Woodbury County, IA

Cherokee County, IA

Kansas State

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Mississippi State

National Weather Force

Multiple rounds of severe storms are anticipated as a disturbance moves through an unstable airmass across portions of the central Plains and the Mississippi Valley from this afternoon through the overnight hours. These storms will be capable of producing very large hail, destructive gusty winds, and isolated tornadoes if conditions align. For detailed information on timing, impacts, and more, refer below.

Damaging Winds, Very Large Hail & Tornadoes Possible; Central Plains/Mississippi Valley ; June 28th

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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.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Newark, NJ

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

AccuWeather

Storms packing high winds, hail, heavy rain and even tornadoes will continue to roam the north-central United States this week. Additional rainfall may aggravate the flooding situation in some communities. Rounds of downpours and thunderstorms will continue to threaten some communities of the central United States with flooding and severe...

More severe storms to rumble, downpours to flood part of central US

USA TODAY

Hurricane Beryl, now a Category 5 storm, is forecast to pass near Jamaica on Wednesday. See the projected path of the storm.

Hurricane Beryl tracker: See projected path of Category 5 storm

Severe floods in the north-eastern state of Assam have displaced hundreds of thousands of people.

Indian state battling floods braces for heavy rain

Saint Johns County, FL

Hastings, FL

Jacksonville Today

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

Ali Carney, 46, of Newark, received a 65-month prison sentence for conspiring to distribute narcotics, including fentanyl and heroin, and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Gang Member Sentenced to 65 Months for Drug Trafficking

Iowa State

Minnesota State

Mankato, MN

iHeartRadio

At least two people died and nearly 3 million have been affected by severe flooding in the Midwest, while a crucial dam is 'in imminent failure condition' amid more severe weather.

At Least 2 Dead In Midwest Flooding; Dam In 'Imminent Failure Condition'

The Associated Press

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A powerful storm has swept through countries in the western Balkans after several days of sizzling temperatures, killing two people and damaging houses, pulling out trees and flooding streets, officials said on Tuesday. Heavy rain, hail and strong winds tore through Slovenia on Monday before...

A powerful summer storm sweeps through Balkans with hail, rain and winds, killing 2

Florida State

Sarasota, FL

Cities like Tampa Bay and Sarasota, along with other communities from along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts, inland Appalachia, and northern New England, "carry an outsized burden of current and future flooding." An astonishing amount of rain fell in Florida earlier this month — this type of deluge should only...

Florida experiences once-in-a-millennium record rainfall and flash flooding: 'That's the most ever in an hour'

The Mirror US

Beryl grew into a hurricane Saturday as it churned toward the southeastern Caribbean, with forecasters warning it was expected to strengthen into a dangerous major storm before reaching Barbados late Sunday or early Monday.

Record breaking Hurricane Beryl barrels towards the Caribbean with warnings it could become dangerous major storm

Nebraska State

The Guardian

Days of flooding have submerged homes and farmland across South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota

Two people die from floods ravaging US midwest as more storms forecasted

It has been the latest start to the Atlantic hurricane season since 2014, but the tropics could soon shift into gear with AccuWeather meteorologists monitoring several areas from the Atlantic to the eastern Pacific. As a tropical rainstorm continues to unload torrential downpours that will trigger dangerous flash flooding in...

Multiple tropical threats possible, including in Gulf of Mexico, after Florida tropical rainstorm

Coffee County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Last month, more than twenty individuals were indicted on felony charges in Coffee County. Several of them have recently made local headlines, including Guillermo de la Cruz-Morales, the sole person charged in connection with the disappearance of Maria Diaz, and Cornelius Jamison, accused of cocaine trafficking.

Grand Jury Indicts Over Twenty Individuals on Felony Charges in Coffee County

Meteorologist Joe Cioffi

Except for Northern New England and the Southeast to Florida, we have mostly nice weather conditions covering the Eastern US. The big weather stories this week will be a tropical flow of moisture that will be setting up from the Western Caribbean across the state of Florida.

Torrential rains Florida begin tonight, severe weather Plains, Nice Eastern US, Heat late week,

Texas State

CBS DFW

The first tropical storm warning of this year's hurricane season was issued early Tuesday, as coastal communities in southern Texas prepare for an oncoming bout of heavy rain, flooding and, possibly, tornadoes. The storm was developing over the southern Gulf of Mexico and expected to reach land as a potential tropical cyclone, according to the National Hurricane Center. If the storm becomes strong enough it will become the first named storm of the season: Tropical Storm Alberto. Forecasters said Tuesday that chances of it growing into a tropical storm in the next 48 hours were high — about 80%.The tropical storm warning...

First tropical storm warning of hurricane season issued along coastal Texas

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s medical cannabis program has taken significant steps toward ensuring those with qualifying conditions have access to medical cannabis as soon as possible, said Gov. Andy Beshear this week.

State to open licensing applications for medical cannabis businesses beginning July 1

One person has died in South Dakota and hundreds of homes have been destroyed in Iowa during flooding in the upper US Midwest. Some rivers in the two states reached record-high levels, as up to 18in (45cm) of rain fell in some areas over the weekend. The risk of storms...

One dead and hundreds of homes destroyed in US Midwest floods

New Jersey State

NEWARK, N.J. – Naiem Moore, 34, of Newark, admitted to possessing cocaine and heroin for distribution and illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Moore entered his guilty plea before U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo in Newark federal court.

Man Admits Drug Trafficking & Illegal Firearm Possession

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Woodbury and Cherokee counties await federal aid for flood recovery

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — So far, a Presidential Disaster Declaration for Iowa flooding includes five counties: Clay, Emmet, Lyon, Plymouth, and Sioux. Additional counties are...

Woodbury and Cherokee counties await federal aid for flood recovery

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