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Storm's high winds, snow, sleet lash Northeast

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 26th

By DAN SEWELLAssociated Press A powerful winter storm system that pounded the nation's midsection, wrecking holiday travel plans and dumping a record snowfall in Arkansas, began lashing the Northeast on Wednesday with high winds, snow and sleet. The storm, which knocked out power to thousands

Storm's high winds, snow, sleet lash Northeast

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 26th

Christmas storms all over US blamed for 2 deaths

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 24th

By JANET McCONNAUGHEYAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A Christmas Day twister outbreak left damage across the Deep South while holiday travelers in the nation's much colder midsection battled sometimes treacherous driving conditions from freezing rain and blizzard conditions. Conditions were

Christmas storms all over US blamed for 2 deaths

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 24th

Avista Crews Working To Restore Outages Caused By High Winds

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 17th

FROM AVISTA UTILITIES: Avista crews are working to restore power as quickly and safely as possible to approximately 11,000 customers throughout eastern Washington and north Idaho. Outages are primarily related to downed power lines resulting from high winds. If you see a downed power line, call

Mayor: NYC working on storm, climate prep

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The city will work on upgrading building codes and evacuation-zone maps, hardening power and transportation networks and making sure hospitals are better prepared for extreme weather after Superstorm Sandy, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said

Third storm in less than week drenches NorCal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 2nd

By By JOHN S. MARSHALLAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Residents of Northern California endured the brunt of another powerful storm that drenched the area with yet another round of pounding rain and strong winds, but damage from the storm was less than expected, officials said. The latest

AP IMPACT: NYC flood protection won't be easy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

By ADAM GELLERAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Inside tunnels threading under a Houston medical campus, 100 submarine doors stand ready to block invading floodwaters. Before commuters in Bangkok can head down into the city's subways, they must first climb three feet of stairs to raised

Feds allow Entergy to buy Miss., Ark. power plants

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 15th

By JEFF AMYAssociated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Federal officials say Entergy Corp. can buy two power plants from KGen Power Corp., but say the antitrust investigation of Entergy isn't over. The New Orleans utility wants to buy generating stations in Jackson, Miss., and Malvern, Ark.,

NY utilities Con Ed, LIPA subpoenaed in Sandy work

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 15th

By MICHAEL GORMLEYAssociated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The utility companies Consolidated Edison and Long Island Power Authority confirmed Wednesday they received subpoenas from the state attorney general and were cooperating with his investigation into their preparation for and response to