Pennsylvania headlines from local reporters

2+ hour, 41+ min ago   (389+ words) Philadelphia picked up significant rainfall overnight Saturday into early Sunday, with flash flooding the main concern across the region, according to NBC10 First Alert Weather meteorologist Justin Godynick. Two to three inches of rain were possible, with the heaviest precipitation arriving…...

23+ hour, 50+ min ago   (701+ words) The Atlantic is quiet — record quiet — this hurricane season thanks to an enormous El Nino that crushes storms before they get going. No Atlantic hurricanes have formed yet this year and none are likely to form for at least another…...

22+ hour, 37+ min ago   (526+ words) Former Environmental Protection Agency officials are warning that the Trump administration is dismantling pollution safeguards to accelerate construction of AI data centers, putting public health at risk. The Verge reported this week that a group of EPA alumni released a…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (441+ words) Pennsylvania's flood barriers are getting older and costlier to maintain, while the storms testing them are growing more intense. According to The Conversation, the state's more than 180 levees span roughly 155 miles of riverbank and shield about 158,000 residents alongside an estimated…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (338+ words) The City of Erie Department of Public Works has announced a neighborhood-based tree-limb removal schedule as crews continue recovery efforts following the recent severe storm. Residents are urged to place storm-related tree limbs in piles between the curb and sidewalk…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (260+ words) HONOLULU — Hurricane Lowell’s intense winds and storm surge that battered Hawaii’s western islands this week are suspected in the deaths of at least two people. On the island of Kauai, the storm damaged oceanfront resorts while on Lanai, a cargo…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (441+ words) Residents across the Philadelphia region should expect another warm, muggy Thursday before a cold front moves through and brings noticeably more comfortable conditions for the end of the week, according to CBS News Philadelphia. The front is not expected to…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (968+ words) LOS ANGELES — To begin to understand how a ” super” El Niño winter could punish the Southern California coast, the historic wooden boardwalk on the Long Beach Peninsula may just offer a glimpse at what’s to come. Days of intense waves…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (291+ words) Nearly a week after severe storms tore through the City of Erie, officials are announcing resources that will soon be available to residents recovering from the damage. Erie Mayor Daria Devlin said neighborhoods across the city were among the hardest…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (285+ words) Erie County residents who lost food purchased with SNAP benefits during last week's severe storm may be eligible for replacement SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits, according to local and state officials. The assistance is available to SNAP recipients whose…...