A Washington state woman was arrested this week after spending nearly two weeks on the run, accused of killing her ailing husband back in Oregon — a case that took an emotional turn after their daughter appeared to defend her mother online, saying she hoped authorities would never track her down. Shelly Peca, 56, is … Read more
An Indianapolis woman is facing multiple criminal charges after authorities say she plowed into a pregnant driver at nearly 95 mph, causing injuries so severe that the woman’s newborn son later died. Latonya Berry, 31, has been charged with causing death while operating a vehicle intoxicated, reckless homicide, causing serious bodily injury while intoxicated, and … Read more
TAMPA, Fla. — A powerful storm system brewing over the Gulf of Mexico lit up radar screens Wednesday morning, firing off 751 lightning strikes by 10:52 a.m., with more than 700 of those bolts recorded in a single 15-minute stretch. The sudden burst of electrical activity has meteorologists watching closely as the system pushes toward … Read more
ALBANY, N.Y. — A rotating storm signature developed near Albany in the early hours of Wednesday, July 29, prompting close monitoring from forecasters even though no tornado warning had been issued at the time. Radar data captured the rotation just before 3:40 a.m., as the system pushed into the Westmere area on the western edge … Read more
ALBANY, N.Y. — Heavy storms slammed New York’s Capital Region early Wednesday, triggering dangerous flash flooding across Albany, Schenectady, Troy, and Catskill as rain fell at rates of up to three inches per hour, with forecasters warning conditions could worsen before the morning is over. The National Weather Service said the flooding threat would persist … Read more
BALTIMORE — July pushed Baltimore through it all — scorching heat, violent storms, and relentless rain — and now the region is bracing for a complete turnaround as August begins. The month didn’t hold back. Three straight days of triple-digit heat baked the metro early on, while three separate severe weather outbreaks tore through the … Read more
Two completely different parts of the United States are bracing for the same kind of trouble this Wednesday, as forecasters track a pair of separate weather systems capable of producing damaging winds and large hail — one over the Northern Plains, and another nearly a thousand miles away along the Florida-Georgia border. According to the … Read more
A small restaurant tucked inside Columbia, Tennessee’s Arts District is quietly building a reputation that has nothing to do with marketing and everything to do with family history. Mama Mila’s began years ago not as a restaurant, but as a woman selling homemade lasagnas out of a parking lot. Mila Martinico grew up working in … Read more
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A well-known Birmingham barbecue restaurant is stepping in to fill space left behind after several eateries linked to a struggling restaurant group shut down, giving the Valley Post development a new addition in the months ahead. Saw’s BBQ confirmed this week that it will open a new location inside Valley Post, joining … Read more
A Panama City mother is now serving probation after admitting to hitting a young girl during an argument over a shared bathroom at a local daycare center. Latoya Gaines, 48, entered a no-contest plea on July 17 to a child abuse charge stemming from the April incident. A Bay County judge handed down a 24-month … Read more