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Hurricane Beryl nears Caribbean islands as Category 4 storm
Hurricane warnings are already in effect in Barbados, St. Lucia, Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Tobago.
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Hurricane warnings are already in effect in Barbados, St. Lucia, Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Tobago.
People who have experienced extreme weather are especially likely to say climate change needs to be addressed right away.
Hurricane Otis "was the strongest hurricane in the East Pacific to make landfall in the satellite era," when it hit Acapulco, Mexico, last week, NOAA said.
Hurricane Otis plowed into Mexico's Pacific coast as a deadly Category 5. Just 12 hours earlier, it was a tropical storm.
Tens of thousands of residents in damaged homes without electricity awaited help more than a day after Otis roared ashore in Acapulco.
In just a matter of hours, Otis strengthened into a major hurricane, threatening "catastrophic damage" along Mexico's Pacific coast before weakening.
Hurricane Lee is churning northward, whipping up rough seas in the Atlantic as watches and warnings are issued for parts of New England and Canada.
Lee had strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane last week before weakening, but could still bring dangerous conditions.
As of Sunday morning, Jova was moving northwest at nearly 5 mph, with maximum sustained winds near 40 mph, the National Hurricane Center said.
Hurricanes and tropical storms are nothing new in the Southeast, but the sheer magnitude of damage shocked many in the region.
In a press conference today, President Biden updated the nation on recovery efforts in Maui and Florida. No one, he said, can "deny the impact of the climate crisis anymore."
The state's first lady said she was inside the mansion with their three children at the time, but no one was hurt.
With the 5 p.m. advisory, Hurricane Idalia was downgraded to a tropical storm.
Nearly 2,000 flights have been delayed or canceled Wednesday after powerful Category 3 hurricane hit Florida's Gulf Coast.
Idalia made landfall as a powerful hurricane in the Big Bend area of Florida's Gulf Coast before being downgraded to a tropical storm as it moved across Georgia and into the Carolinas.
Idalia made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane over the Big Bend region of Florida, before continuing along its path toward Georgia and the Carolinas.
The National Hurricane Center said Idalia was weakening but water levels could reach as high as 16 feet in some areas.
Idalia could hit the Florida Panhandle as a major hurricane and Franklin is already the Atlantic season's first major hurricane, forecasters said.
It is extremely rare for California to be hit with tropical storms or hurricanes — but it has happened before.
Hurricane Hilary strengthened into a major storm Thursday evening off Mexico's Pacific coast and it could bring heavy rain to the southwestern U.S. by the weekend.
The storm is set to impact the southwestern U.S. with heavy rainfall starting Friday through early next week, "peaking on Sunday and Monday," according to the National Hurricane Center.
The storm was hitting the southwestern U.S. and could bring "catastrophic and life-threatening flooding," according to the National Hurricane Center.
Hilary is forecast to rapidly intensify through the end of the week into a Category 4 hurricane with winds of at least 130 mph, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center warned.
Hilary was downgraded a few hours before landfall to a tropical storm as rain from the storm started spreading in Southern California, the National Weather Service said.
Tropical Storm Bret has proven to be a "unique" system with its emergence early into the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season.
Video shows as the group of at least four high fives and hugs inside of the store as they ransack the inside of a safe.
It took more than 80 firefighters just under 50 minutes to control the blaze.
The boat's captain issued a mayday call as the boat began to take on water Sunday afternoon in the Port of LA.
Deputies say that the man was shot after he "aggressively" approached them while holding a knife and "another device that appeared to be a bow and arrow."
Police say that the incident began as an argument between the victim, a 52-year-old man, and another man in the 12400 block of Burbank Boulevard.
No injuries have been reported and no evacuation orders have yet been issued.
Video shows as the group of at least four high fives and hugs inside of the store as they ransack the inside of a safe.
It took more than 80 firefighters just under 50 minutes to control the blaze.
The boat's captain issued a mayday call as the boat began to take on water Sunday afternoon in the Port of LA.
Deputies say that the man was shot after he "aggressively" approached them while holding a knife and "another device that appeared to be a bow and arrow."
Video shows as the group of at least four high fives and hugs inside of the store as they ransack the inside of a safe.
It took more than 80 firefighters just under 50 minutes to control the blaze.
The boat's captain issued a mayday call as the boat began to take on water Sunday afternoon in the Port of LA.
Deputies say that the man was shot after he "aggressively" approached them while holding a knife and "another device that appeared to be a bow and arrow."
Police say that the incident began as an argument between the victim, a 52-year-old man, and another man in the 12400 block of Burbank Boulevard.
An investigation was underway Sunday after a 20-year-old man was fatally shot in Santa Ana.
Orange County investigators need help finding the person who started several fires in San Juan Capistrano.
Sam Woodward admitted to stabbing Bernstein multiple times in 2018, but has pleaded not guilty to murder with an enhancement for a hate crime.
Prosecutors charged two men who allegedly posed as ICE agents while targeting Latino residents with hate crimes.
Firefighters had to extricate two victims after their cars overturned in the violent crash.
No injuries have been reported and no evacuation orders have yet been issued.
Firefighters are battling a brush fire in Lancaster that has spread to structures in the area.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene after crashing into an SBSD patrol car "in route to a priority call," deputies said.
The fire was reported at around 12:30 p.m. and quickly grew to engulf 300 acres as of 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, firefighters said.
Paramedics rushed a student after suffering a medical emergency at the Chino High School aquatic center Friday afternoon.
After a two-year KCAL News Investigation uncovered serious concerns about police selling their old weapons, a new case study has brought a new light to where agencies buy their new guns.
Thousands of guns once owned by law enforcement have been found at crime scenes, including at incidents in Southern California, an in-depth investigation has revealed.
"No teacher should have to lie as part of their job". Ross Palombo talks to a teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School who says he was told to lie about class attendance, which is how the state calculates funding from your tax dollars.
The CDC recommends that at least 95% of students have the MMR vaccine in order to lower the risk of measles outbreaks at their school, but a recent KCAL News investigation shows that hundreds of SoCal schools are well below that number.
For months, migrants have arrived in Los Angeles on controversial buses chartered from Texas. With a lack of coordination from the Lone Star state, community groups stepped in to help bring things under control and helped hundreds across Southern California.
Polls show Americans' trust in the Supreme Court has never been lower, especially in light of ethical lapses that lead observers to question the impartiality of the justices.
Hurricane warnings are already in effect in Barbados, St. Lucia, Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Tobago.
Police said they spotted what "appeared to be a handgun" during the chase, but was later determined to be a pellet gun resembling a Glock 17.
The Napa Valley Wine Train is going green to protect the delicate environment it travels through.
The FDA said its study better simulated how commercial milk processing kills the bird flu virus, H5N1.
Some Democrats question Biden's ability to campaign in the 2024 presidential election, divide over whether he should be the nominee, after voters say Trump won debate.
Gov. Newsom Saturday signed a state budget to close an estimated $46.8 billion deficit through $16 billion in spending cuts and business tax increases.
The 6-3 decision from the court in the case known as City of Grants Pass v. Johnson is its most significant involving homelessness in decades.
California Governor Gavin Newsom was in the spin room in Atlanta for the presidential debate on Thursday in support of President Joe Biden.
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The authorization comes after a week-long voting period for the more than 6,000 Food4Less workers represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers Local union.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
Target, looking for ways to add sales, is relaunching its Target Circle loyalty program including a new paid membership with unlimited free same-day delivery in as little as an hour for orders over $35.
When, who and how much to tip is becoming more of a question in consumers' minds.
One in four college students says they have credit card debt, according to a new survey by U.S. News and World Report. And with interest rates topping 20 percent, those students could be in debt for years. On Your Side's Kristine Lazar has more on the biggest mistakes college students are making with their credit cards.
The FDA said its study better simulated how commercial milk processing kills the bird flu virus, H5N1.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced on Monday that there was a "concerning increase" of mpox, or monkeypox, cases that have been reported in the last two weeks.
Millions today owe their lives to the work of the man who devoted his career to public health, but in recent years Dr. Anthony Fauci has been targeted by a partisan, anti-science spectrum of opponents.
The two genetic changes to H1N1 could cut the effectiveness of the main flu antiviral doctors turn to.
Health regulators says consumers should avoid eating shellfish from two states because they may contain paralytic toxins.
Gov. Newsom Saturday signed a state budget to close an estimated $46.8 billion deficit through $16 billion in spending cuts and business tax increases.
Democrat lawmakers in California have agreed to delay a minimum wage increase for about 426,000 health care workers to help balance the state budget.
The California Supreme Court has removed a measure from the state's November ballot that would have made it harder to raise taxes.
Colorado wants to welcome more celebrities and movie stars to the Front Range. The state submitted a proposal to host the Sundance Film Festival in Boulder starting in 2027.
California has fined Amazon a total of $5.9 million, alleging the e-commerce giant worked warehouse employees so hard that it put their safety at risk.
Matt Chapman homered and drove in three runs, and the San Francisco Giants hit 10 doubles to rout the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-4 in front of a sellout crowd of 40,428 at Oracle Park.
Justyn-Henry Malloy hit an inside-the-park homer in the fourth inning, Carson Kelly added a three-run homer and the Detroit Tigers snapped their four-game losing streak with a 7-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.
Joseph Paintsil scored a first-half goal, LA added two scores late in the second half, and the Galaxy blanked the San Jose Earthquakes 3-0 for their fourth consecutive win.
Kevin Pillar's single with one out in the 10th inning drove in Taylor Ward and the Los Angeles Angels extended their winning streak to six, rallying for a 6-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers.
Mateusz Bogusz scored all three goals for his first hat trick in two seasons with LAFC and the Black and Gold defeated the Colorado Rapids 3-0.
Over a month ahead of their scheduled stop in Colorado, Neil Young and Crazy Horse canceled their entire tour, which includes the show scheduled for July 31 at Fiddler's Green.
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Laurie Perez reports from Fontana, where the Sierra fire has so far torched about 350 acres since first being reported early Sunday afternoon. As their firefight continues, San Bernardino County Fire Department crews say they have started to make progress in containing the flames.
It took more than 80 firefighters about 50 minutes to extinguish a large fire that had fully engulfed a commercial building in Downtown Los Angeles late Sunday evening.
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