It can be ugly: a tree with a big chunk pruned out to allow for a power line. “It’s sad to see, and it makes some people angry at the utility,” said Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge specialist in the ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Todd Bishop on Apr 7, 2026 at 9:37 ...

An early morning power outage on Thursday in south-central Columbia affected more than 1,100 customers, after a tree fell on electrical wires on Oak Lawn Drive. According to the Columbia Water and ...

When periodical cicadas surface after years underground, they don’t grope blindly for trees. They head for the shadows, researchers report March 20 in the American Naturalist. A detailed analysis of ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Saturday is a First Alert Weather Day as the FOX 12 weather crew predicts heavy wind, rain, and possible thunderstorms across northwest Oregon through the day. 5:30 p.m. A power ...

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAW) - An ice storm left many without power and caused widespread tree damage across the Stevens Point area. Crews don’t have enough time to get to all the downed trees and are ...

If you plant a sapling for Arbor Day, this year on April 24, or Labor Day, for that matter, you can’t just expect it to grow. It needs to be watered. Actually, it needs a good soaking. According to ...

Northern Michigan’s sugar maples stood tall and strong, sap flowing from taps into lines and collection buckets to be boiled down into the state’s sweetest crop. The maple syrup season was in full ...

Threat actors are abusing external Microsoft Teams collaboration to impersonate IT helpdesk staff and convince users to grant ...

CLEVELAND — Severe weather blew through Northeast Ohio on Tuesday, bringing gusty winds, hail and heavy rain that left plenty of damage. Multiple tornado warnings were also issued throughout the ...