WORLD Radio News - WORLD Radio News: 2-16-26 (2/3)

Episode Date: February 16, 2026

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With World Radio News, I'm Kent Covington. A powerful winter storm is slamming California this week, bringing damaging winds in heavy snow to mountain areas. Jacob Spender with the National Weather Service. If you are up in the higher elevations, at the highest elevations within the Sierra, the coastal range in those areas like the Southern Cascades as well, we're looking at 4 to 8 feet.

And he said lower elevations could see a foot of snow along with showers and thunderstorms in the valley. Meantime, a strong storm system is bringing tornado watches and widespread damage across the southeast, just as the northeast starts to warm up. On Sunday, the National Weather Service reported some of the worst damage near Lake Charles, Louisiana. High winds overturned a horse trailer at a Mardi Gras float. They also damaged an airport jet bridge and knocked an awning into power lines. President Trump said members of his newly created Board of Peace have pledged $5 billion to rebuild Gaza, and will commit thousands to personnel to help provide security

and stabilize police forces for the territory. Trump said Sunday that the pledges will be formally announced when members of the board gather for their first meeting Thursday in Washington. Indonesia's military says up to 8,000 of its troops are expected to be ready by the end of June for a potential deployment to Gaza. A campaign is underway to preserve a life-size replica of Noah's Ark. World's Dennis Crowley explains. Construction of the ark began in 2007 and was completed in the Netherlands in 2012.

It's based on biblical dimensions and made entirely of wood. And after years of weathering, it is now in need of repair. Project organizers estimate the entire project will cost almost $6 million. The objective is for the ark to travel across Europe to raise awareness of the biblical story of the flood. After that, the hope is to park the replica in Israel as an educational and cultural attraction. The organizers want the ark to be a witness of God's covenant with the Jewish people in a tangible and unforgettable way. For World, I'm Dennis Crowley. Gas prices rose another three cents per gallon to a new national average of $2.93. Gasoline supply was

up, but so was demand over the holiday weekend. Oklahoma once again boasts the cheapest gas in the country at $2.32 per gallon, and California still has the nation's most expensive gas topping Hawaii at $4.58. For World Radio, I'm Kent Covington. For more sound journalism grounded in facts and biblical truth, visit worldradiot.news. Additional support comes from Water's Edge, competitive of rates and supporting churches. 4.55% APY on a 13-month term investment. Water'sedge.com slash invest.