Barbara Gagne 
New Jersey residents are getting a brief window of sunshine and comfortable temperatures — but forecasters are already warning of a dangerous weather system set to strike early next week. Sunday brings relief across the Garden State, with highs climbing to the upper 70s to mid-80s under mostly sunny skies and noticeably lower humidity. Winds … Read more
Southeast Texas is waking up to another dangerously hot day Sunday, with afternoon temperatures expected to climb into the mid-90s — and forecasters say it is going to feel even worse than the thermometer reads. High humidity will push the heat index well above the actual air temperature, creating conditions that can quickly lead to … Read more
A Wednesday afternoon that should have been an ordinary summer day turned alarming when a child ran inside a Jonesborough home to warn another adult that something terrifying was happening in the backyard pool. According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, 31-year-old Mikaylee Rae Beirne was in the pool with several children when she allegedly … Read more
A Memphis mother is facing a first-degree murder charge after she fatally shot a 20-year-old man she allegedly found hiding under her teenage daughter’s bed — a case that has raised difficult questions about the line between self-defense and homicide. Kendra Scott, 36, was charged by the Memphis Police Department with one count of first-degree … Read more
A 13-year-old boy is dead after being lured out of his Washington, D.C., apartment by two individuals who were caught on a Ring camera waiting in the hallway outside his door. Ahmad Mims lived on the 1600 block of Rosedale Street in the nation’s capital. On Saturday evening, someone knocked on his door and asked … Read more
Swatara Township, PA- The child, found wandering alone at 7:30 a.m., had been confined behind a barricade of zip ties, duct tape, and wooden boards — and spent up to three days straight inside without being let out, authorities say. A 5-year-old boy was found wandering naked in the middle of a Pennsylvania road on … Read more
A Michigan mother will not fight criminal charges after police discovered she had abandoned her three children — ages 12, 13, and 15 — leaving them to survive alone in a home without running water or working toilets. Kelli Bryant, 35, of Pontiac, Michigan, entered a no contest plea to three counts of first-degree child … Read more
If the air outside smells like a campfire and the sky looks hazy, you are not imagining it — and health officials want you to take it seriously. Smoke from massive wildfires burning across Canada has now blanketed at least 18 US states, triggering emergency air quality alerts from the Great Lakes down into the … Read more
If you’ve noticed the sky looking different tonight, you’re not imagining it. A thick blanket of clouds is moving across the region as temperatures drop into the 50s — a sharp shift that is already catching residents off guard. Southwest winds gusting up to 22 mph are pushing stratus clouds in from the coast, and … Read more
California residents may want to start preparing now. Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have issued a stark warning: there is an 81% chance that a very strong El Niño event will develop between October and December — one that could rank among the most powerful in recorded history, going back to 1950. … Read more