UNITED STATES — A developing winter storm is expected to bring a mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain across New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and the New England states from late Monday night into Tuesday and early Wednesday, with the most significant impacts expected between December 23 and December 24, according to the…
FLORIDA — A potentially significant cold air outbreak is being closely monitored for Florida next week, as multiple long-range forecast models indicate a strong push of Arctic air moving deep into the Southeast and into the Florida Peninsula by midweek. While the event remains several days away and details may still change, both the ECMWF…
WESTERN UNITED STATES — Forecast confidence remains unusually low heading into Christmas week as weather models diverge sharply on the strength of a potentially significant West Coast storm that could impact Washington, Oregon, and northern California, according to the latest guidance analyzed Sunday. Some high-resolution forecast models are depicting a powerful windstorm capable of producing…
INDIANA — An Indiana man is being held without bond after police say he brutally beat his 81-year-old father to death, poured melted candle wax onto the victim’s face, wrapped the body in a rug, and then stole his father’s pickup truck before fleeing the scene. Bryan Pedigo, 54, has been charged with murder, attempted…
NEW YORK — A former City of Buffalo garbage truck driver who backed a 60,000-pound sanitation truck down a one-way street, striking a teenage pedestrian and leaving him paralyzed for life, has been sentenced to probation instead of jail time. Sasiya Davis-Johnson, 48, was sentenced Thursday to three years of probation after pleading guilty to…
FLORIDA — A Jacksonville man who left his 8-month-old baby in the middle of a busy intersection during a heated argument and then intentionally drove over him has been sentenced to decades in prison. Justin Golden, 21, was sentenced Friday to 30 years behind bars after pleading guilty to vehicular homicide and aggravated manslaughter in…
TEXAS — A young Texas mother will spend the rest of her life in prison after admitting she fatally abused her 7-month-old daughter, telling investigators she acted out of anger toward the baby’s father rather than anything the child had done. Olivia Munoz, 22, was sentenced to two life terms in prison after pleading guilty…
UTAH — A Washington, Utah woman who shot her parents to death inside their home and attempted to kill her brother will spend decades behind bars after telling investigators she “hated them” and “would do it again.” Mia Bailey, 30, was sentenced Friday to two consecutive terms of 25 years to life in prison for…
UNITED STATES — A highly unusual Christmas Day heat pattern is expected to affect a large portion of the country, with tens of millions of people experiencing spring-like or even summer-like temperatures across the Southern Plains, Lower Mississippi Valley, Midwest, and Southeast. Forecast data shows this could rank among the warmest Christmas Days ever recorded…
CALIFORNIA — Forecast data shows a major rain event developing for the most heavily impacted portions of the state, following one of the wettest Novembers on record and the hottest first half of December ever observed. Meteorological models indicate that Southern California will experience the brunt of this system, with prolonged rainfall expected to persist…