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Duke Energy, UNC and Local Governments Respond to Winter Storm Izzy

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Jan 16, 2022 | Safety, UNC, Weather

Editor’s Note: This story is being updated to reflect the weather experienced around Orange...

Orange County: Weather Preparedness, COVID Response and Sharing Stories

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Jan 12, 2022 | Conversations with the Mayors Podcast

Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Renee Price speaks with 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell on Wednesday, January 12. She shares the latest from a meeting with the county’s Emergency Services department regarding potential winter weather and the worsening COVID-19 trends. Plus: Price gives her thoughts on a recent slip-up at a vaccination site and some important practices on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

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Winter Weather Slows COVID-19 Vaccine Shipments to NC, Orange County

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Feb 19, 2021 | COVID-19, Health, Weather

North Carolina state leaders said Thursday the winter weather experienced in many parts of the country have caused shipping delays to doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Lights Come Back on in Texas as Water Woes Rise in the South

Posted by Associated Press | Feb 19, 2021 | World

Many of the millions of Texans who lost power for days after a deadly winter blast overwhelmed the...

U.S. Needs To Brace Itself for More Deadly Storms, Experts Say

Posted by Associated Press | Feb 18, 2021 | World

Deadly weather will be hitting the U.S. more often, and America needs to get better at dealing with it, experts said as Texas and other states battled winter storms that blew past the worst-case planning of utilities,...

Orange County Declares State of Emergency, Urges Caution in Winter Weather

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Feb 17, 2021 | Instagram, Safety, Weather

UPDATE: This article has been updated on Thursday, February 18, to most accurately reflect weather...

100 Million Americans Brace for More Cold, Ice and Snow

Posted by Associated Press | Feb 17, 2021 | World

Winter weather that has overwhelmed power grids unprepared for climate change and left millions...

Winter’s Wrath: Bitter Cold, No Power and a Deadly Tornado

Posted by Associated Press | Feb 16, 2021 | World

At least three people were killed when a tornado tore through a seaside town in North Carolina, one of many wild and deadly impacts from a sprawling blast of winter weather across the United States. Millions of people remained...