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Texas mayor resigns after telling residents desperate for power and heat “only the strong will survive”

[CBS NEWS] A Texas mayor resigned after seemingly telling residents to fend for themselves in a Facebook post amid a deadly and record-breaking winter storm that left much of the state without power Tuesday.  As then-mayor of Colorado City, Tim Boyd wrote an insensitive message for people desperate for heat, water and […]

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Millions are still without power as winter storms continue

[CNN] What you need to know now Winter weather is continuing to wreak havoc across the US, with forecasts predicting more ice and low temperatures ahead in the most-affected states. Winter weather alerts extend from Texas to New England. About 2.8 million customers in Texas are without power, and local officials and residents are furious over the […]

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Hurricane Sally strengthens to Category 2 as it nears landfall, bringing life-threatening flooding

[CNN] (CNN) Hurricane Sally restrengthened to a Category 2 Hurricane early Wednesday morning as it churns slowly along the Gulf Coast. The slow-moving storm is expected to make landfall between Gulfport, Mississippi, and Pensacola, Florida, late Wednesday morning if it maintains its current 2 mph crawl north. Winds of 100 mph have been […]

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Nana is likely to become a hurricane by Wednesday night as the record-breaking season continues

(CNN) Tropical Storm Nana is moving quickly toward Central America and has just enough time to strengthen into a hurricane before making landfall early Thursday in Belize. Nana, as of 5 p.m. ET Wednesday, was releasing sustained winds of 60 mph, with stronger gusts. “Nana is forecast to become a hurricane […]

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Summer snow in parts of Wyoming, Montana amid ‘freezing’ temperatures in region

[Fox News] Dangerous road conditions were reported due to the snow in the area It may be the tail end of summer, but some parts out West on Monday skipped right to winter. Higher elevations in parts of Wyoming and Montana saw some snow on Monday as a cold front brought in weather more appropriate for winter than late August. The National […]

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Fears mount Hurricane Laura could be COVID-19 super-spreader in already struggling Texas and Louisiana

[NBC NEWS, GETTY IMAGES] People in a stadium in Lake Charles, La., wait to be evacuated before the arrival of Hurricane Laura this week. Texas and Louisiana were still struggling to contain the pandemic as Hurricane Laura bore down on them, and now officials fear a new wave of COVID-19 infections will […]

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