natural hazards

HARRISBURG – Two wildfires burning through Michaux State Forest have been significantly controlled, according to the Department of Conservation and Na...

The District 15 Wildfire Support Group, comprising about 25 firefighters from McKean and Potter counties, has been dispatched this week to assist with...

Some Penelec customers still had no power Tuesday, two days after thunderstorms, heavy rain and high winds blew through the region Sunday. As The Era ...

Help can’t wait when disaster strikes. Whether a family needs shelter, food or a sympathetic ear, generous donations to the American Red Cross help en...

(TNS)—At least three tornadoes touched down in western Pennsylvania on Sunday as severe storms swept across the region, according to the National Weat...

The wind whipped Sunday and wiped out power to thousands in McKean County — some were still in the dark as of Monday morning. About 3,000 people in th...

ATLANTA (AP) — A potent storm system is expected to pour heavy rain on western states later this week before rumbling into the central United States, ...

A million, billion or trillion ... who cares? I care. For decades, teaching and training various disciplines and age groups, I always looked for an ea...

Bradford area residents were among tens of thousands across the state without power Sunday, as a result of high winds moving through the region. Accor...

A winter weather advisory is in place from 5 p.m. today until 3 a.m. Sunday due to a mix of slow and sleet that is expected to blanket the area. “Ther...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., announced a $14.62 million allocation of federal disaster recovery funding from the Department of ...

If you fell asleep — or tried to — listening to the winds whip Sunday evening, it probably doesn’t come as too much of a surprise that hundreds of Pen...

Santa and his reindeer are back at the North Pole, resting up for another year of visiting the children who behave. With the start of winter coming la...

Do you want the bad news first, or the good news? On the bright side, area residents were able to measure the recent snowfall in inches — as opposed t...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Gov. Josh Shapiro has signed a disaster emergency proclamation for the northwestern region of Pennsylvania that has been struck by ...

This year alone, Pennsylvania has suffered two tragic deaths, more than 40 injuries, and the loss or damage of dozens of buildings due to wildfires. T...

Nittany MinitMart, a local convenience store chain with 28 locations across Pennsylvania including Kane and Smethport, announced they raised more than...

Wednesday: shirtsleeves. Friday: Winter coat, hat, gloves … perhaps a snow shovel. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory f...

McKean County commissioners, in conjunction with the McKean County Department of Emergency Services (DES), announced an outdoor burning advisory warni...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) announced campfires are prohibited on state park and forest land...