A high-impact winter storm is forecast to bring rain and snow to an area spanning from California through the northern Plains to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. About 14 million people are under winter weather alerts Sunday, including in Tahoe, California; Denver; Minneapolis; and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. More than 12 inches of snow had already accumulated… Continue reading Major winter storm to bring rain and snow from West Coast to Plains
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Man stranded for 3 days on uninhabited Bahamas island is rescued by Coast Guard
A man who was stranded for three days on Cay Sal, a small and uninhabited Bahamas island, was rescued on Friday. The U.S. Coast Guard spotted a “disabled sailboat firing flares near Cay Sal,” officials said in a news release. Cay Sal is a small island in the Cay Sal Bank between Florida, Cuba and… Continue reading Man stranded for 3 days on uninhabited Bahamas island is rescued by Coast Guard
Man discharged from Coast Guard for abuse finds online support
Samantha White’s life hasn’t been the same since December, when videos posted by her ex-husband went viral on TikTok, Reddit and other social media platforms. The videos appear to show her and her ex-husband, Josset Vences, engaged in a series of arguments. She was dubbed “WiFi chick” in comments and captions after a video of… Continue reading Man discharged from Coast Guard for abuse finds online support
A West Coast ocean heat wave adds to a summer of extremes
An intense marine heat wave has developed off the U.S. West Coast, pushing sea surface temperatures more than 5 degrees Fahrenheit higher than normal. The expanse of warm water in the Pacific Ocean, being tracked by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, first formed and started growing more than 1,000 miles offshore in May. In… Continue reading A West Coast ocean heat wave adds to a summer of extremes
Virginia man dies as violent storms sweep East Coast
A Virginia man died on Saturday when a tree crashed onto his home on Saturday night as powerful summer storms swept through Maryland, Virginia and Washington, knocking out power for more than 200,000 people. “Prince William County Police Department is currently investigating the death of a 43-year-old man possibly related to storms that moved through… Continue reading Virginia man dies as violent storms sweep East Coast