The weekend forecast for downtown Cincinnati doesn’t look great for food trucks and festival crowds. Heavy rain and thunderstorms are predicted from Friday through Saturday, which could throw a wrench into Memorial Day weekend plans. The city’s biggest food festival, celebrating local chefs and rest
Natural gas prices in the US edged up recently, even though government data showed stockpiles grew more than expected. Normally, that would push prices down, but traders are betting on a different story. Forecasts predict scorching heat waves across the West and Midwest soon, which means power plant
Saturday’s rain in Indianapolis didn’t just dampen the ground—it soaked the entire first day of Indy 500 qualifying, a rare event last seen in 2008. Instead of the usual qualifying battles, teams faced empty garages and empty stands while waiting for hours just to see if the track would dry. Now the
Valley fever is a lung disease caused by spores from the fungus Coccidioides, which thrives in dry soil across parts of the southwestern United States and south‑central Washington. The illness can be fatal, with up to 1, 000 deaths reported each year. A study in Phoenix showed that the risk of infe
A sharp rise in U. S. natural gas prices last week surprised many who thought supplies were plentiful. Forecasters now predict a hot week ahead, which could push power plants to burn more gas for air conditioning. Demand might climb higher, but the real spark came from worries over Middle Eastern su
Farmers in New Jersey and Pennsylvania are bracing for a tough season ahead. After a sudden heatwave in mid-April followed by unexpected freezes just days later, many fruit crops are struggling to recover. Peaches, apples, and even some berries were hit hard, with some farms losing most of their pro
Denver International Airport woke up to a winter surprise this week when more than five inches of snow blanketed the runways overnight. The early morning storm disrupted air travel plans across the board. By midday, over 280 flights were running behind schedule, with another 34 completely scrapped.
The chill that swept through Virginia last week knocked out a huge chunk of the state’s grape harvest. Temperatures fell to about 24 degrees in Charlottesville, turning a normal winter night into a hard freeze that rattled vineyards from Northern Virginia all the way down to New Kent County. T
Natural gas prices nudged lower this week as warmer-than-usual air spread across much of the country. With fewer homes firing up furnaces and less demand from power plants, buyers have little reason to rush and bid up prices. At the same time, the nation’s storage tanks are already brimming, runnin
On a cold winter day near Welches in Clackamas County, a pickup truck lost control on a slippery road. The driver, a 39-year-old man, was heading west when his white Dodge Ram skidded, crossed the road, and crashed into a tree. The crash left one person dead and two others badly hurt. The only one w
