Severe weather tore through the Chicago area and surrounding regions Tuesday night and into Wednesday, prompting a wave of tornado watches and warnings, according to the National Weather Service. Parts of Michigan appeared to be hit the hardest, including Grand Blanc, less than 10 miles southeast of Flint. The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office said on…
The powerful storm that brought heavy winds and the risk of severe flooding to much of Southern California on Sunday was expected to linger over the Los Angeles area until Tuesday morning. The heaviest rainfall was expected to occur overnight and into Monday morning. A National Weather Service forecast said that up to three inches…
Mudslides and severe flooding were reported in Los Angeles on Sunday evening, as a storm that made its way to Southern California after pummeling northern areas of the state was forecast to bring more heavy rain and winds for another day. “The major wind and power outages will be the less dangerous part of the…
The fugitive who escaped Chester County Prison and has eluded authorities for a week and a half was seen on Saturday night near a town about 25 miles from the area where hundreds of law enforcement officers had been searching for him for days, the Pennsylvania State Police said. The state police released photos early…
A loud noise that was heard across much of the Washington, D.C., area on Sunday afternoon, was caused by the sonic boom from military jets scrambling to respond to an intrusion into restricted airspace by a private flight, military and U.S. officials confirmed on Sunday. Two fighter jets were sent from Joint Base Andrews, after…
A shelter-in-place order for residents in the Tacoma, Wash., region was lifted on Monday, two days after a fishing vessel caught fire in the Puget Sound area, sending thick smoke into the air and diverting maritime traffic, the authorities said. The vessel, Kodiak Enterprise, caught fire early on Saturday while moored at Trident Seafoods in…
LOS ANGELES — As steady snowfall continued to present hazards in the mountains of Southern California on Saturday, residents at lower elevations dealt with the fallout from a more familiar threat: flooding. Intense rains and powerful winds that pounded Los Angeles and surrounding counties on Friday night and early Saturday produced significant flooding in urban…