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CHICAGO — A DuSable Lake Shore Drive bridge at Grand Avenue near Navy Pier is now restored after getting stuck slightly upright Wednesday morning, causing delays and backups for cars on the major Chicago highway.

The bridge malfunctioned and failed to close properly after it was raised for a scheduled lift around 10 a.m., according to Erica ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — The National Hurricane Center says that Tropical Storm Marie will become a hurricane on Wednesday and might produce waves that could cause problems at some San Diego and Orange County beaches over the Labor Day weekend.

“Swells generated by Marie will affect portions of the coast of southwest Mexico and the Baja California ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — President Donald Trump has approved $9.1 million in public assistance to Kentucky through the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The aid, announced by Trump on TruthSocial Tuesday night, is intended to help the state recover from a wave of severe storms that brought flooding, strong winds and other damage June 17-30.

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LOS ANGELES -- Could Southern California be at risk of flooding from the remnants of a hurricane this Labor Day weekend?

It’s a possibility, some weather experts say, and scientists Tuesday are closely watching Tropical Storm Marie develop in the eastern Pacific Ocean, south of the Baja California peninsula.

Tropical Storm Marie is forecast ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Edouard formed in the Gulf on Monday night, and was poised to strengthen before landfall on Tuesday while the remnants of Tropical Storm Dolly continued to make their way toward Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center.

As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. advisory, the center of Edouard was located was located ...Read more

The National Hurricane Center on Monday said a short-lived tropical storm could form in the Gulf while the remnants of Tropical Storm Dolly will douse Florida, but have no chance to reform.

By 5 p.m. EDT, the NHC said Tropical Depression Five had formed, but was expected to become Tropical Storm Edouard and threaten the Louisiana and Texas ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Monday said a short-lived tropical depression or storm could form in the Gulf while the remnants of Tropical Storm Dolly are headed to Florida.

As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, what had been Dolly, that was only a tropical storm for one day last week, is now just a surface trough of ...Read more

The National Hurricane Center on Sunday upped the odds that two systems, one in the Gulf, and the remnants of what had been Tropical Storm Dolly, could develop.

As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, what had been Dolly for just one day last week but is now a strong tropical wave was producing an area of showers and thunderstorms from ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Southern California’s swampy summer is setting new records, with humidity levels creating conditions that feel more like Florida than the West Coast.

Forecasters attributed the punishing humidity to the remnants of Tropical Storm Iselle moving over the state, as well as unusually warm ocean temperatures due to a combination of...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Hurricane center tracks new Gulf system, remnants of Dolly that could threaten Florida

Tropical Storm Dolly may have turned back into just a tropical wave on Friday, but the National Hurricane Center is now giving it as well as a new system in the Gulf a chance to develop.

As of the NHC’s 8 p.m. EDT tropical outlook, the ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Friday said the short-lived Tropical Storm Dolly had broken apart to become just a tropical wave as it sped toward the Caribbean.

As of the NHC’s 11 a.m. advisory, the remnants of Dolly was located about 1,000 miles east of the Leeward Islands moving west at 25 mph. It still had maximum ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Friday said the fast-paced Tropical Storm Dolly was keeping form for now in the Atlantic as it heads toward the Caribbean, but is forecast to degenerate before any landfall.

In the NHC’s 5 a.m. advisory, the center of Dolly was located about 1,145 miles east of the Caribbean’s Leeward ...Read more

The National Hurricane Center on Thursday said Tropical Storm Dolly formed in the Atlantic after becoming more organized overnight.

In the NHC’s 5 p.m. EDT advisory, the center of Dolly was located about 1,425 miles east of the Caribbean’s Leeward Islands moving west at 24 mph with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph.

Tropical-storm-force ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Thursday said Tropical Storm Dolly formed in the Atlantic after gaining more organization overnight.

As of the NHC’s 11 a.m. advisory, the center of Dolly was located about 1,555 miles east of the Caribbean’s Leeward Islands moving west at 24 mph with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph.

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ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Thursday said Tropical Storm Dolly could form today in the Atlantic, but it may not last that long.

As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, an area of low pressure dubbed Invest 96L located about halfway between Africa and the Caribbean’s Windward Islands in the central tropical Atlantic ...Read more

The National Hurricane Center on Wednesday was back to tracking just one Atlantic system, but also dropped its chances that it could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. EDT tropical outlook, the area of low pressure associated with a tropical wave, dubbed Invest 96L, was located in the eastern...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Wednesday was back to tracking just one Atlantic system, but also dropped its chances that it could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, the area of low pressure associated with a tropical wave, dubbed Invest 96L, was located ...Read more

The National Hurricane Center on Tuesday increased the odds one system in the Atlantic could become the next tropical depression or storm, while dropping chances on a second Atlantic system it had been tracking.

As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. EDT tropical advisory, the more likely of the two, and the one of more concern to Florida, was an area of low...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Tuesday increased the odds one system in the Atlantic could become the next tropical depression or storm, while dropping chances on a second Atlantic system it had been tracking.

As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical advisory, the more likely of the two, and the one of more concern to Florida, was ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — With scorching temperatures forecast this week across Southern California, L.A. city and county agencies are preparing for worst-case scenarios.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department said in a statement Monday that the county was "augmenting staffing and pre-positioning personnel and resources" to ensure a rapid response to ...Read more