Boone County commissioner braces for Hurricane Beryl while staying in Cancun
Boone County commissioner braces for Hurricane Beryl while staying in Cancun
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United Press InternationalHurricane Beryl makes landfall on Texas coast
Beryl regained hurricane strength late Sunday ahead of its expected landfall in Texas early Monday.
- The Canadian Press
'Nobody has these stories': Canada's longest river at record low levels
Canada's longest river is at historically low levels, stranding communities that rely on it for essential goods and alarming First Nations along its banks who have never known the mighty Mackenzie to be so shallow.
- LA Times
Motorcycle tour of Death Valley turns fatal as thermometer cracks 128 degrees
As the temperature climbed to a record 128 degrees in Death Valley National Park, a group of motorcyclists was sickened by the heat, and one died.
- LA Times
It was their dream home until the hoarder next door turned it into a pricey prison
Married schoolteachers bought their dream home in Sun Valley. Then a mentally ill neighbor's hoarding turned it into a prison.
- HuffPost
Ted Cruz's Hurricane Beryl Warning Goes Spectacularly Awry
Critics said the Texas Republican's "stay safe" alert only served as a reminder of one thing.
- CNN
As a young hitchhiker, he survived a ride with a serial killer. Now he’s telling his story
Steve Fishman was hitchhiking in Connecticut in 1975 when he accepted a ride from a chatty lone man in a Buick. Fishman was stunned a few months later to see the man’s face in news reports saying he’d confessed to a series of rapes and murders.
- The Weather Network - Video
Remnants of Beryl may make an appearance in Canada
Could the remnants of Beryl make an appearance in Canada? Meteorologist Rhythm Reet from The Weather Network investigates the possibility and its potential impacts.
- People
Woman Dies While Boating on the Fourth of July. Now 2 Men Have Been Charged with Boating While Intoxicated
Authorities said they received a call about a woman who had "fallen off a boat" in Texas' Lake Conroe earlier this week
- CNN
Death Valley sets a new daily record with a searing 128 degrees as West Coast heat wave drags on
Extremely dangerous heat is dragging on in the West along with heat and humidity in the eastern US.
- Belleville News-Democrat
Father charged with killing man who shot his son during a dispute in Cahokia Heights
Police found two men dead in the front yard of a Cahokia Heights home
- The Weather Network
Prolonged heat baking B.C. poses elevated risk to health
Folks across B.C. are feeling the heat as temperatures have rapidly climbed to high levels, and will stay that way into this week
- People
2 Teen Sisters Die After Being Pulled from the Water at Coney Island Beach: 'Tragic Event'
The teenagers have been identified as 18-year-old Aisha Mohammed and 17-year-old Zainab Mohammed of the Bronx
- The Weather Network
Hurricane warnings issued as Beryl swirls toward Texas
A stretch of the Texas coast is now under a hurricane warning as Beryl is expected to strengthen in the Gulf of Mexico
- The Weather Network
Potential for severe storms puts outdoor plans in jeopardy in Ontario
Plan ahead if you're out and about in southern and eastern Ontario Saturday. Conditions will be conducive for thunderstorms, some of which could be severe, so make sure you stay close to safe shelter in case of foul weather
- CBC
Extreme temperatures across Alberta produce smoke, fire and heat warnings
From High Level to Fort McMurray to Edmonton, heat warnings are in effect for nearly all of Alberta.Temperatures in northern Alberta are expected to climb to between 30 and 35 C and will persist until at least midweek, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. In Calgary, where Stampede is underway, attendees face temperatures in the low 30s.Rob Griffith, lead metrologist at Environment and Climate Change Canada, says the heat in western Canada is due to a system of high pressure, mixe
- People
Boy, 7, Dies After Being Hit by Piece of Farming Machinery While Helping in Field
Authorities in Pennsylvania said there were no signs of foul play and the boy’s death was ruled accidental
- Reuters Videos
Tourists stranded by storm Beryl pack Cancun airport
STORY: :: July 6, 2024::Stranded tourists flock to Cancun airportafter Hurricane Beryl causes flight cancellations::Fabiana, Tourist from Florida"It was a little hard. We had to change our flights two times, but it was okay, it wasn't that bad."::Lynn Hayes, Tourist from Kansas"Friday was obviously scary. Thursday night, scary. But the hotel did an amazing job of preparing the hotel and the guests for whatever was to come and kept us fed and kept us safe. And it was great. We commend them."::Cancun, MexicoTravelers crowded in front of airline check-in counters to try and get flights after more than 300 flights were canceled, waiting in long lines as the airport slowly returned to operational mode on Saturday.Beryl weakened to a tropical storm as it passed over Mexico's top beach destinations on Friday (July 5), bringing strong winds and heavy rain but without doing major damage, after forging a deadly trail of destruction across the Caribbean.Mexico's civil protection agency said on Friday, there were zero reports of casualties as a result of the storm.
- CBC
2 separate crashes on the same Sask. highway kill 5, including infant, 2 children
Five people, including two young children and an infant, were killed in two separate crashes just hours apart on the same western Saskatchewan highway Friday afternoon, police say.The first was a crash between a van and truck on Highway 4, between Cochin and North Battleford, around 12:45 p.m. on Friday, RCMP said.Three people in the van from Flying Dust First Nation — a 48-year-old woman who was driving and two boys, ages five and six — were killed. One other van passenger and the driver of the
- The Weather Network - Video
a U.S. landfall is a guarantee for Beryl this work week, here is the timing
Meteorologist Jaclyn Whittal has the forecast details
- Snopes
'Albino Brown Bear' Airlifted to Arctic After Being Mistaken for Polar Bear?
Some have nicknamed Joey the “unluckiest bear in the world.”