A 4.0 magnitude earthquake jolted the Lennox area of Los Angeles County early Monday morning, about half an hour after a less intense tremor, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake was recorded at 4:44 a.m. PT (7:44 a.m. ET) and was 19.9 km deep. It followed a 2.5 temblor at 4:15 a.m.
Continue ReadingThe coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the US economy, health care system and schools. Some experts say it’s also to blame for a recent spike in avalanche deaths. Seriously. So far this winter season, 36 people have died in US avalanches, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC), tying the record set in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — With temperatures rising and Covid-19 cases falling, more Borderland residents will be venturing out on local hiking trails. Mountain rescue teams warn these hikes can turn dangerous and costly if you’re not prepared. “We see it a lot in spring and fall,” said Lt. David Guzman of the El Paso
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After enduring widespread flooding — that killed seven people, knocked out power to thousands and damaged homes and businesses — Central Tennessee is bracing for more potentially devastating rainfall. Over 2.5 million people across the region are under flood warnings through Thursday evening, according to CNN Meteorologist Michael Guy. Nashville and most of Central Tennessee
Continue ReadingSome of the heaviest rainfall in Nashville’s history caused flooding that killed at least six people over the weekend. Authorities identified three of the six victims as men in their 60s and 70s who drowned after driving as floodwaters ravaged the area. One of them was swept away by floodwaters when he got out of
Continue Reading The number of people reported dead in the aftermath of winter storms that pummeled Texas in February now stands at 111, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). The agency reported the statewide total Thursday in its weekly report of winter storm-related deaths. The deaths included in the Thursday report occurred between
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) –Texas officials have raised the death toll from February’s winter storm and blackouts to at least 111 people. That’s nearly double the state’s initial tally following one of the worst power outages in U.S. history. The majority of the deaths are associated with hypothermia, according to the Texas Department of State Health
Continue Reading TOKYO, Japan — Japan has been rattled by a strong earthquake that shook buildings in the capital, Tokyo, and caused a tsunami advisory for the country’s northeast coast. The U.S. Geological Survey put the strength of Saturday’s quake at magnitude 7.0. The shaking started just before 6:10 p.m. USGS said the quake was centered 27
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s iconic ‘Star on the Mountain’ has experienced an outage following Tuesday’s strong winds, officials with the El Paso Chamber said Wednesday. “Unfortunately, the high winds yesterday caused some damage to the Star. The Star will be out for the next few days as we undertake repairs,” the Chamber said in a statement
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UPDATE: Transmountain Road reopened Wednesday morning at 6 a.m. For the latest traffic conditions go to kvia.com/traffic. ORIGINAL REPORT: EL PASO, Texas — The Texas Department of Transportation closed Transmountain Road Tuesday afternoon until further notice due to high wind and blowing dust along the roadway. The closure comes as much of the Borderland is
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EL PASO, Texas — It was a very windy and dusty Tuesday afternoon and evening across the Borderland. A Pacific storm pushed through the area that brought high winds with it, along with gusts of up to 60 mph behind this storm. The National Weather Service issued multiple warnings through the evening for the ABC-7
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SOCORRO, Texas — A store in a Socorro shopping plaza suffered significant structural damage due to heavy winds that walloped the Borderland on Tuesday afternoon. The damage prompted the evacuation of the Family Dollar Store at 10600 North Loop and some other adjacent stores by police and firefighters. Windows at the front entrance to the
Continue ReadingWildfires and hurricane-force winds produce stunning videos and headlines, but flooding is the most common and costly natural disaster in the United States. And almost no place in the country is immune as 98% of all counties in the US have experienced at least one flooding event. In the last decade alone, floods have caused
Continue ReadingALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — The snowstorm that broke records and brought parts of the Rockies to a standstill had something else that was quite literally buried in the snow: a layer of brownish snow that fell in New Mexico and Colorado with dust that had traveled all the way from Mexico. It was a tweet
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UPDATE, March 15: Due to damage from a weekend windstorm, the El Paso County Coliseum said it was postponing the “Under the Stars” Drive-In movies scheduled for March 19, March 20, March 26, March 27, April 2, and April 3. Coliseum officials said once the screens can be repaired, they will announce the rescheduled dates for movies this spring and summer.
Continue ReadingDenver is digging out from one of the heaviest snowstorms in the city’s history. More than 27 inches of snow had been reported at Denver International Airport as of early Monday, marking Denver’s fourth-heaviest snowstorm since records were kept in 1881, CNN meteorologist Dave Hennen said. Though the storm was pretty much over by Monday
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HOUSTON, Texas — Griddy Energy, the Texas company that sent sky-high electricity bills to customers during the life-threatening winter storm last month, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the Southern District of Texas on Monday. The company made the announcement on its website in a post that blamed the Electric Reliability Council of Texas
Continue ReadingThe Rocky Mountains and western Plains were digging out after heavy snow and blizzard conditions on Monday while people in Texas cleaned up from tornado damage. More than 8 million Americans remain under winter weather alerts Monday morning, with just over 100,000 of them under blizzard warnings, according to CNN meteorologists. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’
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EL PASO, Texas — Three children were rushed to a hospital, one in serious condition, after strong winds threw them from a jumping balloon in northeast El Paso late Saturday afternoon. It happened in the 11000 block of Bullseye Street, near Tom Lea Elementary School, shortly before 5 p.m. Fire department dispatchers said strong winds
Continue ReadingThe mayor of Maui has asked some residents to evacuate and others to shelter in place due to flooding that threatened to cause a dam failure earlier Monday and has already damaged or destroyed at least half a dozen homes. The Maui Fire Department reported it received more than a dozen calls for help from
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story GULF SHORES, Alabama (WALA) — A high risk of rip currents began along the Alabama and Northwest Florida coasts Tuesday night, with the dangerous surf conditions expected to continue through the week. Lifeguards tell FOX10 News they’ll likely put up single red flags Wednesday morning, warning people of
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — One of the strongest earthquakes to hit the South Pacific in modern history triggered tsunami warnings across the ocean and forced thousands of people in New Zealand to evacuate. Small tsunami waves were seen but little damage was apparent in the region hours later. The magnitude 8.1 quake in the
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EL PASO, Texas — Amid windy conditions Thursday afternoon, firefighters battled a brush fire in central El Paso. The mid-level fire broke out in the 3900 block of Rosa Avenue, which contains a mix of homes and businesses. Firefighters responded to it just after 2:30 p.m. and reported they had largely knocked the fire down
Continue Reading New Zealand’s emergency agency has told residents in some areas to head for higher ground after an 8.1-magnitude earthquake struck the nearby Kermadec Islands region early Friday, sparking fears of a tsunami. The powerful quake was the third to strike the area on Friday morning, according to the New Zealand National Emergency Management Agency. People
Continue ReadingWhen a delivery driver’s car began sliding down on an icy Texas driveway, the driver closed her eyes, praying she wouldn’t hit the client’s home. She didn’t hit the house but Chelsea Timmons’ car crushed a flower bed outside an Austin, Texas, home as a snowstorm paralyzed the state last Sunday. She didn’t know it
Continue ReadingA New Jersey plumber who wanted to help Texans dealing with burst pipes and other damage after last week’s winter storms drove to Houston with a truck full of tools and got to work. Andrew Mitchell and his wife, Kisha Pinnock, decided to make the 22-hour drive from Morristown with their 2-year-old son Blake after
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AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott, speaking Wednesday evening in a rare statewide televised address, sought to reassure Texans that the state was moving aggressively to get to the bottom of the power grid failure that left millions of them in the cold and dark last week. “Tragic does not even begin to describe” the suffering
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas — Five board members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas — the entity that manages and operates the electricity grid that covers much of Texas — will resign on Wednesday, according to a notice to the Public Utility Commission. A sixth has withdrawn his application to the board. All six live outside
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CONROE, Texas — The family of an 11-year-old Texas boy who died last week after a record-breaking deep freeze is suing the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and Entergy Texas for $100 million. Cristian Pineda died of hypothermia, just one day after he saw snow for the first time in his life, according to
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EL PASO, Texas — As El Paso continues on a warming trend, the rest of Texas is struggling to regain power and water in the aftermath of a crippling cold front that knocked out basic utilities for days. But El Pasoans — and people across the country — are volunteering to help that recovery from
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