Representative Mike Flood announced a bill on Friday to make employees of the National Weather Service classified as public safety mission function workers.

A bill introduced Friday would classify forecasters and other staff as critical public safety roles. It comes after the ...

The National Hurricane Center is “fully staffed” and any suggestion that the Trump administration fired meteorologists at the ...

Tom Skilling, former chief meteorologist for WGN TV, joins Lisa Dent to chat about his life in retirement, the effect of the Canadian wildfires, and how the federal cuts to NOAA and NWS have ...

The National Weather Service is offering some reassurance amid cuts from the federal government. The local office tells WGNO ...

Nearly 600 employees left the National Weather Service or were fired in recent months. Meteorologists say 125 expected new ...

The Lake Charles office was among the hardest hit in Louisiana, and now some lost jobs may be filled again. Here's what to ...

the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration’s National Weather Service. Now this federal agency, which serves as the backbone of U.S. forecasting, is under threat. What happens when the country ...

Smoke from Canadian wildfires has carried another day of poor air quality south of the border to the American Midwest.

The National Weather Service says it plans to hire more than 100 additional staff members. The move follows complaints and ...