City of Miami sites distribute free sand bags for home protection from flooding
CBS4's Peter D'Oench reports on how some South Florida residents are preparing for the heavy storms this weekend.
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Orlando SentinelHurricane center tracks 2 systems: 1 in the Gulf, 1 in the Atlantic
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center has its eye on two systems with the potential to form into the season’s next tropical depression or storm. New on Saturday is an area of low pressure the could form early next week in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In the NHC’s 2 p.m. tropical outlook, forecasters said any development would be slow as it drifts to the west over the northwestern Gulf, ...
- Charlotte Observer
An earthquake was recorded in the North Carolina mountains overnight, USGS reports
The quake had a depth of 0.8 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
- WLS – Chicago
1 killed, 1 wounded after gunmen open fire on CTA bus: CPD
Two armed males entered the bus, walked to the back and began shooting at two people on board, Chicago police said.
- KSAZ
Flagstaff flooding footage; burn scar areas at major risk
Flagstaff is experiencing its first major flood of the year as monsoon season is in full swing. Burn scars from the Pipeline, Haywire and Tunnel wildfires are posing a major risk for businesses and residents.
- The Wrap
Former Marine Resigns as July 4 Parade Grand Marshal After Right-Wing Texas Radio Host Targeted Her Family
Jessy Kelly later delighted in the move with a tweet featuring a man walking away from an explosion
- The Daily Beast
Lauren Boebert Baffled by ‘Bricks’ Belonging to a Construction Site
Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon, Zach Petrizzo/The Daily Beast/GettyRight-wing media has long been convinced any pallets of bricks are solely the property of anti-fascist activists. And on Friday night, Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) was tripped up over the conspiracy theory. “@CapitolPolice why are there 20 pallets of bricks one block from the House Office Buildings?” Boebert tweeted, apparently alluding to the standard bricks the right believes are owned by potential antifa activists.Yet as i
- The State
Midlands has its most powerful earthquake in an active seven months, geologists report
Since late December, national geologists have reported 32 earthquakes and aftershocks in the town about 20 miles northeast of Columbia. Sunday’s quake was the strongest.
- Naples Daily News
Tropics watch: NHC tracking 2 tropical waves, tropical depression 'likely to form'
The National Hurricane Center says a tropical wave over the central Atlantic has a high likelihood of becoming a tropical depression this week.
- WOFL
Officials: Man accused of kidnapping two females in central Florida killed in shootout with deputies
Law enforcement said two females have been rescued and are being treated at local hospitals in Central Florida after they were reportedly kidnapped and held hostage by an armed man late Saturday, who led authorities in pursuit and was ultimately killed in a shoot-out with deputies.
- CBS News
"It's a terrible scene": At least 21 teens die in tavern mystery
Officials have ruled out a stampede and said autopsies would determine if the deaths could be linked to poisoning.
- The Weather Network
Records may fall as impressive heat wave roasts the Arctic Circle
An all-time heat record is under threat and Hudson Bay’s ice is melting at an astonishing rate as a persistent spell of hot weather roasts the Arctic Circle.
- AccuWeather
Record-breaking python discovered in Florida Everglades
Deep in the Florida Everglades, a team from the Conservancy of Southwest Florida made a shocking discovery when they came upon a sight they will likely never forget. The biggest Burmese python the team of three had ever laid their eyes on was just mere feet from them. Although the snake was captured in December, scientists only announced the discovery this past Tuesday after National Geographic recently published an exclusive article on the python. According to the conservancy, this Burmese pyth
- HuffPost
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Vows A 'Kid' In The Womb Will Be As Safe As Those In Classrooms
Like in Uvalde? Parkland? Sandy Hook? Columbine? There have been 27 school shootings so far this year.
- WHIO
Warren Co. man bursts into burning house to save neighbor’s dog
One man went above and beyond his neighborly duties to save a dog from a burning house.
- USA TODAY
Alligator kills person in South Carolina attack near Myrtle Beach, authorities say
A person in South Carolina was killed in an alligator attack near a community retention pond outside Myrtle Beach on Friday, authorities said.
- The Desert Sun
The drought-parched West wants to take Mississippi River water? Fat chance! Or is it?
Desert Sun readers sound off about water.
- Associated Press
'Biblical' insect swarms spur Oregon push to fight pests
Driving down a windy canyon road in northern Oregon rangeland, Jordan Maley and April Aamodt are on the look out for Mormon crickets, giant insects that can ravage crops. “There’s one right there,” Aamodt says. Mormon crickets are not new to Oregon.
- WFXT
Police are investigating after a water rescue in Yarmouth
Police are investigating after a water rescue in Yarmouth
- The Telegraph
Focus on cats rather than game shooting to cut down animal deaths, RSPB urged
The RSPB should stop targeting game shoots and focus on cats, the head of Countryside Alliance has said.
- The Daily Beast
At Least 4 Dead, 500 Reported Injured in Bullfighting Stadium Collapse
TwitterA fiesta brava ended in disaster in Colombia on Sunday after a rudimentary stadium partially collapsed in the middle of a bullfight, sending hundreds of people tumbling to the ground. At least four deaths were reported, with upward of 500 more people injured, according to the country’s biggest newspaper.The three-tiered stadium’s sudden collapse was captured both live on local television and by attendees, who rushed to circulate clips on social media. Footage appears to show people, inclu