LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — After nearly a month of unusually warm and dry conditions across the Desert Southwest and Southern California, a significant pattern change is developing — and it’s expected to arrive just in time for the Christmas holiday period. Forecast confidence is growing that the persistent ridge keeping the region dry will weaken…
NEW YORK — A powerful and nearly stationary lake-effect snow band is hammering communities east of Lake Ontario this afternoon, producing extreme snowfall rates and rapidly deteriorating travel conditions across Oswego and Jefferson counties. Radar data shows reflectivity values nearing 40 dBZ, a signature commonly associated with 5–6 inches of snow per hour — some…
CALIFORNIA — A new stretch of unsettled weather is taking shape across the West Coast, with rain beginning to arrive in the North Bay tonight and spreading across the broader Bay Area from Thursday through Saturday. Forecast confidence is now increasing that multiple storm systems will continue into next week, bringing the potential for heavier…
PENNSYLVANIA — A strong storm system is setting up to impact large portions of the Central and Eastern United States by the end of this week, with the most significant effects expected across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Virginia, and Ohio. Forecast models show a powerful warm-side system capable of producing widespread rainfall, damaging…
HOUSTON, TEXAS — A man who opened fire inside a McDonald’s restaurant after arguing over a $1.41 refund has been sentenced to life in prison, bringing a swift and severe conclusion to a case that shocked customers and employees alike. Anthony Landry, 59, was convicted of murder for the fatal shooting of 46-year-old attorney Jeffrey…
OAK LAWN, ILLINOIS — An Illinois man with a violent criminal history is in custody after police say he brutally assaulted a 73-year-old man with dementia during a road rage incident in the Chicago suburb of Oak Lawn, leaving the elderly victim with serious facial injuries and fearing for his life. Authorities identified the suspect…
AURORA, ILLINOIS — A Kane County judge has sentenced Abel Quinones-Herstad, 23, to 38 years in prison for the brutal killing of his mother, a crime prosecutors described as “heinous” and devastating to the entire family. Quinones-Herstad pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the July 2022 stabbing death of 55-year-old Edith Gonzalez-Alarcon, according to the…
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — A 29-year-old Texas man is facing multiple felony charges after police say he carried out a targeted shooting on a busy North Texas highway that killed his pregnant ex-girlfriend and her unborn child. The incident unfolded along Interstate 20 in Arlington earlier this month, according to the Arlington Police Department. Authorities have…
WESTMINSTER, COLORADO — Authorities in Colorado have charged a 38-year-old man with first-degree murder after police say he killed the mother of his children, then pushed her body around in a shopping cart for days before discarding her remains in a trash can at a public park. The suspect, Thomas Perales, is accused in the…
EASTERN UNITED STATES — A strengthening winter storm is poised to deliver widespread accumulating snow across Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware tonight into Sunday morning, with updated short-term observations showing the potential for a high-impact 6–10 inch snow band across the region. Forecasters say the greatest accumulation is likely in northern Maryland and southeastern…