On Saturday at 2:32 p.m. the NWS Blacksburg VA issued a flood advisory in effect until 5:45 p.m. for Watauga County.

This weekend is set to be a scorcher, so officers are asking the public to remember the dangers of swimming in open water.

On Thursday at 4:55 p.m. the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC issued a flood advisory in effect until 8 p.m. for Iredell County.

Boil-water orders are often issued after a hurricane — usually because the public utility has lost pressure in its water-moving systems, making it possible for contaminants to enter water lines.

Drought and sea level rise have caused salt water from the Atlantic Ocean to creep into the Delaware River Basin, a major source of drinking water for Philadelphia and the surrounding area ...