Barbara Gagne 
KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Forecasters are watching a dangerous weather setup unfold across Missouri and Illinois today, and the concern is not just the rain — it is what happens when that rain hits ground that has nowhere left to put it. A slow-moving weather front is pushing widespread thunderstorms through the region, with rainfall … Read more
KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Forecasters are tracking a wide-ranging severe weather threat today that stretches from southeastern Arizona all the way through Missouri and into the central Plains — and three specific areas are drawing the sharpest concern. The Storm Prediction Center has placed Kansas City, Springfield Missouri, and Tucson under a Marginal Risk, Level … Read more
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania — A stretch of the East Coast is waking up to a severe weather threat today, and forecasters say the window for dangerous conditions opens this afternoon. A Marginal Risk corridor — Level 1 out of 5 — has been issued for a narrow band of cities running from Syracuse and Albany in … Read more
GREENVILLE, South Carolina — Storms are not waiting for anyone tonight. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued at 6:18 PM EDT on Wednesday, August 5, covering Transylvania County in North Carolina and Greenville, Oconee, and Pickens Counties in South Carolina. The warning remains in effect until 7:15 PM EDT. That gives affected residents a narrow … Read more
BRIDGEPORT, West Virginia — A wet and potentially dangerous stretch of weather is on the way for North Central West Virginia, and forecasters are keeping a close eye on the flash flood threat heading into the weekend. Why This Weekend’s Storms Are Different Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected both Friday and Saturday, fueled by … Read more
TRENTON, New Jersey — If you stepped outside Thursday and felt like the air itself was pressing down on you, you were not imagining it. New Jersey is locked in a dangerous stretch of heat and humidity — and relief is still days away. Heat advisories blanket most of the state Most of New Jersey … Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Missouri — Dylan Hoyt did not have to stop. He could have kept driving like everyone else. But when he and his group spotted an overturned tractor-trailer on the westbound lanes of Interstate 44 near Miami, Oklahoma, on July 12, Hoyt did what people who knew him say he always did — he stopped … Read more
FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina — For nearly five years, Laniyah Whitted’s family searched for answers. They walked the streets. They combed through wooded areas. They waited. Last week, those answers finally came — and they were devastating. Human remains discovered in a wooded area near Fayetteville have been identified as Laniyah Whitted, a 17-year-old girl who … Read more
LONG BEACH, California — A quiet street in Long Beach turned into a crime scene in the middle of the night — and a family is now left without answers about why their loved one had to die. Just before 1 a.m. on July 31, Long Beach police responded to reports of a shooting on … Read more
JUNEAU, Alaska — When a family member started cleaning out a deceased relative’s home, they never expected to find what was inside an old chest freezer in an outbuilding on the property. What they found was a human body, wrapped in a tarp. Juneau police have now identified the remains as those of Ross Pasquan. … Read more