POMPTON LAKES — No evacuation order has been given in the borough as a wildfire continues to burn in the Cannonball Road area. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Forest Fire Service posted on X at about 7 a.m. on Saturday that “55 structures are threatened by the fire, however there are no evacuations…
Two systems in the Atlantic basin — Hurricane Rafael and a disturbance northeast of the Leeward Islands — are drenching parts of the Caribbean, according to the National Hurricane Center. Rafael’s projected path has taken a wild swing to the west and its ultimate destination is still in flux. After drenching western Cuba and taking…
LEROY TWP. – Four people were killed and 17 others seriously injured after a semi struck more than a dozen vehicles stopped for a traffic backup on westbound Interstate 96 near Webberville late Saturday night, Michigan State Police said. The crash occurred about 11:42 p.m., shortly after state police reopened the westbound lanes of the…
One of the main connections between Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky could be closed for weeks after a fire under the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge damaged its steel structure, officials said Friday. The blaze at the Sawyer Point 1000 Hands Playground, which sits under the bridge, was initially reported at 3:20 a.m., Cincinnati Fire Chief Frank…
At least 62 people have been killed after heavy rainfall led to flash flooding in eastern Spain Tuesday, leaving roads and towns underwater, local authorities said Wednesday. Rescuers using dinghies worked in the dark to scour the floodwaters in Valencia, rescuing several people, television pictures from the town of Utiel showed, and emergency services were…
In front of the new San Joaquin Delta College marquee a vigil was held for a young woman killed while walking their service dog in Stockton. Jazmine Floris, often referred to as Jay, 23, was walking their service dog Thursday night on Pacific and Yokuts avenues on the sidewalk near the sign when they were…
Through social media, many witnessed and experienced the heartbreak of the dog now known as “Trooper,” found by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper tied to a fence on the side of Interstate 75 as Hurricane Milton barreled toward the state. The five-year-old Bull terrier captured the hearts of those both near and far. Since then,…
Downtown Augusta restaurant managers say business is getting back to normal more than three weeks after Hurricane Helene slammed the region. “We are actually busier now than before the hurricane,” said Barry Blackston, co-owner of Nacho Mama’s and Stillwater Taproom on Broad Street. The businesses closed the day before Helene hit on Sept. 27, when…
As executive director of the Savannah Tree Foundation, Zoe Rinker has a unique perspective on the Georgia coast’s signature live oaks. The gnarly giants, with Spanish moss-draped limbs twisted like swollen, arthritic fingers running through wiry, white hair, add an unmistakable air of authenticity to Savannah’s place among the South’s iconic historic cities. On a…
National Weather Service meteorologists confirmed Friday that Hurricane Milton spawned at least 41 tornadoes, but the final total could be even higher once damage surveys are completed. For more than a week, meteorologists with three weather service regions in Florida have been out in the field, surveying damage from the dozens of powerful tornadoes that…