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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

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is closely monitoring a tropical wave in the Atlantic that shows potential for development. Located several hundred miles west-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands, this system could become the next named storm, Ernesto . While the storm’s track remains uncertain, forecasters believe it may strengthen...

Tropical Wave in Atlantic Could Develop into Named Storm Ernesto

Chicago, IL

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Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

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Cape Girardeau, MO

CJ Coombs

The historic J. Maple and Grace Senne Wilson House is at 344 North Ellis Street in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. This two and a half story home was built in 1903-1904. On July 7, 2015, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The home is privately owned.

Built in 1903-1904: the J. Maple and Grace Senne Wilson House in Cape Girardeau, Missouri

North Carolina State

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If you're considering settling down in North Carolina, Niche has released its annual rankings of the best places to buy a house in the state. The rankings are based on home values, property taxes, home ownership rates, housing costs, and real estate trends.

Where are the best places to buy a house in NC? New report reveals top-ranked cities

J. Souza

According to cruise industry reports, the world's largest cruise ship is sailing well above 100% capacity, thanks to more beds being filled on recent sailings. Royal Caribbean’s newest flagship, the Icon of the Seas, is proving to be an unprecedented success, with occupancy rates far exceeding expectations.

The Largest Cruise Ship in the World is Sailing at 132% Capacity: How This is Even Possible

Oklahoma City, OK

Flash floods hit the Oklahoma City area early Sunday morning shutting down roads and leading to emergency rescues throughout the metro area. People were urged to stay indoors and off the roads from Noble through Slaughterville and into Lexington.

Sunday Storms Swamp Oklahoma City Streets

What was once Hurricane Debby has finished its deadly trek across the eastern U.S., and now, forecasters are tracking a tropical disturbance in the Atlantic that is expected to develop into the next named storm – Ernesto. A tropical disturbance, designated Invest 98L, is located several hundred miles east...

Ernesto could soon form in Atlantic as Debby ends deadly trek across eastern US

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Savannah, GA

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Slow-moving Debby means lots of rain will fall in the storm's path this week — trillions of gallons, in fact.

Debby isn't done: 2 feet of rain and a drenched East Coast in forecast

Tampa, FL

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Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Three men and a woman have been arrested on murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Charles Jones , a Jacksonville rapper known as Julio Foolio,” outside a hotel in Tampa.

4 arrested in slaying of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio

The Southeast has been battered and soaked by Debby this week, and they can’t catch a break. A stationary front draped over the region this weekend will bring more rain and serious flood concerns. Here’s the forecast.

Southeast: Weekend Rain Brings Flood Danger

California State

Despite containment efforts, the Park Fire has devastated more than 650 square miles of land in California, causing significant damage and presenting new challenges to firefighting crews.

Otherworldly Images Capture Rage Of Park Fire

The next tropical storm, Ernesto, will develop soon 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...

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

While Debby is moving across the Southeast, the National Hurricane Center is monitoring another tropical wave in the Atlantic Basin for potential development. The wave, which has yet to be given a name or known as an INVEST (area to monitor), looks to track across the Caribbean with a low chance for some gradual development. Behind Debby, Ernesto and Francine will be the next names given to a system that develops into a tropical storm or higher.

Atlantic Tropics: Watching Another Wave Behind Debby

Denver, CO

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No, pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness don’t fold into caskets. It’s a question a reader posed one of the first times I wrote about pallet shelters. I find the pallet shelters to be more palatable than ice fishing tents. The Colorado Village Collaborative operates both micro-communities and the so-called Safe Outdoor Spaces with the tents. We all learned the tents are not safe when a fire roared through a CVC Safe Outdoor Space, destroying the compound quickly. Officials never disclosed a cause of the fire.

Opinion: No, pallet shelters for homeless in Denver, Aurora don’t fold into caskets

More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

Florida State

AccuWeather

A hurricane watch has been issued for part of Florida as a strengthening tropical system, soon to become Tropical Storm Debby, approaches the state over the weekend. Tropical Depression Four is forecast to strengthen while moving northward along the Florida Peninsula's Gulf coast this weekend, spreading rain, gusty winds and severe thunderstorms slowly northward. AccuWeather meteorologists warn that not only may the feature become a hurricane, but it may also later stall along the southeastern United States coast next week.

Upcoming tropical storm has Florida, southeast US on alert

Colleton County, SC

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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

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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

Colorado State

Mud, rocks and debris nearly 4 feet deep covered a long stretch of a highway in western Colorado Sunday. Watch this video for a bird’s-eye view of the mudslide that trapped cars.

Disturbance In Atlantic Will Develop This Week

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