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FILE - Wind turbines are seen on April 16, 2019, south of Kennewick, Wash. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday, May 23, 2024, rejected a recommendation to cut a proposal for what would be the state's largest wind farm in half, giving new life to the $1.7 billion project.

Massive wind farm proposal in Tri-Cities area gets new life from Gov. Jay Inslee

FILE - Wind turbines are seen on April 16, 2019, south of Kennewick, Wash. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday, May 23, 2024, rejected a recommendation to cut a proposal for what would be the state's largest wind farm in half, giving new life to the $1.7 billion project.

May 23, 2024, 6:45pm Business

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday rejected a recommendation to cut a proposal for what would be the state’s largest wind farm in half, giving new life to the $1.7 billion project. Read story

Tornado damaged property is seen, Wednesday, May 22, 2024, in Greenfield, Iowa.

More bad weather could hit Iowa where 3 powerful tornadoes caused millions in damage

Tornado damaged property is seen, Wednesday, May 22, 2024, in Greenfield, Iowa.

May 23, 2024, 1:55pm Latest News

One of the three powerful tornados that tore across Iowa this week left no property untouched along a mile-long path through the small city of Greenfield, Iowa, littering the way with remnants of splintered homes, smashed vehicles and shredded trees that once lined leafy streets. Read story

The sun rises amid high temperatures in Mexico City, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Extreme heat in Mexico, Central America and parts of the U.S. South has left millions of people in sweltering temperatures, strained energy grids and resulted in iconic Howler monkeys in Mexico dropping dead from trees.

‘Heat dome’ leads to sweltering temperatures in Mexico, Central America and US South

The sun rises amid high temperatures in Mexico City, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Extreme heat in Mexico, Central America and parts of the U.S. South has left millions of people in sweltering temperatures, strained energy grids and resulted in iconic Howler monkeys in Mexico dropping dead from trees.

May 23, 2024, 8:52am Nation & World

Extreme heat in Mexico, Central America and parts of the U.S. South has left millions of people in sweltering temperatures, strained energy grids and resulted in iconic Howler monkeys in Mexico dropping dead from trees. Read story

The remains of a tornado-damaged wind turbine touch the ground in a field, Tuesday, May 21, 2024, near Prescott, Iowa.

Wind towers crumpled after Iowa wind farm suffers rare direct hit from powerful twister

The remains of a tornado-damaged wind turbine touch the ground in a field, Tuesday, May 21, 2024, near Prescott, Iowa.

May 23, 2024, 7:34am Nation & World

A wind farm in southwest Iowa suffered a direct hit from a powerful tornado that crumpled five of the massive, power-producing towers, including one that burst into flames. But experts say fortunately such incidents are rare. Read story

Brian Gutmann, of Creston, Iowa, looks over tornado-damaged property, Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Greenfield, Iowa.

Authorities still conducting search, rescue after tornado slams Iowa; at least 1 dead

Brian Gutmann, of Creston, Iowa, looks over tornado-damaged property, Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Greenfield, Iowa.

May 22, 2024, 1:01pm Latest News

Authorities in Iowa were continuing search and rescue efforts Wednesday, a day after a deadly tornado slammed the state, killing at least one. Read story

As air conditioning has become more common and the region&rsquo;s population has continued to grow, Clark Public Utilities is now seeing peaking energy usage in both the summer and winter months.

Clark Public Utilities braces for peak energy use this summer

As air conditioning has become more common and the region&rsquo;s population has continued to grow, Clark Public Utilities is now seeing peaking energy usage in both the summer and winter months.

May 22, 2024, 6:08am Business

Overall demand for electricity has increased as Clark County’s population has grown. Read story

A veterinarian feeds a young howler monkey rescued amid extremely high temperatures in Tecolutilla, Tabasco state, Mexico, on Tuesday.

Mexico’s howler monkeys perishing in high heat

A veterinarian feeds a young howler monkey rescued amid extremely high temperatures in Tecolutilla, Tabasco state, Mexico, on Tuesday.

May 21, 2024, 4:03pm Nation & World

It’s so hot in Mexico that howler monkeys are falling dead from the trees. Read story

A police officer and an employee of nearby Dingman&#039;s Collision Center push a car that had been caught in flood waters in Omaha, Neb.

Storms have dropped large hail, buckets of rain and tornadoes across the Midwest. And more is coming

A police officer and an employee of nearby Dingman&#039;s Collision Center push a car that had been caught in flood waters in Omaha, Neb.

May 21, 2024, 12:39pm Nation & World

Residents in Omaha, Nebraska, awoke to weather sirens blaring and widespread power outages early Tuesday morning as torrential rain, high winds and large hail pummeled the area hours before a new round of storms swept into Iowa and threatened more of the Midwest. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Expect intense but scattered showers over next few days

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

May 21, 2024, 6:01am Clark County News

Chalk up another fair weather day Monday with plenty of sunshine but highs were a bit below average at 68 degrees. Read story

People walk through a Bridgeland neighborhood as families begin cleaning up storm damage, Sunday, May 19, 2024, in Cypress, Texas.

Storms damage homes in Oklahoma and Kansas. But in Houston, most power is restored

People walk through a Bridgeland neighborhood as families begin cleaning up storm damage, Sunday, May 19, 2024, in Cypress, Texas.

May 20, 2024, 8:33am Nation & World

Fast-moving storms with strong winds, large hail and apparent tornadoes swept Oklahoma and Kansas, blowing roofs off homes and blocking roads with toppled trees and downed power lines. Meanwhile, Houston made progress in recovering from last week’s deadly storms. Read story