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Updated: 11:14 AM EST January 26, 2021 Its not going to amount to much snow, but the icy mix that is part of the storm passing through our area on Tuesday could cause big problems for drivers. PennDOT has reduced speed limits on all of the interstates in Lackawanna, Luzerne, Susquehanna, Pike, and Wayne Counties to 45 miles per hour, and is urging people to stay off the roads if they dont need to be out.

Credit Sarah Hulett / Michigan Radio President Joe Bidens long-time reliance on Amtrak to get between his home and work in Washington, D.C is well-known. And Pete Buttigieg, the man Biden has nominated for U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary, says he hopes to carve out $1.5 billion for public transit across the U.S. Federal help for public transit in Michigan from the incoming administration would be a much-needed boon, according to Matthew Carpenter, CEO of the Ann Arbor Area Transport...

Jan 22, 2021 More COVID-related death reports have come in from across the region. Yates County in the Southern Tier confirmed 2 more deaths, raising their death toll to 18. Steuben Countys hit 157 with another death confirmed Thursday. Ontario and Wayne Counties also reported single deaths from the illness.  

Pennsylvania reports a little good news on the coronavirus infection front as the state expands eligibility for residents to get the COVID-19 vaccination.

Image credit: Laura Herberg/WDET County health departments and Detroit’s vaccination site delayed appointments after switching from vaccines from Pfizer to Moderna. Michigan’s shortfall of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is having a cascading effect on local providers. Health departments in Washtenaw and Wayne Counties did not receive the number of vaccines they expected this week and are postponing appointments as they await new doses. But those will come from Moderna, not Pfizer. That...

Counties throughout the Southern Tier say they are being swamped with calls and emails from residents wanting to know when and how they can sign up to get a COVID-19 vaccination now that New York State has said a larger group of people can get shots. Under the expansion, group 1b will include educators, police and residents age 75 and older not already included in group 1a as residents of long-term care facilities. Getty Images-micgen Broome County plans to keep residents up to date on when the...

Just launched: One Lens: Sharing Our Common Views — a statewide collaborative visual and storytelling project to document Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 experience. Just launched: One Lens: Sharing Our Common Views — a statewide collaborative visual and storytelling project to document Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 experience. × More than 5.6 million doses of COVID vaccine have been administered in PA. EVERYONE is eligible for vaccination by April 19. Learn more. More than 5.6 milli...

A lawmaker from West Virginia who filmed himself while protesters entered the U.S. Capitol building in Washington earlier this ...

Metro Detroit weather: Winter Weather Advisory in effect with snow, icy conditions Half inch to 2 inches of snow before getting hit with ice and rain Published:  Updated:  Tags:  DETROIT – A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Detroit and all of Southeast Michigan. The advisory expires at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, in Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne Counties and at noon, Wednesday, in Genesee, Lapeer, St. Clair and Sanilac Counties. Welcome to Wednesday an...

NORTH CANTON  Jane Watson is happy with the service she gets from Meals on Wheels, but she said shes concerned about the agencys future. The day before Thanksgiving, Watson, a retired paralegal, said she received her Wednesday meal, but was surprised not to get meals for Thanksgiving Day and the day after, which has been the norm. She called the office to ask why. "I was told they did not have funding to provide meals for clients," she said. "Im concerned because theres a lot of elderly who...