Lina Hidalgo, a judge for Harris County, Texas, where Houston is located, warned residents to buckle up for the possibility of additional days without power. Hidalgo also acts as the county’s chief executive officer. About 2.5 million people and 34 cities in Harris County have no electricity, Hidalgo said on CNN’s New Day. Pipes burst, … Read more
Ice and snow in Salem, Oregon KATU A storm that swept the Pacific Northwest caused heavy snowfall, ice build-up and freezing rain over the weekend, leaving hundreds of thousands of people in Oregon and Washington without power as of Monday. Oregon governor Kate Brown declared a state of emergency in nine counties on Saturday due … Read more
ARLINGTON, VA. – A wave of harsh winter weather and bitterly cold temperatures left part of the Pacific Northwest and parts of the East covered by ice, snow and power outages as more bad weather hit the southern plains of the country. The storm that devastated the west left more than 200,000 homes and businesses … Read more