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LG&E works fast to restor power in Kentucky after winter storm [Video]

A large tree limb pierced a hole through Wanda Collins’ home. She’s one of hundreds left without power after the strongest winter storm in several years.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — LG&E crews have been hard at work restoring power to hundreds of households in southwest Louisville — one of the harder hit areas of Jefferson County after the weekend winter storm. At least 10.5 inches of snow fell over two days.

It was enough snow and ice to cause a large tree to collapse where Arnoldtown Road meets Windsor Forest Drive, but just further south, a home in Hardin County wasn’t so lucky.

A large tree limb pierced a hole through Wanda Collins’ home in Vine Grove. She’s one of hundreds left without power after the strongest winter storm in several years packed a heavy punch across Kentuckiana.

“That’s what I thought it was — an explosion that went off somewhere,” she said. “How many people have got a tree through their roof, in their …

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Los Angeles tree lovers hope their vital work recovers from devastating fires [Video]

LOS ANGELES (AP) Some people in Los Angeles have worked for years to increase the number of trees that provide shade and respite from heat and air pollution. But the trees were in already trouble before this month's fires scorched more than 10,000 homes and other structures. Tree lovers faced increasing drought, bad trimming