Yuma bracing for Tropical Storm Kay
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY-TV) – Hurricane Kay has weakened to a tropical storm as of this morning. A serious flooding threat is expected to develop…
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Massive 7.6 earthquake rocks Papua New Guinea
A massive 7.6 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Sunday, causing landslides, cracking roads and damaging…
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Air quality worsens as 94 fires burn across Western US, Kay weakens
Air quality alerts are in place across much of Washington, Oregon and Idaho as smoke from ongoing fires is leading to poor air quality in the…
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California to create first statewide extreme heat ranking and warning system
On Friday, September 9, California Governor Gavin Newsom a legislation to establish the first-in-the-nation statewide extreme heat wave and warning…
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Brutal winds whip Southern California as Tropical Storm Kay boosts already-hot temps and starts dousing flood-prone spots
Fierce winds — some gusting at more than 100 mph — have begun battering Southern California, driving up already-sweltering temperatures Friday…
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FIRST ALERT FORECAST: Severe storms likely on the way in addition to gusty winds
The leading edge of the rain from TS Kay is now on the northernmost coast of the Gulf of California, near Puerto Penasco MX. According to the…
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FIRST ALERT FORECAST: Lower than normal temps expected as storms come to the Desert Southwest
Excessive heat will continue to be a concern through Wednesday as
above normal temperatures persist and warnings remain in place for many lower…
2 dead in Mill Fire as California wildfires grow and evacuations are ordered
As the West continues to roast in dangerous heat, two Northern California wildfires are growing and some residents have been told to leave,…
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A flash flood emergency in northwestern Georgia is at least a 1-in-200 year event
Rainfall in parts of northwest Georgia Sunday has been so heavy, CNN Weather estimates it is at least a one-in-200 year…
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‘We’re living in a nightmare’: Jackson university students take online classes, leave campus amid city’s ongoing water crisis
Just one week after the school year began in Mississippi’s capital city, university students were faced with a crisis canceling all in-person classes…
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Situation remains dire for residents of Jackson, Mississippi, as effort to restore water supply suffers setbacks
The situation remains dire for many Jackson, Mississippi, residents as the city enters the sixth day since a major water plant failed, leaving…
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1-year-old dies after father intentionally left him in hot car, police say
An Ohio father faces charges in the death of his 1-year-old son after he intentionally left the baby in a hot car, police…
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California wildfires grow overnight, evacuations ordered
As the West continues to roast in dangerous heat, two Northern California wildfires grew overnight and some residents have been told to leave,…
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It’s been 5 days without reliable tap water for Jackson, Mississippi. Here’s what we know about the latest repairs — and how people are coping
Mississippi’s capital has been without reliable tap water service since Monday, when rainwater flooding helped push an already-hobbled treatment…
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FIRST ALERT FORECAST: Excessive heat to continue into holiday weekend for the Imperial Valley
Strong high pressure situated across the western United States will continue to result a prolonged period of hot temperatures across the area into at…
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MS Mayor: ‘Get out now’ ahead of rising flood waters
“If we risk the life of one individual, that’s one individual too…
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The fight against drought in California has a new tool: The restrictor
The pretty, cloudless blue skies over perfectly manicured lawns represent an ugly reality for California’s Las Virgenes Municipal Water District as…
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‘Get out now’: Mayor urges residents to flee ahead of rising river waters in Mississippi
The mayor of Mississippi’s biggest city urged residents to “get out now” on Saturday as record-setting rain threatens to flood streets and creep into…
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Oregon’s Rum Creek wildfire nearly doubles in size to more than 8,000 acres
A wildfire burning in southwest Oregon has grown to 8,404 acres, according to a Sunday update by fire officials, nearly double the acreage the blaze…
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Evacuations ordered in Idaho due to the Four Corners Fire
Increased fire activity has caused evacuation orders to be implemented in parts of Idaho impacted by the Four Corners Fire, which was reported on…
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