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With the coldest temperatures in over a decade expected on the First Coast this weekend, the time is now to protect your home, specifically your pipes. Temperatures are expected to drop well below ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WSSC Water says all 1.9 million customers in Prince George's and Montgomery counties should expect the previously issued essential ...

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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — WSSC Water says all 1.9 million customers in Prince George's and Montgomery counties should expect the previously issued essential-water-use-only request to last through the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

With temperatures already plummeting in some parts of the U.S. as a fierce winter storm rolls in, federal safety regulators are warning consumers to stay safe as they fire up home heating devices in a ...

NEW: The streak of 13 consecutive days with high temperatures at or below 32 degrees at Islip MacArthur Airport came to an end Friday with a high temperature of 33.8. This 13-day record ties the ...

A pile of snow covers some of a stop sign at Lexington’s Nicholasville and Farm roads, near the University of Kentucky campus, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. Four days earlier, Winter Storm Fern brought ...