Florida State

Fox Weather

After weeks of quiet, the National Hurricane Center is watching a tropical disturbance in the Atlantic Ocean.

Atlantic disturbance could become tropical depression or storm and track toward Florida this week

Georgia State

Following Tropical Storm Debby's second landfall, the National Hurricane Center is tracking a new disturbance in the Atlantic Ocean that could develop early next week.

New tropical disturbance could spin up in Atlantic following Debby's lashing of US East Coast

Alaska State

Juneau, AK

Many residents of Mendenhall Valley were unable to return home as the nearby Mendenhall River surged with glacial lake water and flooded their neighborhoods.

Alaska declares state disaster emergency as ‘glacial lake outburst’ floods homes, roads

A disturbance in the Atlantic continues to be monitored for possible formation into a tropical depression or storm. Its chance of development will be later this week in the northern Caribbean or southwest Atlantic. Formation of tropical systems near the Caribbean or U.S. East Coast is common in August. Sign...

Tracking Atlantic System For Possible Formation Into Tropical Depression Or Storm

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Jacksonville Today

Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued a state of emergency in Northeast Florida and across much of the state as a tropical system appears almost certain to develop. The National Hurricane Center said Friday morning that a tropical wave has a 90% chance of developing into at least a tropical depression over the next seven days. Most models show it moving into the Gulf of Mexico and then coming ashore and crossing the state, possibly moving over Northeast Florida.

Tropical system is nearly certain to develop

Louisiana State

Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center are increasing the chances for development of a system set to move across the tropical Atlantic. "A tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic is producing widespread disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Any development of the wave should be slow to occur during the next few days while it moves westward across the central tropical Atlantic," wrote NHC meteorologist David Zelinsky Thursday afternoon.

Tropical Atlantic Area To Watch Over Coming Days

DC News Now

The tropical disturbance sitting in the Atlantic now has a 40% chance of development over the next seven days, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Tropical disturbance has 40% chance of developing in Atlantic this week: NHC

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Herbie J Pilato

Actor Clarence Williams III, best known as the super cool undercover cop Lincoln "Linc" Hayes on TV's classic crime drama, The Mod Squad, died three years ago from colon cancer at 81 years old. This is the story of a talent that lives on.

The Tragic Death of 'Mod Squad'/'Purple Rain' Actor Clarence Williams III: Three Years Later

Hollywood child stardom has taken its toll on many actors through the decades. Lani O'Grady, for one, found fame in the 1970s on the TV family series, Eight is Enough. O'Grady followed in the footsteps of her brother, actor Don Grady, an original Mouseketeer and member of another popular TV family show: My Three Sons. Their mother, Mary B. Grady, was a talent agent who represented several child actors. But Lani, who would also eventually become an agent, died in 2001 just one week before what would have been her 47th birthday.

TV's 'Eight is Enough' Star Lani O'Grady Found Fame Early in Life but Died a Tragic Death

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has raised concerns about a developing storm system in the Atlantic that could potentially threaten Florida. This system, which currently has a 40% chance of developing into a named tropical storm, could be designated "Chris" if it reaches that stage. The storm is forming as...

Atlantic Storm System Threatens Florida: Potential Tropical Cyclone Looms

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

The National Hurricane Center has been tracking a "large tropical wave" in the Atlantic Ocean that has the potential of developing into a Tropical Storm, which is being tagged as TS "Debby." Capturing locals attention is well-known forecaster Jim Cantore with the Weather Channel, who also announced, "A tropical disturbance...

Tropical Development Crawling Across Atlantic Bears a Close Watch By Locals

FOX Weather, FOX News Media’s free ad-supported streaming television “FAST” weather service, has signed Mike Seidel as a meteorologist and storm specialist, announced its president, Sharri Berg. Seidel, who was most recently at The Weather Channel, made his FOX Weather debut over the weekend in Florida covering the start of now Hurricane Debby and continued live coverage through the overnight hours when it made landfall. Additionally, Ari Sarsalari has departed The Weather Channel to join the FOX Weather team.

FOX Weather hires veteran meteorologist Mike Seidel after more than 30-year stint at The Weather Channel

South Carolina State

Explore Beaufort SC

The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

Kansas State

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Missouri State

CJ Coombs

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) helps to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), 174 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Since January 1, 2024, there was a total of 1,445 reported missing in the country.

Missing Missouri children as of July 17, 2024, according to the NCMEC

New Jersey State

Morristown Minute

A new initiative aims to provide housing for vulnerable Medicaid members, enhancing community wellness and support. MORRIS COUNTY, N.J. - In a significant move to tackle housing instability among Medicaid recipients, New Jersey's Human Services Commissioner Sarah Adelman, along with Community Affairs Commissioner Jacquelyn A. Suárez, today announced the availability of $95 million in funding for developers. This initiative, part of the Healthy Homes program, is designed to create affordable housing opportunities for NJ FamilyCare members who are either homeless, at risk of homelessness, or currently living in institutional settings.

$95 Million for Healthy Homes: Housing for Medicaid Members

NBC News

A storm hovering over Cuba will take aim at Florida's west coast and the Gulf of Mexico, with federal forecasters saying it's likely to become a tropical storm by late Saturday. Until then, the front is being called Tropical Depression Four, with the name Debby available should it graduate to...

Tropical Depression 4 expected to strengthen over southeastern Gulf of Mexico

A tropical depression making its way toward the Florida coast is expected to strengthen into Tropical Storm Debby Saturday before delivering heavy, flooding rainfall and dangerous storm surge to the state starting this weekend. CNN’s Allison Chinchar reports.

See expected tropical storm’s path

Denver, CO

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

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Bryan Norcross: Some computer forecasts continue to show a possible tropical threat late this week

The National Hurricane Center is painting a large potential development area from the Atlantic waters well east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands to Florida....

Bryan Norcross: Some computer forecasts continue to show a possible tropical threat late this week

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