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El Niño-induced wet winter could begin inundating California next month

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:23 GMT

(The Hill) -- Meteorologists are anticipating strong El Niño conditions this winter, with widespread wetness likely to drench much of the California coast as soon as next month and persisting into spring. “Currently, we have El Niño conditions, strong El Niño conditions at that. And those are continuing to intensify,” Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles said during a recent webinar on the subject. “Models suggest that the current El Niño event will further strengthen it potentially into a very strong, or a quote-unquote, ‘super’ El Niño event, within the next couple of months,” he added. El Niño is one of two phases in the El Niño–Southern Oscillation phenomenon — the stage in which trade winds weaken and warm Pacific Ocean water moves toward the Americas, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In the northern U.S. and Canada, El Niño tends to come with drier and warmer co...

Could the first Thanksgiving have been in Texas?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:23 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Millions of families, friends and loved ones will gather this week to celebrate Thanksgiving. While many affiliate the first Thanksgiving with the pilgrims up in New England, some El Paso residents have wagered the Lone Star State is where the annual tradition first took root.The history of Texas' Thanksgiving celebrationHistoric reporting from the Texas Almanac shared the tale of Juan de Oñate, a well-known family with deep ties to the Spanish crown. In a quest to explore new land, he was given access to land in the northern Rio Grande Valley, where the Pueblo Indians resided. AAA: 4 million Texans to travel for Thanksgiving this year Approval of Oñate's expedition was granted in 1597. Prior to the start of his trip, Oñate is said to have sent Vicente de Zaldívar to create a wagon trail from Santa Barbara in southern Chihuahua -- that trail later became the modern-day highway route running between Chihuahua City and El Paso.In early March 1598, the Texas Almanac ...

Cooler holiday week with a few rain opportunities

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:23 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- We'll start our holiday week close to 80°... but things will look and feel much different by the time we roll into Thanksgiving.Our first of two cold fronts will blow in late this morning into the early afternoon. A few spotty showers and storms are possible ahead of the front, but most are expected to stay dry. More sunshine will peak through late day. Temperatures will briefly touch 80° in Austin early afternoon but we'll likely spend most of the day in the 70s.A noticeable drop in temperatures will follow Tuesday and Wednesday with temperatures likely to get stuck in the low 60s. Windy conditions can be expected tomorrow (20-30 mph), with more sunshine to fill in by Wednesday.Much cooler behind today's cold frontA small piece of energy will pinch off from the main storm track midweek before moving east into South Texas on Thanksgiving Day. We've bumped rain chances on Thanksgiving to 20%, favoring the morning through early afternoon.Low pressure system pinches of...

New Siena Poll: War in Israel, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:23 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Siena College released a new research poll on Monday. The poll gives insight into voters' opinions on the War in Israel, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, and the 2024 Presidential race. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! According to the poll, roughly 37% of New Yorkers think Jewish people in New York are currently experiencing a great deal of anti-Semitism, 36% think at least some, and of those, 75% said the level of anti-Semitism has increased since the attacks on October 7. Also, 24% of voters think Muslims in New York are experiencing a great deal of Islamophobia, with 38% thinking at least some. 59% say that has increased since October 7.Roughly 60% of voters say the Hamas attacks on Israeli citizens are an unspeakable crime that should be condemned without hesitation or explanation, while 25% say they condemn the murder of civilians but believe the attacks were a result of decades of Israel’s treatment ...

Police searching for elementary school burglary suspect

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:23 GMT

STAMFORD, Vt. (NEWS10) -- Vermont State Police are asking the public for help in finding a suspect, they say, stole a small safe from Stamford Elementary School. Police say when they arrived on the scene, an unlocked window was found with the screen pushed up. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Image via Vermont State PolicePolice say the burglary took place at 12:02 a.m. on Saturday. Anyone with information on the suspect or incident is asked to contact Trooper Stevens at (802) 442-5421 or make an anonymous tip online.

Police activity closes Stan Musial Veteran's Memorial Bridge overnight

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:23 GMT

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. - A stretch of Interstate 70 in the metro east, just off the Stan Musial Veteran's Memorial Bridge, is now open after being closed for hours overnight after a significant police incident.Police had I-70 eastbound in the area closed for a while. In fact, we're told St. Louis City Police were blocking the eastbound entrance to the bridge from about 10:30 p.m. Sunday to around 3:30 a.m. while the investigation unfolded.It's understood that Illinois State Police is heading up the investigation into whatever happened. Fairmont City Police were at the scene. Glenn Zimmerman’s long-range 2023 St. Louis winter forecast At this point, authorities have not revealed what the scene was all about. In addition to police officers, there were a lot of emotional people at the scene as it unfolded.We've reached out to both the Illinois State Police and the Fairmont City Police to try and get more information. FOX 2 will update this story with more as it becomes available.

RV fire displaces Cahokia Heights family from home

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:23 GMT

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - A fire displaces a family from their home in Cahokia Heights.The Cahokia volunteer fire chief told FOX 2 that the fire started in an RV and spread to a mobile home. All four people who live there made it out safely. The cause, though, is still unknown.The call came in about the fire just before 2:00 a.m. Our Nissan Rogue Runner reporter, Nic Lopez, captured footage of the scene. There are reports of one of the people being very emotional and blaming someone for starting this. However, investigators are still working to determine the cause of the fire. The home is on Garden Street. St. Louis man tried to steal $1,200 of air fresheners from former seafood market The fire first engulfed the RV and spread to the mobile home, causing significant damage. The RV was destroyed. Firefighters worked to control the flames and prevent the fire from spreading any further.Cahokia Volunteer Fire Chief Stephen Robbins told FOX 2 that it took him and his crew 20 minutes to ...

Beneficial rain to start holiday week 

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:23 GMT

St. Louis weather from Meteorologist Angela Hutti:ST. LOUIS - As the atmosphere has saturated, rain has spread eastward overnight. Light rain will be around throughout the day on Monday. Highs are only in the low 50s. Waves of light rain will continue overnight. Wake up Tuesday with temps in the lower 40s. Tuesday will bring cloudy skies, lingering morning showers, and gusty winds. St. Louis radar: See a map of current weather here Expect highs in the upper 40s and not much temperature movement. Skies will clear and winds will ease a bit Tuesday night. Upon waking up, temperatures will be around freezing.  Wednesday and Thanksgiving Thursday looks quiet and cool. Sunny and upper 40s Wednesday. A few clouds and low 50s on Thanksgiving. We’ll watch for a gradual drop in temperatures on Friday and into the weekend.  

Suspect in custody after shooting at Hazelwood gas station

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:23 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Police say an argument between two people escalated into a shooting.It happened at a 'Phillip 66' gas station on Lindbergh, just off Elm Grove Lane. They said that the suspected shooter is in custody and that the man who was shot is expected to make a full recovery. Glenn Zimmerman’s long-range 2023 St. Louis winter forecast Investigators do not think the two men knew each other. If you have any information, Hazelwood police would like for you to give them a call at 314-838-5000.FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Failed inspection shut down one of Porter hospital’s boilers 18 days before second unit broke, state records show

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:23 GMT

State regulators informed AdventHealth Porter on Oct. 12 that one of the Denver hospital’s two 50-year-old boilers was in such disrepair that it was no longer safe to operate and gave the health system 60 days to fix it or risk civil and criminal penalties.The hospital ordered a backup boiler from Texas and planned to run its heat and hot water systems off the second 50-year-old unit in the meantime. But 18 days later, on the morning of Oct. 30, that second boiler failed — and the backup was not yet in Denver.The broken boilers forced Porter officials to evacuate more than 100 patients and to close the entire hospital for 10 days, state officials said. But in their public communication about the hospital shutdown, AdventHealth Porter officials never disclosed that one of the facility’s boilers had been taken offline because it failed an inspection weeks before the second unit broke.The Denver Post discovered the report detailing the Porter boiler’s inspection...