Widespread flooding in western Alaska has caused infrastructural damage and left residents without power over the weekend, officials said.
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Mosquito Fire becomes California’s largest blaze this year, scorching over 63K acres
The Mosquito Fire, fueled by dried vegetation in an area that was cooling off after record-breaking heat, has burned over 63,000 acres late Wednesday.
1 person injured after package explodes at Northeastern University; FBI assisting with investigation
“The staff member sustained minor injuries and is being treated,” a spokesperson for Northeastern University, told USA TODAY in a statement.
Coast Guard: 1 dead, 9 missing after floatplane crash in Washington state’s Puget Sound near Seattle
Nine adults and one child were aboard the plane that crashed into Mutiny Bay, about 40 miles northwest of Seattle, according to the Coast Guard.
Weekend severe weather causes ‘rare’ rainfall in Georgia, deadly flash flood in Indiana
A woman died in Southern Indiana after a flash flood. Meanwhile two Georgia counties were under a state of emergency amid heavy rain.
Suspect in Dallas salon May shooting indicted for anti-Asian hate crime
The Dallas County District Attorney’s Office announced the indictment of Jeremy Smith, 37, for the May 11 shooting at a salon in Dallas’ Koreatown.
‘Beloved’ California fire lookout among 4 killed in McKinney Fire, Forest Service says
Kathy Shoopman was identified Monday as one of the four people killed in the McKinney Fire — California’s largest wildfire of 2022.
Throw axes, make friends: Fans of growing sport say its a ‘great equalizer’
Ax throwing as a business and sport has grown over the years with commercial locations and chains opening up in Canada, the United States and Europe.
California authorities arrest 2 suspects after deadly series of 7-Eleven shootings
Two suspects were arrested Friday following a deadly string of robberies at 7-Eleven convenience stores across Southern California.
7-Eleven offers $100K reward for arrests in deadly Southern California shootings
The 7-Eleven convenience store chain offered a $100,000 award for leads on a masked gunman who is suspected of robbing six Southern California stores.