Athens was under a severe thunderstorm warning Dec. 28 when a brief tornado struck downtown, causing heavy damage.

President Joe Biden is moving to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters, a last-minute effort to block possible action by the incoming Trump ...

A huge winter storm is packing a punch across the country. Northeast Ohio is missing out on the worst of the storm, but snow is still expected Sunday night.

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Winter weather brings various hazards that people have to contend with to keep warm and safe. These dangers can include ...

There is no tropical storm activity for this region. Be prepared and learn helpful tips and information that will help you know what to do in the event of a storm-related emergency.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a top oil and gas industry trade group are suing Vermont over its new law requiring that fossil fuel companies pay a share of the damage caused over several ...

Local lawmakers vowed Athens “will build back stronger” as damage assessments continued Thursday following the EF-1 tornado ...

The storm has caused delays to county court proceedings as the facility undergoes repairs. Paleontologists on the Isle of Skye in Scotland have unearthed the largest pterosaur known from the Jurassic ...

Athens police have increased their presence on the square to search for possible looters following storm damage.

Crews will be cleaning public areas for the next few days, but it may take months for all the businesses to fix their own respective damage.

“As things are impacted we want to build back better and stronger and that’s what we are going to do,” Tere Richardson, the executive director of Athens Main Street said. Cleanup crews have spent the ...