Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) — More than 1,000 people are unaccounted for in California as deadly wildfires continue to burn at both ends of the state. The two monstrous blazes that both ignited last week have claimed a total of 74 lives while burning a total area of nearly 400 square miles, according to the …
Nov 17
Smoke blankets San Francisco as residents forced to don masks to breathe
iStock/Thinkstock(SAN FRANCISCO) — Flames from the deadly Camp Fire won’t reach California’s Bay Area, but that doesn’t mean it’s not still wreaking havoc on the region. Smoke from the Northern California fire is leading to record-high levels of air pollution. Masks have become the fashion statement du jour in San Francisco the past few days. …
Nov 17
West Virginia fraternity suspended after member critically injured in fall
iStock/Thinkstock(MORGANTOWN, W.Va.) — A student at West Virginia University is in critical condition after a fall at the school’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house — leading to the suspension of the chapter pending an investigation. David Rusko, 22, remains in the intensive care unit after the fall on Nov. 10. The school said Rusko appears …
Nov 17
Argentine submarine found on bottom of Atlantic Ocean after year of searching
iStock/Thinkstock(BUENOS AIRES) — An Argentine submarine that went missing almost exactly one year ago has been found at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. The Argentine Navy and Defense Ministry confirmed late Friday evening that the remains of the ARA San Juan submarine had been located in the south Atlantic Ocean at a depth of …
Nov 17
Snow moves into Northern Plains as Midwest, Northeast brace for arctic cold
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Winter weather alerts are in place across nine states on Saturday as a clipper system will deliver snow from the Rockies through the Central Plains into the Great Lakes. Slick travel conditions are to be expected Saturday morning. Snow associated with a cold front is being pushed to the south by …
Nov 16
Winter Weather Advisory issued November 16 at 7:45PM MST until November 17 at 3:00AM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY… * WHAT…Mixed precipitation. Additional snow accumulations of a half an inch to an inch and a half and ice accumulations of a light glaze. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast South Dakota, northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota.
Nov 16
Mitchell burglary suspects sought
On 11-9-18 between 10:45 P.M and 10:55 P.M., 2 unknown individuals forcibly entered a business in the 900 Block of East Spruce, Mitchell SD. Stolen during this burglary was a safe containing over $500.00 cash. The two subject are believed to have been in a white passenger car, unknown model that was seen in the …
Nov 16
Winter-like pattern continues across most of the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, snow remains on the ground—following Thursday’s storm—from the middle Mississippi Valley into the Ohio Valley and the lower Great Lakes region, further delaying late-season soft red winter wheat planting efforts. Meanwhile in the upper Midwest, several factors—including locally excessive soil moisture and partially frozen soils—are an impediment to completing corn and …
Nov 16
Attorney for female GoFundMe suspect claims she, too, was duped
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The attorney for the female member of a New Jersey trio charged with launching a GoFundMe campaign that warmed the hearts of millions and generated more than $400,000 in donations for a seemingly selfless homeless military vet claimed in a new interview with ABC News that she herself was victimized by …