Lake Huron

An area of high pressure located over Quebec, a warm front approaching from the south, and a cold front moving across northern New England, will result in some slick spots across interior New England today.

An area of high pressure located over Quebec, a warm front approaching from the south, and a cold front moving across northern New England, will result in some slick spots across interior New England today.

Today (Monday): Light rain and freezing rain showers, snow showers far north. Highs near 40. Overnight Monday Night: A few rain showers, pockets of deep inland freezing rain. Lows in the 30s. Tuesday: Rainy and mild. Highs in the 50s.

The state of Michigan sued Flint Wednesday, alleging that the city council’s refusal to approve a broadly backed deal to buy water long term from a Detroit-area system is endangering public health in the wake of a man-made crisis that left the supply contaminated with lead. The Department of Environmental Quality had threatened legal action if the council did not...

Queen Latifah is hoping that her role in a movie about the Flint water crisis will bring more attention to what she calls one of the great American tragedies of this century. Latifah said Thursday during filming in Toronto that American officials including Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder acted for too long like the water crisis did not exist and that...

In a reversal, Flint’s mayor on Tuesday recommended that the Michigan city keep getting its drinking water from a Detroit-area system for the long term, saying a planned switch would be too risky and expensive following a man-made crisis that left the supply contaminated with lead. “This protects residents from any potential fears or anxieties that would come from another...

Several families filed a class-action lawsuit Tuesday against the state of Michigan and the Flint school district, saying more needs to be done to help students whose academic performance and behavior have worsened because of the city’s lead-tainted water. The school system was already struggling before Flint’s water supply was contaminated by lead over an 18-month period. The city switched...

A day after doctors reported high levels of lead in Flint children, Gov. Rick Snyder’s top aide told him the “real responsibility” for the city’s water issues rested with local government officials, emails released Wednesday showed....
Then-chief of staff Dennis Muchmore later told the governor that residents were “caught in a swirl of misinformation” about lead contamination and that it was...