[ad_1] A local sports reporter in Iowa went viral for getting “crankier and crankier” on the air after being asked to cover the weather. In a video that’s racked up over 5 million views on Twitter, Mark Woodley of KWWL-TV said, “What better time to ask the sports guy to …
Read More »Winter storm and severe cold sweeps across US
[ad_1] The Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division is implementing systemwide “rolling blackouts” as extreme cold temperatures and high demand across the system have caused “a critical power supply situation.” The blackouts started at 12:30 p.m. ET Friday in an effort to avoid “major outages,” it said. Service to an area will be interrupted for 30 minutes, and customers may experience outages up to two times …
Read More »Winter storm news and Christmas weather forecast
[ad_1] Crews de-ice a Southwest Airlines plane before takeoff in Omaha, Nebraska, on December 21. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald/AP) Snow, rain, ice, wind and frigid temperatures are disrupting air travel plans across the country. Airlines canceled over 2,100 US flights by 3 p.m. ET on Thursday and proactively canceled more than …
Read More »Power outage in North Carolina
[ad_1] Attacks on the United States’ power grid have been the subject of extremist chatter for some time, notably ticking up in 2020, the same year a 14-page how-to on low tech attacks was released and circulated amongst extremist communication channels. A Department of Homeland Security Bulletin reported by CNN …
Read More »Mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs
[ad_1] Lifelong Colorado Springs resident Tiana Nicole Dykes told CNN that she knows people who were killed and critically injured during the shooting. Dykes said the shock keeps getting worse. She called Club Q “a second home full of chosen family.” “I’m there every other week if not every single …
Read More »Lake-effect snow in Buffalo and Western New York
[ad_1] Thundersnow is exactly what the name suggests – a snowy thunderstorm. But the winter version of a thunderstorm is far less frequent than the spring and summer thunderstorms most people are used to. That is because the creation of thunder and lightning require significant amounts of atmospheric instability, which requires …
Read More »University of Virginia shooting suspect in custody, police say
[ad_1] The three UVA students who were shot and killed on Sunday night were football players with a track record of on-field success. Lavel Davis Jr., a junior from Dorchester, South Carolina, was one of the top wide receivers for the Cavaliers this season. As a 6-foot-7-inch receiver, Davis was …
Read More »Hurricane Nicole makes landfall in Florida
[ad_1] (CNN Weather) After wreaking havoc in northwestern Bahamas Wednesday, Hurricane Nicole is poised to make landfall along the east coast of Florida in the next couple of hours, according to an update from the National Hurricane Center. The storm is about 30 miles east-southeast of Fort Pierce Beach, Florida, …
Read More »Nicole strengthens to a Category 1 hurricane
[ad_1] Authorities in New Smyrna Beach are asking residents this evening to evacuate condo buildings that have been deemed unsafe due to the erosion of a sea wall. “The Las Brisas condo buildings (3001 Hill Street) that are facing the beach are now deemed unsafe by the NSB building department due …
Read More »Man accused of driving a car through the Waukesha Christmas parade delivers tearful closing arguments
[ad_1] Brooks has been representing himself during this roughly three-week trial. He tearfully asked jurors during his 50-minute closing argument to consider whether the car could have malfunctioned during the incident last November and the effects the trial — along with the negative press — has had on his family. …
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