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A powerful winter storm started to taper off across the Northeast Monday evening after smashing records and dropping more than a foot of snow in eight states.
Source: 11,000 Flights Grounded, 500,000 Homes Left Without Power As Snowstorm Hits US
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Mudslide blocks road along Colorado River in Eagle County
Crews are working to clear a large mudslide that brought boulders and debris down on a road in Eagle County, Colorado. On Saturday afternoon, the Eagle County Sheriff’s Office said the area near Sweetwater Road and Colorado River Road is closed due to the slide. Photos shared by the sheriff’s office show a significant amount…
2 canoers found dead in Tomales Bay after not returning from camping trip
Two people who went canoeing and camping in the Tomales Bay area were found dead after they never returned from their planned trip, officials said. Marin County Fire said the pair left around midnight Saturday to view bioluminescence. It was reported that they planned to canoe to White Gulch Beach to camp. When the pair…
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Cleanup crews found no diesel runoff after a tanker carrying about 7,500 gallons of fuel overturned in DeKalb County, fire officials said in an update late Friday morning. A spokesperson with DeKalb County Fire Rescue said most of the diesel remained inside the tanker or soaked into the soil immediately surrounding the truck near White…
Overturned big rig dangles from Interstate 80 bridge, blocks eastbound traffic in Nevada County
Traffic on Interstate Highway 80 near the Nevada state line was blocked by an overturned big rig dangling from a bridge on Friday, authorities said. The crash happened at about 11:20 a.m. on eastbound I-80 near Floriston in Nevada County, about six miles west of the state line. An image of the flipped semi from…
Dozens of people evacuated from parts of the Grand Canyon after flash floods
Dozens of people were evacuated Saturday from Grand Canyon National Park after parts of the canyon were struck by flash flooding. Bright Angel Canyon was hit by flash floods Saturday afternoon, according to the National Parks Service (NPS), but no injuries were reported. The NPS said it was conducting an aerial evacuation of “approximately 50…
Mountain lion cub rescued in Santa Monica Mountains is recovering after having leg amputated
A mountain lion cub who was rescued in the Santa Monica Mountains after being abandoned by his mother at just three weeks old is recovering well after a life-changing surgery. The cub named Crimson had been receiving treatment at the Oakland Zoo, where veterinarians spent months figuring out how to save one of his hind…
‘We are trying to survive.’ | More than 50,000 San Antonio residents still without power amid Texas heat
More than 50,000 residents remained without electricity Saturday Night as crews worked around the clock to restore power following extensive damage from strong winds and falling trees. For residents who have been without power since Friday night, the outage has made enduring the Texas heat especially difficult. “We’re suffering. We’re trying to survive. It’s horrible,”…
Mother bear, 3 cubs freed after getting trapped in La Verne water tank
A mother bear and her three cubs were rescued after becoming trapped inside a large water storage tank in La Verne Saturday, prompting a large response from firefighters and wildlife officials. Officials said the bears were in distress for hours before one of the cubs managed to escape on its own. First responders dubbed the…
Payette Lake produces new state catch-and-release lake trout — again
By now, if you follow Idaho Fish and Game’s stringer of record fish stories, you’re well aware that there’s one lake that comes to mind when you mention the words lake trout: Payette Lake. But if not, allow me to bring you up to speed. BRINGING BACK PAYETTE’S LAKE TROUTLake trout (also known as Mackinaw)…
Winter Weather Warning Issued for 6 Inches of Snow and 70 MPH Gusts Through Saturday Evening
NWS Fairbanks has gusts of 70 mph forecast for the Richardson Highway on Friday and 65 on the Parks, peaking between 4 and 10 in the morning, and those are the two roads that carry traffic north out of Anchorage. Four hundred miles further north the same Bering Sea low does something different: Atigun Pass…
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