Tropical Storm Ernesto is racing toward Puerto Rico with heavy rainfall, gusty winds and dangerous surf.

Tropical Storm Ernesto is headed for Puerto Rico. Here’s where it could go next

North Carolina State

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Virginia State

Meteorologist Joe Cioffi

We continue to move along in this nice weather pattern. The northwest flow does push upper troughs through the Northeast. Yesterday we saw scattered showers pop up in a few places as the upper trough went by. While the temperatures at the surface have been on the warm-ish side, temperatures aloft a colder and that creates a bit of instability. Today should be a day of sunshine with just a few passing clouds. Highs will reach 80 to 85 in most places. I'm leaving the mention of an isolated shower out of the forecast. Most lows tonight will be in the upper 50s inland and low to mid 60s coast and warmer urban areas.

Ernesto tropical storm force winds, Leeward, Virgin Islands & Puerto Rico, no risk to US East Coast

PBS NewsHour

Ernesto is forecast to move through open waters for the rest of the week and make its closest approach to Bermuda on Saturday.

Ernesto becomes hurricane after hitting northeast Caribbean and knocking out power in the region

NBC News

Tropical Storm Ernesto was passing by Puerto Rico late Tuesday with 65 mph winds, but it is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane Wednesday morning as it moves by the U.S. territory. The storm was about 60 miles east-northeast of San Juan at 11 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time, and it...

Tropical Storm Ernesto expected to strengthen into a hurricane in the Atlantic

Ohio State

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The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Florida State

The Mirror US

A tropical depression moving into the Gulf of Mexico is growing better organized, forecasters said Saturday, and is likely to bring drenching rain and coastal flooding to much of Florida's Gulf Coast

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Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A historic marker could be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood nearly a year ago. If approved by the Jacksonville City Council, a marker would be installed at Kings Road and Canal Street on Aug. 25, a day before the first anniversary of the shooting, when a white gunman took the lives of three Black people.

Memorial considered to honor Dollar General victims

Iowa State

Anaheim, CA

NewSantaAna

On Friday, August 9, 2024, at approximately 1:30 p.m., Anaheim Police officers responded to the 1400 block of N. State College Blvd. to assist a U.S. Marshal’s Task Force regarding a man who was wanted in connection with a murder in another state.

Iowa murder suspect fatally shot by Anaheim police officers and members of a U.S. task force

Lafayette County, MS

Mississippi News Group

Written with artificial intelligence assistance. Deputies from the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of possible animal cruelty on County Road 418 on August 4, according to Dark Horse Press. Upon arrival, officers encountered a distressing scene: several malnourished dogs and multiple deceased dogs still attached to their collars and chains.

Man Arrested for Animal Cruelty After Disturbing Discover

Memphis, TN

Kimberling City, MO

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Missouri woman has been arrested on charges she orchestrated a scheme to defraud Elvis Presley's family by trying to auction off his Graceland mansion and property before a judge halted the mysterious foreclosure sale, the Justice Department said Friday. Lisa Jeanine Findley, 53, of Kimberling...

Woman charged with trying to defraud Elvis Presley's family through sale of Graceland

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Herbie J Pilato

After being forced to cancel recent tour performances, famed Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash, who just turned 59, shared the tragic news that led to his decision:. The music legend took to social media on July 22, 2024, mentioning the death of his stepdaughter Lucy-Bleu Knight.

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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

Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are two of the biggest celebrities in modern times. While much of the happenings between the two involved their marriage and divorce, there are bigger things for them to focus on. Most notably their children.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s Son Diagnosed With Rare Skin Condition

A new tropical storm, Ernesto, has developed near the Lesser Antilles. It's expected to track through the Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. After that, it's expected to turn north into the Atlantic Ocean. It could then threaten Bermuda as a hurricane, and possibly Atlantic Canada. Sign up...

Tropical Storm Ernesto Prompts Warnings In Caribbean, Including Puerto Rico And Virgin Islands

The Hill

Tropical Storm Ernesto strengthened into a hurricane late Wednesday morning after leaving hundreds of thousands of people in the northeast Caribbean without power. The National Hurricane Center declared Ernesto a Category 1 hurricane as of 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday. Ernesto’s rainfall is expected to affect Bermuda on Thursday as the storm moves away from Puerto Rico and travels north.

Ernesto strengthens to hurricane as thousands in Caribbean are without power

Wabash, IN

WABASH — There is a sign in designer Kelli Winer’s studio that says, “Work Hard & Be Nice To People.” That could easily be her business’s mission statement or even her own personal creed. She’s worked tirelessly to make her interior design business extremely successful....

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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

South Carolina State

Colleton County, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Axios

Tropical Storm Ernesto is intensifying as it moves across the northern Leeward Islands, toward the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Why it matters: Puerto Rico's electrical grid is still highly vulnerable to high winds and heavy rains, despite extensive rebuilding projects since 2017's devastating Hurricane Maria. Zoom in: Ernesto is...

Tropical Storm Ernesto intensifies as it nears Puerto Rico

J. Souza

In a dramatic rescue operation captured on video, the Italian Coast Guard airlifted a pregnant woman from a cruise ship in the Adriatic Sea on Sunday. According to news reports, the woman, who was experiencing complications and "at risk of miscarriage", was successfully transported to a hospital for medical care.

Pregnant Woman Evacuated from Cruise Ship "At Risk of Miscarriage"

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Tropical Storm Ernesto pummels northeast Caribbean and leaves hundreds of thousands in the dark

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Ernesto dropped torrential rain on Puerto Rico on Wednesday and...

Tropical Storm Ernesto pummels northeast Caribbean and leaves hundreds of thousands in the dark

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