At least 28 people have died and dozens more have been injured after tornadoes and severe storms in areas of the Midwest and East hit in recent days.

Debra Edelman, 93, was a prominent member of the Richmond community, founding a recycling business and becoming a philanthropist later in life.

By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 At least 19 people have died due to the severe weather that traversed through Kentucky this past weekend,

Strong tornadoes, damaging winds and hail are again threatening states across the Mississippi Valley on May 20.

The National Weather Service is warning of still more days of dangerous weather conditions across the central U.S. The agency issued the forecast Monday after four days of tornadoes, thunderstorms and heavy rain killed more than two dozen people.

Nearly 60 million people in the central and southern U.S. are once again under threat of severe weather Tuesday, including most of Kentucky, which just endured a tornado outbreak last Friday that claimed at least 19 lives in the state.