 2011 7:37 AM

  WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) - The remnants of Tropical Storm Lee are dumping rain and bringing fresh flooding concerns to areas in the Northeast still trying to recover from damage wrought by Hurricane Irene. Rising waters of a rain-swollen creek have forced the evacuation of residents in the northeastern Pennsylvania... more »

• Farmers' Almanac: Kinder, gentler winter on tap

  August 30, 2010 9:20 AM

  Folks hammered by record snowfall in the mid-Atlantic and freakishly cold temperatures in the South can warm up to the latest forecast by the Farmers' Almanac. The 194-year-old publication is predicting a "kinder and gentler" winter season for much of the nation. The Maine-based almanac, which claims it... more »

• Amtrak service returning to normal in Northeast

  April 5, 2010 11:37 AM

  Amtrak service to the Northeast is returning to normal. Amtrak officials say they have resumed near full Northeast Regional and Acela Express service for Monday. Service between New York and Boston had been curtailed because of flooded tracks in Rhode Island brought on by record-setting rain storms. Most... more »

• Flooding expected to worsen in drenched Northeast

  March 31, 2010 9:08 AM

  Rivers from Maine to New York aren't expected to crest until today or tomorrow and forecasters say the Northeast still hasn't seen the worst of the flooding from a drenching rainstorm. But the second record storm that socked the region this month is more drizzle than rain today as it... more »

• Power restored in much of storm-battered Northeast

  March 1, 2010 3:55 PM

  The lights are back on for many of the million-plus customers in the Northeast affected by a storm last week that dealt the region snow, rain and hurricane-force winds. New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch on Monday called restoration efforts "the most rapid" he's ever seen. On Friday, about 360,000... more »

• New layoffs soar to nearly half million

  February 25, 2010 9:54 AM

  The number of new claims for unemployment benefits jumped unexpectedly last week as heavy snows caused layoffs to rise. A Labor Department analyst says mid-Atlantic and New England states are still processing a spike in claims stemming from the bad weather two weeks ago. The department says first-time... more »

• Snow, high winds headed to winter-weary Northeast

  February 25, 2010 9:07 AM

  The second part of a two-day, 1-2 winter punch is headed toward the Northeast. Forecasters say the storm is packing wind gusts up to 50 mph and could dump more than a foot of snow on winter-weary residents. The National Weather Service says Thursday's forecast storm in the Northeast... more »

• First of two storms blankets Northeast in snow

  February 24, 2010 11:39 AM

  Hundreds of schools were closed and more than 160,000 customers were without power Wednesday in the Northeast as a storm that's expected to "sit and spin" brought wet, heavy snow to some areas that have had a relatively snowless winter until now. Nearly two feet of snow fell outside... more »

• Snowstorm hits Northeast; wind chill 52 below in ND

  January 8, 2010 9:10 AM

  A broad snowstorm pushed eastward early Friday, dumping a light coating of snow in the Northeast, all part of a powerful cold front engulfing much of the nation. The National Weather Service said that the edge of the storm, with light snow flurries, reached the Philadelphia area overnight and... more »

• CDC: Fewer states seeing widespread swine flu

  December 11, 2009 12:18 PM

  Health officials say winter flu is just starting to show up in the U.S. while swine flu infections continue to wane. Swine flu was widespread in only 14 states last week - mostly in the Northeast. That's down from 25 states the week before and 48 in late October. The... more »

• Northeast learns lessons from '08 ice storm

  November 4, 2009 12:27 PM

  One of the huge pine trees that surrounded Sieglinde Poegel's home of 42 years crashed through the roof and landed in her living room during the ice storm that crippled much of the Northeast last December. "It sounded like I was in a war again. I lived through World... more »

• Study: Road salt harming many urban streams

  September 17, 2009 9:56 AM

  Many urban streams have become salty enough to harm aquatic life, largely because of salt used for deicing roads in the winter, according to a new government study released Wednesday. The U.S. Geological Survey studied urban streams and groundwater for levels of chloride, a component of salt, in 20... more »