HERO program aids drivers
EL PASO, Texas — The Texas Department of Transportation’s Highway Emergency Response Operator, or HERO, program has been helping stranded drivers…
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Melissa was one of the strongest storms on record. NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters flew into it without pay
By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Tossed and battered by violent wind and severe turbulence, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
Continue ReadingCuba is staring down a direct hit from Melissa. Here’s what to expect
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — After Melissa moves away from Jamaica, Cuba is next in line for the powerful hurricane’s fury.…
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Doña Ana County Commissioners sued over Project Jupiter support
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The New Mexico Environmental Law Center filed a lawsuit against the Doña Ana County Board of County Commissioners…
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Hurricane Melissa is now a rare Category 5 storm as it closes in on a historic, catastrophic landfall in Jamaica
CNN By CNN Meteorologist Chris Dolce (CNN) — Melissa rapidly intensified over the weekend and is now a rare Category 5 hurricane with 160 mph…
Continue ReadingHurricane Melissa is now a rare Category 5 storm as it closes in on a historic, catastrophic landfall in Jamaica
By CNN Meteorologist Chris Dolce (CNN) — Melissa rapidly intensified over the weekend and is now a rare Category 5 hurricane with 160 mph…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Bottom of the Butte
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Elephant Butte Lake is at 3.8 percent of capacity – water that farmers in southern New Mexico and the borderland rely on…
Continue ReadingJamaica could face days of hurricane conditions as Melissa set to rapidly intensify in the Caribbean
By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce (CNN) — Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean are staring down what could…
Continue ReadingMelissa is forecast to become a major hurricane. It could be a worst-case scenario for Jamaica
By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert (CNN) — Tropical Storm Melissa is barely moving through the Caribbean, and that’s exactly…
Continue ReadingMelissa is now forecast to become a major hurricane as it trends toward a concerning track
By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Tropical Storm Melissa is crawling through the Caribbean Sea, threatening to…
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Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to become a hurricane. Its track is unclear, but it’s bringing a dangerous threat
By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert (CNN) — Tropical Storm Melissa has formed in the Caribbean Sea, proving this year’s Atlantic hurricane…
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City of Juárez battles hundreds of animal cruelty cases
JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The City of Juárez’s Animal Care and Welfare Department (DABA) recently rescued 528 animals in five different…
Continue ReadingSevere thunderstorms with dangerous winds, isolated tornadoes threaten South and Midwest this weekend
By CNN Meteorologist Chris Dolce, CNN (CNN) — Thunderstorms erupting in the South and Midwest to kick off the weekend could turn severe and…
Continue ReadingPredictions for deadly Alaska storm may have suffered due to DOGE cuts
By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — The forecast for the powerful and deadly storm that battered small communities in western Alaska over the…
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El Paso Water upgrading meters citywide
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Water says it is replacing mechanical meters across the city with advanced models designed to improve accuracy and…
Continue Reading1 killed, dozens rescued after storm slams western Alaska leaving thousands displaced
By CNN’s Hanna Park, CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Emergency responders in western Alaska are working to help more than a…
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At least 3 dead as dayslong nor’easter brings final surge of coastal flooding to Jersey Shore
CNN, WVEC, WMBF, WTKR, WRDE, SEE PREFONTS By CNN’s Dakin Andone, CNN Meteorologists Linda Lam, Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce Coastal flooding and…
Continue ReadingAt least 3 dead as dayslong nor’easter brings final surge of coastal flooding to Jersey Shore
By CNN’s Dakin Andone, CNN Meteorologists Linda Lam, Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce Coastal flooding and wind-whipped rain hit the mid-Atlantic and…
Continue ReadingPotent nor’easter will slam the East Coast with fierce wind, major coastal flooding and rain this weekend
By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A powerful nor’easter is about to bring nasty weather to millions along the East Coast, with…
Continue Reading‘Numerous flash floods’ are about to unfold in the Southwest from a double dose of tropically-fueled rain
By CNN Meteorologist Chris Dolce (CNN) — A serious multi-day flood threat is underway in the Southwest as two former tropical systems turn the…
Continue ReadingWhat the Pacific ‘blob’ + La Niña means for winter in the US
By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — A marine heat wave spanning much of the North Pacific Ocean is already influencing the weather in North America…
Continue ReadingOver a month’s-worth of rain could fall in the Desert Southwest and cause widespread and significant flooding
By CNN Meteorologist Chris Dolce (CNN) — A serious flood threat is on tap for some of the driest areas of the United States as an ailing former…
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City of Juárez encourages residents to get ecological sticker
JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The City of Juárez has been encouraging all local residents with Chihuahua license plates to obtain the ecological or…
Continue ReadingSignificant nor’easter will lash the East Coast this weekend with rain, wind and coastal flooding
By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A nor’easter is about to develop off the Southeast coast and this coastal storm will bring…
Continue ReadingJerry is zipping across the Atlantic at breakneck speed. Here’s where the future hurricane is headed
By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce (CNN) — Tropical Storm Jerry is rushing across the central Atlantic Ocean on Thursday and is…
Continue ReadingFirst EF5 tornado to strike the US in over a decade just confirmed by experts
By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A rare, monstrous EF5 tornado that struck the United States more than three months ago was the…
Continue ReadingA new tropical storm could form in the Atlantic this week as hurricane season shows no signs of stopping
By CNN Meteorologist Chris Dolce (CNN) — A new tropical storm could form in the Atlantic this week and continue the 2025 hurricane season’s…
Continue Reading6.9 magnitude earthquake kills more than 60 in central Philippines
By Brandon Miller, Eve Brennan, Yasmin Coles, CNN (CNN) — A powerful earthquake struck the central Philippines late Tuesday, killing at least…
Continue ReadingImelda batters Bermuda, continues churning up powerful waves along the US East Coast
By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce (CNN) — Imelda’s core passed over Bermuda overnight Wednesday and knocked out power to…
Continue ReadingWhat happens if a hurricane makes landfall while the government is shut down
By Andrew Freedman, Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The two massive tropical systems swirling off the Southeast coast are a stark reminder that the…
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