CHICAGO, Illinois — Two back-to-back days of severe weather are bearing down on the Midwest, and forecasters are not sugarcoating it. Chicago and Detroit are both squarely in the crosshairs this weekend, with Sunday, August 9 and Monday, August 10 each carrying an elevated threat of significant severe weather. Sunday Targets Chicago Directly The first … Read more
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — Tuesday is shaping up to be a rough evening across the Ohio Valley, and forecasters want people to pay attention before it arrives. A Level 2 of 5 severe storm threat has been issued for a corridor stretching from central Illinois through Indianapolis and Louisville all the way to Charleston, West Virginia. … Read more
NEWARK, New Jersey — If you thought the weekend heat was bad, hold on. New Jersey is heading into one of its more punishing stretches of summer weather, and the next 48 hours are going to demand your attention. Sunday is already brutal. Highs are hitting the 90s statewide, and with humidity factored in, it … Read more
HOUSTON, Texas — The week is starting wet, and the heat is not going anywhere either. Southeast Texas is pulling in deeper tropical moisture, and that combination is setting up a rough stretch for Houston-area residents heading into the early part of the week. Sunday Is Not a Washout — But Stay Alert Sunday brings … Read more
DALLAS, Texas — Texas just lost three more restaurants that meant something to the people who ate there. Not trendy spots chasing a moment. Places that fed families for decades, hosted birthday dinners, became the backdrop for ordinary Tuesday nights that somehow became memories. Sevy’s Grill, Dallas — 29 years Sevy’s Grill near Preston Center … Read more
DES MOINES, Iowa — Every city has its pizza story. Des Moines’ goes back further than most people realize. Since 1946, when Noah Lacona first brought Neapolitan-style pizza to Ingersoll Avenue, central Iowa has quietly built one of the Midwest’s most diverse pizza cultures. Today, the metro spans everything from coal-fired crusts downtown to crackery … Read more
MILLVILLE, New Jersey — A quiet residential street became the center of a deadly confrontation early Thursday morning, leaving one man dead and an entire community searching for answers. Shaun Murphy, 47, of Millville, was shot and killed on August 6 at a residence in the 300 block of Hazel Boulevard. He was pronounced dead … Read more
WACO, Texas — Most kids look up to their fathers as protectors. For one 11-year-old girl in Central Texas, that trust was shattered on a single summer afternoon. Christopher Alaman now faces child endangerment charges after police say he drove drunk with his young daughter in the car — and then pulled a knife on … Read more
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — Even in a city that keeps building and keeps drawing crowds, not every restaurant survives. Six dining spots have already closed in West Palm Beach this year. Some were fixtures for decades. Others never found their footing. All of them left a mark. A 40-Year Community Staple Lost Its Lease … Read more
DELRAY BEACH, Florida — A local body shop owner thought he could quietly swap out an expensive car part, forge a few documents, and walk away clean. He was wrong. Devin Michael Simmons, 37, owner of Exotic Solutions in Delray Beach, was arrested Wednesday by the Florida Department of Financial Services on felony charges of … Read more