STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania, Feb. 19 -- AccuWeather, a provider of commercial weather forecasting services, issued the following news release: * * * Elevated Spring Wildfire Risk as Drought Conditions Expand Across the U.S. Expanding drought conditions across more than 45 percent of the contiguous United States are rapidly increasing the risk of wildfires as spring approaches, according to AccuWeather long-range experts. "There is no true wildfire season in America anymore. If vegetation dri  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Full List of FY 2026 Federal Funding for Kentucky Secured by Senator McConnell * SENATOR MITCH McCONNELL FISCAL YEAR 2026 APPROPRIATIONS ACCOMPLISHMENTS NEARLY $2.6 BILLION FOR KENTUCKY AGRICULTURE ($11.350 MILLION FOR KENTUCKY) * $10 million for the University of Kentucky's new Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Building * $1.35 million for hospital infrastructure improvements at  more