California State

Texas State

Johnson City, TX

Fox Weather

Severe storms on Thursday across Texas produced giant hail and damaging winds. Local National Weather Service offices issue Severe Thunderstorm Warnings when hail is thought to be the size of quarters, but a Johnson City resident said her hailstone was the size of a melon.

Hail the size of melons! See the giant that could rank among Texas' largest in history

Indiana State

Hammond, IN

A Lake Michigan fisherman's jumbo perch has broken Indiana's 43-year-old state record.

Lake Michigan fisherman's jumbo perch breaks Indiana's 43-year-old state record

Houston, TX

Polk County, TX

Crews took to boats Thursday to rescue people trapped in their homes by floodwaters. Drone video shows the miles and miles of landscape that have been flooded by recent rains and overwhelmed rivers.

Drone video shows Texas town underwater as boats rescue residents trapped in homes

Portage, MI

Every single tree on one Portage, Michigan yard was leveled thanks to the powerful Tuesday evening tornado. Even so, the homeowner considers himself lucky.

Watch: Michigan tornado flattens 'every single tree on property' in 45 seconds

Denver, CO

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Do you wonder what that nasty smell that has been cropping up all over Denver is?. I know. Denver has lots of nasty smells, including urine and feces in the alleys. There also is the unmistakable chemical smell of meth that turns some people’s stomachs. And of course, marijuana lingers in the air Denver-wide.

Opinion: The smell of death in Denver

Santa Ana, CA

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Alexis Ascencion, a 25-year-old Santa Ana resident, was sentenced on Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the gang-related fatal shooting of a man outside an apartment complex in Santa Ana that happened six years ago.

Santa Ana gangbanger gets life in prison without parole for killing an innocent man

Three Rivers, MI

The Bendr Daily

Three Rivers, Mich. - Three store owners in Three Rivers are facing charges after allegedly labor trafficking a woman who was brought to the United States under the pretext of marriage.

Three Charged After Woman Forced to Work at Three Rivers Store for 8 Years With No Pay

Orange County, CA

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 26-year-old Costa Mesa woman pleaded guilty today to being an accessory after the fact in the murder of 6-year-old Aiden Leos who was shot to death in his car seat while on his way to kindergarten in the backseat of his mother’s car in May 2021, according to the OCDA .

Costa Mesa woman gets 4 years in prison after the fatal road rage shooting of a 6-year-old

Nebraska State

Lincoln, NE

A powerful tornado tore through Lincoln, Nebraska, on April 26 during the deadly Plains tornado outbreak, and a camera caught winds demolishing a manufacturing plant for Garner Industries.

Dashcam video captures terrible tornado demolishing Nebraska building

San Angelo, TX

Severe weather is back in the forecast again for the central and southern Plains just hours after strong thunderstorms and tornadoes rolled across Texas on Thursday and Friday.

FOX Weather Storm Tracker video shows 'particularly dangerous' tornado in West Central Texas

Oklahoma State

Edmond, OK

While many in Oklahoma received a break from severe weather Thursday, a 3.4 magnitude earthquake shook communities in the central part of the state, sending people to social media to figure out what was going on.

Heart of Tornado Alley shaken by 3.4 magnitude earthquake

Las Vegas, NV

Henderson, NV

The Quick Historian

In a distressing incident that has shaken the community, Nevada parents Misty and Jeffery Scanlan have been arrested on charges of child abuse/neglect after their 11-year-old child was found confined in a "large metal enclosure." The arrest came to light when officers were summoned to investigate a truancy issue.

Parents arrested after 11-year-old found in metal enclosure

Bartlesville, OK

Cleanup efforts continue in Oklahoma after a powerful and deadly tornado with a preliminary rating of EF-4 struck the communities of Barnsdall and Bartlesville Monday night, and an intense video recorded in a local Hampton Inn shows the dramatic moments guests were running for cover as the twister hit, sending debris flying into the air while sirens blared.

Watch as guests run for cover while tornado strikes Oklahoma Hampton Inn

Hawley, TX

For more than a week, relentless severe weather has been torturing states across America. That trend continued on Thursday, with nearly 100 reports of severe weather, most of which were focused in Texas.

At least 2 hurt as tornadoes reported in Texas, Missouri during Thursday's round of severe storms

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

The Jacksonville Humane Society has received hundreds of kittens this year — most of them in the past month — and the organization is asking for help in caring for the fur babies.

Hundreds of kittens land at Jax Humane Society

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California wildflowers benefit from rounds of atmospheric river rains but won't reach superbloom status

Springtime blooms are sprouting in California, turning normally dry deserts into colorful landscapes, but this year's flowers won't reach superbloom...

California wildflowers benefit from rounds of atmospheric river rains but won't reach superbloom status

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