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Fire risk remains high in Southern California as crews prepare for potential weekend rain

January 22, 2025, 12:11pm Latest News

Parched Southern California endured more dangerous winds on Wednesday but could get some needed rain this weekend, dampening prospects of another round of deadly wildfires while raising the possibility of new challenges… Read story

Winter storm spreads across the Deep South, creating icy danger and snowy fun

January 22, 2025, 8:55am Nation & World

A major winter storm that slammed Texas and blanketed the northern Gulf Coast with record-breaking snow moved east Wednesday, spreading heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across parts of the… Read story

Largest U.S. grid issues alert as cold lifts demand to near record

January 22, 2025, 9:06am Nation & World

PJM Interconnection, which operates the largest U.S. grid from Washington, D.C., to Illinois, issued a Level 1 emergency alert for Wednesday as cold weather boosts electricity demand. Read story

Search resumes after deadly flooding and landslides in Indonesia

January 22, 2025, 8:27am Nation & World

Indonesian rescuers retrieved two more bodies after they resumed their search Wednesday for people missing after floods and landslides on Indonesia’s main island of Java, bringing the death toll to 19. Read story

Lesley Martin and her 4-year-old daughter Layla Richardson walk on a snow covered street in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025.

A rare winter storm is bringing heavy snow, sleet and ice to Texas and the northern Gulf Coast

Lesley Martin and her 4-year-old daughter Layla Richardson walk on a snow covered street in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025.

January 21, 2025, 7:37am Nation & World

A rare winter storm charging through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast on Tuesday has closed highways and airports and prompted the first blizzard warning for southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: January continues dry; highs forecast in 40s all week

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

January 21, 2025, 6:05am Clark County News

It is staying a little bit lighter in the late afternoon as our sunset is now after five o’clock. That means we are on our way to springtime in the great Northwest. But the calendar still shows many days of winter left to explore. Looking at temperatures in the middle… Read story

A flimsy tarp provides little shelter during a winter rainstorm for those camping Feb. 8, 2024, in downtown Vancouver.

Clark County homelessness task force changes winter shelter response threshold from 32 to 36 degrees

A flimsy tarp provides little shelter during a winter rainstorm for those camping Feb. 8, 2024, in downtown Vancouver.

January 21, 2025, 6:05am Clark County Health

Residents at a downtown Vancouver encampment described the cold weather Thursday as debilitating. The campers huddled around fires and wrapped themselves in blankets to try to stave off the biting chill that was deepened by fitful winds and slight rain. Read story

Trump says he’s withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement again

January 20, 2025, 12:49pm Nation & World

President Donald Trump says he will again withdraw the United States, a top carbon polluting nation, from the landmark Paris climate agreement, dealing a blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and once again distancing the U.S. from its closest allies. Read story

A lone vehicle moves along Auraria Parkway after a winter storm plunged daytime high temperatures into the single digits and left up to six inches of snow in its wake Monday in Denver.

Millions across the U.S. brace for plummeting temperatures and winter storms

A lone vehicle moves along Auraria Parkway after a winter storm plunged daytime high temperatures into the single digits and left up to six inches of snow in its wake Monday in Denver.

January 20, 2025, 9:40am Latest News

Residents across the country from the Northern Plains to the tip of Maine are bracing for dangerously low temperatures while the East Coast contends with a thick blanket of snow and the South prepares for a rare winter storm expected to disrupt travel from late Monday into Wednesday. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Sunny skies should be heading our way this weekend

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

January 18, 2025, 6:00am Clark County News

Let’s catch up by reviewing last month’s rainfall from around the area from your friends and neighbors: Bob Starr, Cougar, 26.26 inches; Jim Knoll, Five Corners, 7.15 inches; Robin Ruzek, Lake Shore, 6.92 inches; Tyler Mode, Battle Ground, 8.33 inches; Bob Mode, Minnehaha, 5.67 inches; Chuck Houghten, Hockinson Heights, 8.86… Read story