Barbara Gagne 
New Jersey residents are getting a short break from summer’s heat and humidity, but forecasters caution the calm won’t last — and there’s a hazard hiding beneath the pleasant skies. A drier, cooler air mass has settled over the state, pushing out the recent stretch of stormy, muggy weather. Thursday and Friday will bring comfortable … Read more
Houstan- A storm system that was tracking toward Southeast Texas has weakened significantly, and area storm warnings have officially been lifted. But according to federal weather officials, the region isn’t in the clear just yet. The system, now downgraded to a depression, was tracked roughly 10 miles north-northeast of Houston Thursday evening, moving west at … Read more
After days of turbulent weather battering large parts of the country, forecasters say the Upper Midwest is about to get hit again — and this time, the threat won’t stand alone. According to the National Weather Service, a fresh wave of severe storms is expected to sweep through the Midwest starting Friday, bringing the risk … Read more
A powerful earthquake rattled the northeastern Texas Panhandle early Thursday, sending tremors across several states and prompting officials to warn residents that the ground may not be done shaking just yet. The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed the quake registered a magnitude of 5.0 and struck at approximately 5:21 a.m. local time, with its epicenter located … Read more
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Lake Mead and Lake Powell, the two largest reservoirs in the United States, have fallen to their lowest storage levels ever recorded, according to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Combined storage in both reservoirs dropped to roughly 12.7 million acre-feet earlier this month, surpassing a previous record low set in March … Read more
A 78-year-old South Carolina woman is facing charges after authorities said she left a 9-year-old girl and a dog locked inside a car with soaring temperatures while she went shopping. June Cooper King has been charged with unlawful conduct toward a child following the incident, which occurred Saturday afternoon in Murrells Inlet, a town located … Read more
A 27-year-old man from Poplarville, Mississippi, is facing multiple felony charges after investigators say he sexually abused a 14-year-old girl who was residing in his family’s household, resulting in her pregnancy. His mother now faces separate charges for allegedly attempting to obstruct the investigation. Dawson James Brown was arrested last week and booked on one … Read more
A 13-year-old boy placed in a South Carolina foster home was allegedly murdered within hours of his arrival by two older boys who were already living there, according to state investigators. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) confirmed that the body of Daryl Martinez Lowry was recovered Monday from a lake near a residential … Read more
A Gulfport, Mississippi woman will spend the rest of her life in prison after admitting she shot her adult son and concealed his body inside a hidden compartment in her own home for more than a year. Jeri Roby, 69, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the death of her 42-year-old son, John Gaither, and … Read more
A Philadelphia Uber driver was left with life-threatening injuries after a gunman approached her vehicle and opened fire as she tried to drive away, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. The 38-year-old woman, identified by family as Danielle, was parked in the 2800 block of Poplar Street on June 20, waiting for a scheduled passenger, … Read more