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By the end of the week, storms will develop across the Philadelphia region.

Drought conditions have worsened throughout the Midwest, and most of the Iowa and Illinois Quad-City regions are now in moderate drought, according to the most recent U.S. Drought Monitor.

Light showers arrive this morning ahead of a cold front moving eastward from the Ohio Valley. After this initial period of showers, the sun will break through the clouds in the afternoon, helping to produce pop-up downpours and t-storms late today. These storms could add an additional half inch of rain in some locations. Any rain today isn't a bad thing, it's just not going to matter much in terms of the overall drought. Highs will be in the mid-70s this afternoon.

Brainerd City Council members approved variances to allow for a Dunkin' Donuts in northeast Brainerd.

WMATA boosts service across bus, rail lines. New bill would require fare evaders to disclose name to police in DC. Homes for sale don’t last long on the market in some Northwest, Southwest DC neighborhoods.

It is now the second wettest water year on record so far in Reno and more rain is in the forecast this coming week. It won’t be raining all day,

Key takeaways from DC’s Council’s six-hour roundtable on dangerous driving. Alexandria vehicle crash into Old Town business latest in string of similar crashes. Prince George’s County becomes latest regional county to restrict single-use utensils.

Very dry conditions and relatively warm weather meant Iowa farmers had 6.6 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Sunday.

Rain has been hard to come by this month and the dry stretch continues. Changes will occur during the first week of June as a cold front returns

Mercury to remain high for week