February 27, 2023
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Frustration and anger are mounting among some Michigan utility customers who still were waiting for power to be restored after a massive ice storm this week damaged electricity lines, and the governor called Friday for …
February 16, 2023
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Austin’s city manager was fired Wednesday in the wake of outrage in the Texas capital over a slow and fumbled response to a winter storm power outage that left thousands of people without electricity for a …
February 2, 2023
Texas will face a fourth day grappling through an ice storm that has caused power outages, grounded flights and triggered deadly accidents on slippery roads. Cold has gripped the landscape across northern and central Texas, as well as parts of …
June 11, 2014
Four months after an ice storm paralyzed South Carolina, some Orangeburg residents say the state has yet to pick up storm debris from their neighborhood. The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reports that residents along two streets that are maintained …
March 10, 2014
President Barack Obama has signed a declaration ordering federal aid for 39 Georgia counties that were impacted by an ice storm in mid-February. White House officials said Thursday that federal funding would be made available to state and local governments, …
February 18, 2014
Gov. Nikki Haley says this week’s ice and snow storm has devastated parts of South Carolina worse than a hurricane. The Republican governor said Friday her driving tour of downtown Aiken made her understand why the storm left 350,000 people …
February 14, 2014
Fire officials say the poor condition of a historic building in midtown Atlanta contributed to its partial collapse during an ice storm. Atlanta Fire Rescue spokeswoman Janet Ward says the Craigie House was undergoing renovations because of years of rot …
December 16, 2013
Damage from this month’s North Texas ice storm has reached at least $30 million in residential insured losses, according to an industry group. Officials with the Insurance Council of Texas said the losses include homes damaged by downed trees, broken …
September 24, 2013
Crews in Tulsa, Okla., are in the final stages of debris cleanup from a major windstorm in July, but the operation has already used up more than one-third of the overtime funds normally set aside for snow and ice removal, …
May 2, 2013
Federal Emergency Management Agency officials have started assessing damage in Sioux Falls, S.D., and the surrounding region from a three-day snow and ice storm last month. The effort could pave the way for federal aid to help with recovery. Gov. …