CALIFORNIA — A rapid sequence of earthquakes struck San Ramon in California’s East Bay late Tuesday, including a magnitude 4.0 earthquake, following at least three additional earthquakes measuring 3.0 or higher within roughly 15 minutes, according to seismic mapping data shown in the images. The quake cluster was centered east of Danville and north of…
MASSACHUSETTS — A high-impact wind and rain event is expected to sweep across southern New England on Friday, with Massachusetts and Rhode Island facing the greatest risk for damaging wind gusts, heavy rainfall, and scattered power outages, according to the latest forecast data and warning maps. Meteorologists indicate that atmospheric conditions are aligning for a…
UNITED STATES — Newly released 6–10 day temperature probability outlook data shows that astronomical winter will begin with little to no traditional winter cold across large portions of the central and southern United States, with the most intense and widespread warmth centered over the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley. The outlook, valid from December…
COLORADO — Parts of Colorado and southern Wyoming are bracing for a Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS) on Friday, December 19, as an intense windstorm combines with very dry air to create extremely critical fire weather conditions, according to the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Forecast graphics issued early Friday morning show wind gusts…
MINNESOTA — A St. Paul man is accused of shooting his girlfriend to death during their child’s birthday celebration, then driving her children across state lines before fleeing the country, according to police and court records. Wesley Koboi, 33, has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of 29-year-old Shaniya Thompson, who was found…
FLORIDA — A tow truck driver in South Florida is facing criminal charges after allegedly hauling away a parked Honda Accord with a 4-year-old girl still inside, ignoring the child’s father as he chased the truck and shouted for him to stop — moments before the child opened a door and fell into the roadway,…
GILBERT, ARIZONA — A weekend family gathering at a suburban Arizona home turned violent after a man allegedly shot his stepsister’s teenage boyfriend in the neck following a series of strange confrontations and verbal taunts, according to police. Authorities say Rael Sanchez, 21, is charged with attempted second-degree murder in the shooting, which occurred Saturday…
SOUTH HOLLAND, ILLINOIS — An Illinois honor student and high school basketball standout was shot and killed while waiting for a DoorDash order outside his girlfriend’s home in what authorities are calling a “sickening” case of mistaken identity, according to prosecutors and village officials. Teen Was Targeted Because He Resembled Someone Else Davell Holden, 16,…
DOUGLASVILLE, GEORGIA — A Georgia man will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to chasing down and fatally shooting his wife just as she was preparing to open a newly renovated barbershop — a business she had spent years building. Husband Pleads Guilty to Murder and Multiple Felonies Volanta Lejuan…
KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE — Forecasters are monitoring a gusty but low-end storm system expected to move across southern Kentucky and Middle Tennessee on Thursday, after the Storm Prediction Center downgraded the region’s severe weather outlook to a “General Thunderstorm” risk. Latest forecast graphics show widespread showers with embedded stronger cells, but limited instability and moisture…