The Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is warning Good to Go customers about scammers sending fake bills throughout the Puget Sound area. WSDOT toll spokesman Chris Foster told KIRO 7 the department has received about 400 calls from motorists in the past month about text messages from scammers. The fraudulent text messages contain fake toll […]
Savannah is experiencing its 14th day of extreme heat this summer. With the National Weather Service’s heat advisory in effect until 6 p.m. Monday, the city is offering its residents ways to protect themselves from the heat. During each of these advisories this summer, Savannah has informed residents of the hours of operation of its […]
A “necessary” car thief, who has multiple arrest warrants against him, according to the Washington State Patrol (WSP), led police on a chase through three counties while his girlfriend and four-year-old son were in the car. The police pursuit ended in a south Seattle neighborhood after the suspect ran away on foot, leaving his girlfriend […]
It’s still summer and hurricane season (which ends November 30th) in southeastern North Carolina, but fall will soon arrive. Although fall doesn’t begin until late September, the Old Farmer’s Almanac tells you everything you need to know about fall precipitation, heat, equinoxes, and more. What is the autumn equinox? The autumnal equinox (or fall) begins […]
Map tip: Click on a blue dot to get more information about the call. While Appling, Bullock and Burke counties experienced some severe flooding as the storm passed through the state, Columbia County was largely spared from the storm. Columbia County Fire Department records show that firefighters received fewer calls during Tropical Storm Debby on […]
WILLARD, County Box Elder — A 38-year-old man died Saturday in Willard Bay after he was boating and swimming with friends and family when a storm pulled him underwater and he drowned. The Utah Department of Natural Resources identified the man as Adre Leon Debose of Layton. He is the second person to drown in […]
Air conditioning installations are increasing in Ventura County, and this trend is evident in the region’s schools. Although this was once uncommon in school construction, air conditioning is now used in almost all public K-12 schools in the county. Only five of the county’s 20 school districts told the Star they were not yet fully […]
A state of emergency has been declared for Summit County and several surrounding areas after last week’s storms brought tornadoes and flooding. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine declared a state of emergency in Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Portage, Summit and Trumbull counties on Saturday. “Declaring a state of emergency gives the state the ability to […]
Saturday was ultimately a very nice day. The isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon concentrated on the west of Miami-Dade and Broward counties and left the beaches dry. Sunday will be even drier, with only isolated thunderstorms in the same area. One area that could see quite a bit of rain is the Florida Keys, particularly […]
New York remains under a state of emergency while many areas, particularly in the Southern Tier, are cleaning up the aftermath of severe flooding from earlier Hurricane Debby. Steuben County was hit particularly hard. Houses, properties, farms and roads were completely submerged by the floods. Some people even had to be evacuated from their homes. […]
