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CBS Miami

Americans are more at risk from the deadly effects of heat than ever before, a new study found.Researchers from the Journal of the American Medical Association say there were 21,518 deaths from 1999-2023 where heat was either the underlying cause or the contributing cause of death, a possible underestimation, they say. In total, heat-related deaths have increased 117% since 1999.The authors of the study, which was released Monday, used data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to calculate the mortality rates.While the number of heat-related deaths fluctuated year to year, there was a sharp uptick in the last...

Heat-related deaths are on the rise, according to new study

Sag Harbor, NY

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NewsNinja

Justin Timberlake had a pricey wristwatch, a vape pen, and over $300 in cash on him when he was arrested on DWI charges on eastern Long Island in June. Law enforcement officers discovered the singer, 43, holding a vape device, a Rolex watch, a gold band, and a wallet containing $306 in bills when he was arrested in Sag Harbor on June 18, as reported by the Daily Mail.

Justin Timberlake had a vape pen, Rolex, and $306 cash at the time of his DWI arrest: police report

"They accidentally gave us 2 washers and a dryer when we only ordered 1 of each". Last month, Lowe’s experienced a glitch that lowered the price of its $2,300 Midea jumbo capacity refrigerator to just $169.

‘Lowe’s messed up’: Shopper says they got $2,300 fridge at Lowe’s for just $169

New York City, NY

Washington, DC

Axios

A relatively brief but intense heat wave peaks Wednesday from the Ohio Valley, Tennessee Valley eastward into the New York to Washington corridor. Threat level: Heat advisories and warnings are in effect for 55 million people in at least 10 states as temperatures soar into the low 100s°F, and heat indices climb to dangerous levels as high as 115°F.

Heat wave to break records from Ohio Valley to Mid-Atlantic

Arkansas State

AccuWeather

After rumbling over the Rockies to start the week, severe weather will advance across the Plains and then the Midwest as the week progresses. Following localized severe weather over portions of the Rockies on Tuesday, AccuWeather meteorologists say the main threat of severe thunderstorms will shift eastward across the Great Plains at midweek and then to more of the Midwest Thursday.

Severe thunderstorms to rattle Plains, Midwest

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Nebraska State

Tornado Alley is known for having a more intense and significant number of tornadoes than other parts of the country. Learn more about this area and how to prepare. Tornado Alley is known for having a more intense and significant number of tornadoes than other parts of the country. Tornado...

TORNADO ALLEY: Where is it and what you need to know

It has seemed almost routine this summer to see records broken for heat. It was a historically hot July for Earth. According to the National Centers for Environmental Information, it was not only the hottest July on record but also "more likely than not the warmest month on record for the globe since 1850."

Potentially deadly heat wave to expand across the US: 'New highest monthly average'

Georgia State

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Crisp County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

On Wednesday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced the arrest of 24 individuals following Operation Shyne Down. The GBI and other agencies served a total of 120 warrants on the suspects involved in the investigation, which targeted the criminal street gang G-Shyne Bloods and their involvement in criminal activities in Crisp County, Georgia.

Operation Results in More than 20 Charged with Gang Offenses, RICO, and more

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

Hurricane watch issued for parts of Florida as Gulf Coast braces for Tropical Storm Debby

New Jersey State

Dangerous snowstorm slammed communities from the Midwest to Northeast with heavy, record-breaking snowfall and heavy winds from January 30 - February 2, 2021. Major snowstorm slams Midwest into the Northeast January 30 - February 2, 2021. At the end of January a storm tracked across the Plains and Midwest, reorganizing...

Winter storm shatters century-old records in Midwest, Northeast

Wisconsin State

NewsNation

A second weather system will track into the upper Midwest on Friday, according to The Weather Channel.

Intense storms, lightning sweep through Midwest this week

Jersey City, NJ

Morristown Minute

MORRISTOWN, NJ - Two members of a Jersey City gang associated with the Marion Gardens Housing Complex were sentenced to lengthy prison terms for their involvement in multiple shootings and other gang-related crimes, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.

Gang Members Sentenced: 31 Years for Violent Crimes

Wyoming State

WyoFile

Don Hall is an avid snowmobiler, but instead of heading for the hills each winter in search of deep powder, he takes an older snowmachine to lower elevations nearer the snow line. There’s a reason the Riverton resident prefers the lower zones despite the rocks, fences and sage most riders avoid: That’s where the coyotes are.

Wyoming allows snowmobilers to run down wildlife. Despite global outrage, it may stay legal.

According to officials with the Southern District of Georgia, two recently unsealed federal indictments have charged 23 defendants in a series of broad conspiracies involving the use of drones to smuggle methamphetamine, marijuana, and cell phones into state prisons in Georgia.

23 Defendants Charged in Federal Indictments for Drone-Smuggling Drug Operation in Georgia

Nearly 60 million people were sweltering under heat alerts on Wednesday as a late-summer surge of extreme temperatures blanketed much of the eastern half of the United States. "However, much of the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys will feel a couple more days of high temperatures topping into the upper 90s at the hottest locations," added NWS.
In Baltimore, the mayor's office issued a "code red extreme heat alert" and posted on X the locations of five cooling centers opened to support the city's homeless population.

Tens of millions bake under extreme heat in eastern United States

Los Angeles, CA

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Adam Rich was born on October 12, 1968, lived a troubled life, and died on January 7, 2023, at only 54 years old. This is his story. He lived in the Granada Hills area of Los Angeles with his parents and younger brother. The Rich family resided for a time in Florida where Adam studied acting at the local gym.

A Look Back at the Tragic Life and Death of Former Child Star Adam Rich (TV's 'Eight is Enough')

A heat wave was expected to bring record-high temperatures to the midwestern United States this week before spreading to the East Coast, forecasters said. At the same time, a bout of severe thunderstorms was forecast to follow a similar path from the Great Lakes region toward the Mid-Atlantic and southern New England over the next couple of days.High, and in some instances excessively high, temperatures settled in Tuesday over much of the Midwest, including major metropolitan areas like Chicago and Milwaukee, the National Weather Service said in an advisory that noted portions of the Mid-Atlantic region, including Philadelphia, were also...

Maps show where late-summer heat wave will impact millions in U.S.

Philadelphia, PA

NBC News

A massive heat dome will continue to bring record heat to large parts of the country Wednesday, including sweltering temperatures across the East that have prompted early dismissals in some schools. Fifty-one million people were under heat advisories and heat warnings Wednesday from eastern Missouri to Long Island, New York,...

Heat dome brings extreme temps and humidity to the East, prompting early school dismissals

USA TODAY

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for most of the state ahead of what could be the first major storm of the hurricane season.

Hurricane forecasters say strengthening storm is aimed at Florida

Aurora, CO

David Heitz

The Aurora City Council at its study session Monday advanced a proposal by council member Stephanie Hancock to impound vehicles that are not registered and insured and driven by someone with a license.

Update: Aurora advances impound of unregistered, uninsured vehicles driven by unlicensed drivers

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Heat-related double whammy: Heat deaths rise; new Midwest heat wave

Today’s big news is a double whammy of extreme heat as new research shows heat-related deaths are climbing in the U.S. while another heat wave grows...

Heat-related double whammy: Heat deaths rise; new Midwest heat wave

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