Posted: 10:14 PM Significant snows have arrived in parts of the Sierra Nevada, while in lower elevations, it's been heavy rains inundating other California communities.

Posted: 10:44 PM Warmer air arrives in the Stateline as October begins, just days after concluding a chilly, wet September!

Posted: 10:38 PM The director of the Environmental Protection Agency and the White House are at odds over air quality and its effects on children's health.

Updated: 11:04 PM Earlier this evening, ComEd says 4,000 people were without power. At 9:30 p.m. Thursday there are just under 2,000 in the dark.

Posted: 10:52 PM The Pacific Ocean has become home to a powerful hurricane near Acapulco, Mexico, while out in the Atlantic, a much weaker storm continues to roam.

Posted: 10:37 PM Stateline farmers who lost crops to a soggy season now qualify for low-interest emergency loans.

Posted: 8:24 PM Winds in excess of 40mph and high waves have put a gasoline barge in peril off the Alaskan coast.

Posted: 8:03 PM A new report from NOAA and the National Weather Service released this week offers way forward to reduce deaths during dangerous tornadoes.

Posted: 10:47 PM A thunderstorm in New Jersey turns deadly.

Posted: 10:24 PM Progress continues to be made in fighting a massive wildfire in Texas, and the outlook remains positive in the days ahead.

Updated: 10:23 PM The third hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season is threatening land in North America, but it's not the United States in the crosshairs, rather, it's far Northeastern Canada.

Posted: 11:49 AM Rockford Park District issues a call to artists interested in participating in the 26th Annual Illinois Snow Sculpting Competition scheduled for January 18-21, 2012 at Sinnissippi Park, 1401 N. Second Street, Rockford.

Posted: 10:59 PM Overall, the measure would provide $3.7 billion in disaster aid, with more money likely to flow in future legislation.

Posted: 10:46 PM It's been a tumultuous past few weeks for residents, especially farmers, in the Northeast, who are just now being able to tally their losses, and make plans to move forward.

Posted: 11:18 PM U.S. Senator Dick Durbin called on members of Congress to support a supplemental appropriations bill for the Disaster Relief Fund as requested by President Obama.

Posted: 10:05 PM A massive Minnesota wildfire that has burned for nearly a month is now blowing smoke into multiple states, including Wisconsin and Illinois, and is causing minor hardships here in the Stateline.

Posted: 9:57 PM It's not a place you'd typically suspect as being an earthquake-prone zone, but Alabama found itself at the epicenter of a weak temblor Tuesday evening.

Updated: 5:24 PM Did you notice it smelled like smoke outside today? It's the smoke traveling from a Minnesota Wildfire to Illinois.

Posted: 11:20 PM Scientists are evaluating the viability of life on a newly found planet outside our solar system.

Posted: 11:16 PM Texas is not the only place in the United States dealing with wildfires. Residents in Washington state are also on guard.

Posted: 11:15 PM It's hardly business as usual, but kids in one Texas town are heading back to school despite continued wildfire concerns.

Posted: 10:07 PM Just months after disappearing, La Nina is back, and is likely to persist through the winter.

Posted: 3:37 PM New York's governor is warning residents in areas threatened by flooding that it's "going to get worse." Andrew Cuomo says they need to "leave and leave now."

Posted: 10:49 PM Maria and Katia are alive and well in the Atlantic, while Nate has been born in the Gulf of Mexico.

Posted: 10:46 PM Days after landfall, Tropical Storm Lee is still making its presence felt for millions.