There’s no mistaking the leaf loader. It sounds like 40 John Deere lawn tractors as it slowly makes its way to our block, hitched behind…
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Some records stand for a long time, but eventually they fall. Such was the case of the driest month on record at an official Berks…
It started with rain — lots and lots of heavy rain. Mary Beth Cochran knew it was coming. Widespread news coverage of Hurricane Helene’s imminent…
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Mueller of the 1300 block of Elizabeth Avenue in Laureldale were swept up in the passage of Hurricane Hazel as it…
Hurricane Milton has started to bring its widespread impacts to Florida, with conditions expected to continue deteriorating over the coming hours from the central Gulf…
By DEVNA BOSE and DEVI SHASTRI Hospitals and other health care facilities on Florida’s Gulf Coast — still reeling from Hurricane Helene — are now…
Residents along Florida’s Gulf coast near Tampa Bay are being urged to complete their storm preparations today — or evacuate if necessary — as Hurricane…
There were a lot of dreary days to end September, and not a lot of rain fell, though opportunities were there. But it was just…
By JEFFREY COLLINS, KATE PAYNE and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A crisis unfolded in western North Carolina as officials rushed to…
Emergency crews are rushing to rescue people trapped in flooded homes after Helene roared ashore as a powerful Category 4 hurricane in Florida. The system…
By LUIS ALBERTO CRUZ PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Mexico (AP) — Two people are dead after former hurricane John barreled into Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, blowing tin…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Monday’s supermoon is the first of four this year. During a supermoon, the full moon inches a little closer than usual to Earth. A…
Southeastern Pennsylvania is under a tornado watch until Friday afternoon as the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby continue to impact the area. The National Weather…
The National Weather Service issued wind advisories Thursday afternoon for Friday, Aug. 9. In Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, Carbon and Monroe counties it will be in…
BY SETH BORENSTEIN WASHINGTON (AP) — On Sunday, the Earth sizzled to the hottest day ever measured by humans, yet another heat record shattered in…
About 3,600 customers in Berks County were without power this morning as a result of heavy thunderstorms that passed through the region Tuesday evening. Met-Ed…