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A deadly hurricane which has been tearing through the Caribbean is intensifying as it moves towards Jamaica. Hurricane Beryl is now a category five storm, meaning its winds and storm surges could prove catastrophic. The storm made landfall on Monday on Carriacou, an island which is part of Grenada. So...

'Potentially catastrophic' Hurricane Beryl moves towards Jamaica

Hurricane Warning flags were flying in Jamaica on Tuesday as Category 5 Hurricane Beryl hurtled toward the island. Beryl blasted through the Windward Islands on Monday as a Category 4 storm with 150 mph winds, killing seven and causing severe damage. On Monday night and Tuesday morning, Beryl peaked as a Category 5 storm with 165 mph winds, making it the strongest Atlantic hurricane on record in July (old record: 160 mph on July 17, 2005, Hurricane Emily, the only other July Cat 5 on record). The prior record for earliest Atlantic hurricane with 165 mph winds was August 5, 1980 (Hurricane Allen).

Jamaica prepares for record-breaking Hurricane Beryl

CBS News

Hurricane Beryl was tearing through the Caribbean on Tuesday as a powerful Category 4 storm Tuesday. After destroying homes and businesses across the southeastern Caribbean on Monday, it is now forecast to bring life-threatening winds and storm surge to Jamaica.Beryl was forecast to start losing intensity on Tuesday but still be near major hurricane strength when it passes near or over Jamaica early Wednesday, near the Cayman Islands on Thursday and into Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on Friday, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center."Weakening is forecast later today, but Beryl is still expected to be near major hurricane intensity as it moves into...

Hurricane Beryl, a Category 4 storm, forecast to lash Jamaica

Axios

The historic Hurricane Beryl has killed at least six people and is leaving a trail of destruction across the Caribbean as the now-Category 4 storm barrels toward Jamaica, officials say. The big picture: Its early formation, rapid intensification and location have broken records and on Monday it became the earliest-ever...

Deadly Hurricane Beryl devastates Caribbean as it barrels toward Jamaica

Queen City News

Tune in to Tracking the Tropics today at 12:30 p.m ET/11:30 CT for the latest on Hurricane Beryl, where it's headed, and why it's a historic storm.

Tracking the Tropics: Hurricane Beryl remains powerful Category 4 storm as it moves across the Caribbean

USA TODAY

Hurricane Beryl has continued to grow in intensity, becoming a Category 5 hurricane on Monday night.

See damage left by Hurricane Beryl in Barbados as it sustains Category 5 status

Hurricane Beryl, the first named hurricane of the season, is expected to bring destructive winds and flooding to some Caribbean islands. Satellite footage shows the hurricane on the move, with speeds predicted to reach up to 155mph (250km/h). Barbados' meteorological service has warned of power outages and flash flooding, as...

Hurricane Beryl seen from space in Caribbean

Fox Weather

Deadly Hurricane Beryl slowly weakened to a Category 4 hurricane with winds of on Tuesday afternoon as the historic storm continues to spin across the Caribbean Sea with Jamaica and the Cayman Islands in its crosshairs.

Hurricane Beryl to bring life-threatening winds, storm surge to Jamaica after slamming Windward Islands

Saildrone Inc. said its uncrewed surface vehicle captured waves heights of 25 feet over 100 miles south of Puerto Rico. Hurricane Beryl was a Category 5 at the time, the strongest any storm had been in June.

Saildrone captures video of Hurricane Beryl’s fury in Caribbean

CBS Miami

Beryl became a hurricane on Saturday as it churned toward the southeast Caribbean, with forecasters warning it was expected to strengthen into a "dangerous major hurricane" before reaching Barbados and the Windward Islands late Sunday or early Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center.A major hurricane is considered a Category 3 or higher, with winds of at least 111 mph. At the moment, Beryl is a Category 1 hurricane.On Saturday night, Beryl was located about 595 miles southeast of Barbados, with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph, per the hurricane center. It was moving west at 20 mph.  "Rapid strengthening...

Beryl strengthens into hurricane in the Atlantic as it bears down on Caribbean

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Eight people have been arrested on drug charges stemming from an undercover investigation at a convenience store in Hastings, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

8 arrested in Hastings drug and gambling bust

Hurricane Beryl continues to churn through the Caribbean and is expected to pass near or directly over Jamaica on Wednesday. The once intensely powerful storm was downgraded to a Category 4 hurricane Tuesday afternoon with 155 mph winds, only 2 mph shy of returning to its previous Category 5 status.

Hurricane Beryl changes intensity to Category 4 as it powers toward Jamaica

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Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

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Hurricane Beryl made landfall on Carriacou Island, Grenada, before making its way to Barbados, leaving a trail of destruction behind.

See the devastation left by Hurricane Beryl in Barbados and Grenada

Scripps News

Hurricane Beryl left a path of deadly destruction when it plowed through Barbados and the Windward Islands on Monday as a monstrous Category 4 storm.

At least 6 killed after Hurricane Beryl hammers Barbados and Windward Islands

The Independent

 Hurricane Beryl is barreling toward Jamaica as a Category 4 storm with 155mph winds after charting a deadly path through Grenada and St Vincent and the Grenadines, destroying buildings and killing at least six.Beryl intensified to the earliest Category 5 storm recorded in the Atlantic overnight before weakening back to Category 4 on Tuesday. The storm made landfall in the Windward Islands on Monday, where it “flattened” Carriacou Island within half an hour, Grenada Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell said.Hurricane Beryl has killed at least six people: Three in Grenada, two in northern Venezuela and one in St Vincent and...

Jamaica braces for Hurricane Beryl as Category 4 storm thrashes Caribbean and targets US: Live updates

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Mendham, NJ

The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit received recognition from the New Jersey Homicide Investigators Association (NJHIA) for their outstanding work on the Baby Mary cold case. The award was presented at the 29th Annual Advanced Homicide Conference at Princeton University on June 13, 2024.

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Beryl remained a major category 4 hurricane Tuesday afternoon while beginning to show signs of slow weakening. The National Hurricane Center believes Beryl will remain at major hurricane strength (category 3 or above) as it moves over Jamaica on Wednesday, and while further weakening is forecast, Beryl could still be at hurricane strength as it approaches the Yucatan Peninsula by the end of the week.

Beryl Approaches Jamaica As Major Hurricane

New York Post

Beryl is barreling toward the Caribbean islands as the first hurricane of the season.

The storm strengthened over the eastern Atlantic Ocean through Saturday, packing winds of up to 75 mph, as it made its way westward toward the Windward Islands, according to the National Hurricane Center. 

The agency declared it a hurricane late Saturday. With those wind speeds, it is a Category 1 storm, but forecasters are concerned Beryl will strengthen over the next few days.

It is expected to reach the islands of Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Grenada and the Grenadines late Sunday night or Monday and bring flooding rain,...

Beryl intensifies in the Caribbean, named 2024’s first hurricane

The Daily Sun

Workers dismantle an advertisement board to protect it from Hurricane Beryl in Kingston, Jamaica, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Collin Reid)

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