Jan. 11—The National Weather Service issued a flood watch Thursday afternoon for Delaware, eastern Chester, eastern Montgomery, Lehigh, Lower Bucks, Northampton, Philadelphia, Upper Bucks, western Chester and western Montgomery counties. It is in effect until 10 p.m. Friday in Upper Bucks, Chester and Montgomery counties and until 7 p.m. Saturday in Delaware, Lower Bucks and […]
STAUNTON — The U.S. National Weather Service issued a wind advisory that will be in effect Wednesday until 5 p.m. West to southwest winds from 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph are expected for portions of western Maryland, eastern West Virginia, and central, northwest and western Virginia, according to the National […]
A ban on the public display of swastika symbols and the Nazi salute in Australia went into effect Monday. The first-of-its-kind law was passed last month as a response to rising antisemitism and hate crimes in the country, especially after the onset of the Israel-Hamas war. Attorney General Mark Dreyfus said the law sends “a […]
Jan. 7—UPDATE The flood advisory for Hawaii County has expired. A flood watch remains in effect for all Hawaiian Islands. EARLIER COVERAGE A flood advisory is in effect for Hawaii County until 10:30 a.m. today while a flood watch is in effect for all the Hawaiian Islands this evening through Tuesday afternoon. At 7:05 a.m., […]
Jan. 6—BLUEFIELD — A winter weather advisory issued by the National Weather Service in Blacksburg, Va., remains in effect for the region today due to the threat of mixed precipitation. The advisory is in effect through 1 a.m. Sunday. It warns of the potential for mixed precipitation, including snow, sleet and freezing rain. There is […]
NEW YORK CITY – How much snow the NYC area gets this weekend largely depends on the trajectory of the approaching storm, as new weather forecast reports project as much as 10 inches in parts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, and up to 3 inches in NYC. New York City issued a winter […]
The changing year signals a new start to a lot of things, including health legislation. While legislation can move slowly — for example, despite being signed into law last October, California’s so-called Skittles Ban (aka the California Food Safety Act, which forbids the sale of the food additives brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben and […]
A Code Blue Action will be in effect in Allegheny County and the City of Pittsburgh starting on Thursday night because of forecasted temperatures. The Code Blue will be in effect starting at 7 p.m. Thursday, continuing into Friday night. A Code Blue is declared when the air temperature is forecast by the National Weather […]
A legal amendment that makes it more difficult to remove a prime minister from office in Israel will not come into force until the next legislative period, the country’s Supreme Court said in a judgement published on Wednesday. “The Supreme Court held, by majority [six out of 11 justices], that the applicability of Amendment no. […]
In the US, Montana and North Carolina have been leading the list of states with the highest number of searches for “VPN” over the past few days. That’s most likely because their new age verification laws have gone into effect on January 1, and adult websites are now either requiring a copy of visitors’ government […]
Some workers are now making more money per hour as we have rang in the new year. > New Year’s babies make debut around Miami Valley;elm:context_link;itc:0″ class=”link “>>> New Year’s babies make debut around Miami Valley Starting today, the state’s minimum wage is now $10.45 for non-tipped employees and $5.25 for tipped employees, which is […]
New gun safety laws are taking effect in several states around the US on 1 January after the country ended 2023 with more mass shootings than days. States including California, Illinois and Colorado are starting the year by implementing extreme risk protection orders, more commonly referred to as “red flag” laws, as a means to […]