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US retailers brace for potential pain from a longshoremen's strike
Read full article: US retailers brace for potential pain from a longshoremen's strikeIf roughly 45,000 U.S. longshoremen make good on their threat to strike beginning Tuesday, they could shut down 36 ports from Maine to Texas that handle about half the goods shipped into and out of the United States.
Central Florida coastal counties prepare for storm surge impacts from Hurricane Helene
Read full article: Central Florida coastal counties prepare for storm surge impacts from Hurricane HeleneAlthough Helene is tracking along Florida's Gulf Coast, Central Florida's East Coast could still see some big impacts as far as wind, storm surges and potential erosion.
Killings of invasive owls to ramp up on US West Coast in a bid to save native birds
Read full article: Killings of invasive owls to ramp up on US West Coast in a bid to save native birdsU.S. wildlife officials next year will scale up efforts to kill invasive barred owls that are crowding out imperiled native owls from West Coast forests.
Millions swelter under dangerous Fourth of July heat wave
Read full article: Millions swelter under dangerous Fourth of July heat waveThe National Weather Service says that around 134 million people in the U.S. are under alerts as an extremely dangerous and record-breaking heat wave broils much of the country.
To save spotted owls, US officials plan to kill hundreds of thousands of another owl species
Read full article: To save spotted owls, US officials plan to kill hundreds of thousands of another owl speciesU.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to kill almost a half-million barred owls in coming decades.
West Coast whale population recovers 5 years after hundreds washed up ashore
Read full article: West Coast whale population recovers 5 years after hundreds washed up ashoreFederal researchers indicate the gray whale population along the West Coast is showing signs of recovery five years after hundreds washed up dead on the coasts of California, Oregon, Washington state and Alaska, as well as Canada and Mexico.
Powerful Pacific swell brings threat of more dangerous surf to California
Read full article: Powerful Pacific swell brings threat of more dangerous surf to CaliforniaBulldozers have built giant sand berms to protect beachfront homes in one of the California coastal cities hit hard this week by extraordinary waves generated by powerful swells from Pacific storms.
Part party, part call to action: A look at pot holiday 4/20
Read full article: Part party, part call to action: A look at pot holiday 4/20It’s 4/20, the high holiday for marijuana enthusiasts, and it’s falling this year as the U.S. government reviews its cannabis policy and as more states have legalized the drug.
Massive seaweed blob moves toward Florida, could impact both coasts
Read full article: Massive seaweed blob moves toward Florida, could impact both coastsA giant seaweed blob twice the size of the US is heading towards Florida. It's already causing health problems with red tide on the West coast of the state and scientists say it will also have an affect on the East coast.
15 feet of snow! Historic storm helps to improve California drought
Read full article: 15 feet of snow! Historic storm helps to improve California droughtIt has been a winter to remember for the West Coast. California started the winter with nearly all of the state in drought status according to the United States Department Of Agriculture.
Cupid’s Hot Dogs getting ready to open 1st Florida location. Here’s all the details
Read full article: Cupid’s Hot Dogs getting ready to open 1st Florida location. Here’s all the detailsThe West Coast quick service chain Cupid’s Hot Dogs is getting ready for the soft opening of its first location on the East Coast on Monday.
Keep your entire wardrobe handy! Rollercoaster temperatures to continue
Read full article: Keep your entire wardrobe handy! Rollercoaster temperatures to continueThe first few days of February brought more typical Florida weather back to the region. That was after a cold and at times ugly stretch of weather that felt and looked more like the West Coast for the second half of January.
Holmgren leads No. 1 Gonzaga over San Francisco 78-62
Read full article: Holmgren leads No. 1 Gonzaga over San Francisco 78-62Drew Timme scored 23 points, Chet Holmgren added 22 and top-ranked Gonzaga beat San Francisco 78-62 in a makeup game after their Jan. 6 contest was postponed by COVID-19 issues.
Here’s where you could run into some trouble spots this Christmas travel season
Read full article: Here’s where you could run into some trouble spots this Christmas travel seasonIt looks like Central Florida is going to have some of the best weather in the country when it comes to Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. That is, unless you like it feeling festive.
Mainly cloudy, drier across Central Florida as Fred spins in the Gulf of Mexico
Read full article: Mainly cloudy, drier across Central Florida as Fred spins in the Gulf of MexicoFred continues to churn in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday. As the storm lifts north toward the Panhandle of Florida, clouds will continue to stick around for Central Florida. The heaviest rain will be tied to the Gulf of Mexico and the extreme West Coast of Florida, but a few showers and storms will be possible locally as Fred pulls in moisture.
With 'big one' coming, quake alert system launches in Oregon
Read full article: With 'big one' coming, quake alert system launches in OregonFILE - In this Jan. 3, 2019, file photo, a mobile phone customer looks at an earthquake warning application on an iPhone in Los Angeles. An earthquake early warning system operated by the U.S. Geological Survey has been activated in Oregon on the 10th anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)SALEM, Ore. – People in Oregon will be better prepared for earthquakes — particularly important in the Pacific Northwest because experts say “the big one" is coming — as an early warning system launched Thursday, the 10th anniversary of a devastating quake and tsunami in Japan. California already has the system, while Washington state will join in May to complete coverage of the West Coast. “When a Cascadia event happens, the critical seconds of notice ShakeAlert warnings provide will save lives and reduce damage to important lifeline systems,” Oregon Gov.
Atmospheric river storm drenches California, snow piles high
Read full article: Atmospheric river storm drenches California, snow piles highAn atmospheric river storm pumped drenching rains into the heart of California on Thursday as blizzard conditions buried the Sierra Nevada in snow. (Andy Richard/Caltrans District 9 via AP)LOS ANGELES – Evacuations were ordered Thursday in wildfire burn areas prone to mudslides as an atmospheric river storm pumped drenching rain into Southern California while blizzard conditions buried the Sierra Nevada in snow. The system then dropped into Southern California, bringing threats of flash floods and debris flows to areas scorched by recent blazes. Scenic Highway 1 was closed near Big Sur after a section of the roadway collapsed when the cliffside below gave way amid torrential rain. The atmospheric river is part of a major change in weather for California, which had significant drought conditions for months.
100″ of snow in a week: Atmospheric river bringing rounds of heavy snow to Sierra Nevada mountains
Read full article: 100″ of snow in a week: Atmospheric river bringing rounds of heavy snow to Sierra Nevada mountainsA series of storms will ride down the West Coast of the U.S. bringing lower elevation rain and heavy mountain snow to California. An atmospheric river (narrow green stripe) will set up on the West Coast of the U.S. by the middle of the week producing heavy rain and mountain snow for much of California. An atmospheric river is a narrow flowing column of moisture responsible for producing significant rain and/or snow. These are most common along the West Coast of the U.S. with developing Pacific storms. West Coast StormAn upper-level low sliding down the California coast will induce the atmospheric river allowing for continuous heavy rain and snow for days.
EXPLAINER: Widespread Election Day unrest not materializing
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Widespread Election Day unrest not materializingWASHINGTON – Election Day ushered in skirmishes near the White House and relatively minor demonstrations in California and elsewhere on the West Coast, but none of the widespread unrest that some had feared in the hours after the polls began closing around the country. In Washington, D.C., police created a wide security perimeter around the White House, where President Donald Trump watched the election returns and hosted guests. Mostly peaceful protests overtook streets near the White House earlier this year following the killing of George Floyd, who was Black, by a Minneapolis police officer. Hundreds of people gathered in a generally festive mood Tuesday night on a street near the White House that was recently renamed Black Lives Matter Plaza by the city's mayor, who is Black. Seattle police advised residents in a tweet about a pair of marches moving through separate neighborhoods.
Dodgers' Betts unseats Yankees' Judge for MLB's top jersey
Read full article: Dodgers' Betts unseats Yankees' Judge for MLB's top jerseyNEW YORK – Dodgers star Mookie Betts supplanted Yankees slugger Aaron Judge on Friday for baseball's top-selling jersey in his first year on the West Coast. 50 is the first Dodgers uniform to top the list since MLB began releasing sales rankings in 2010. Betts is in the running to become the second player, after Frank Robinson, to win MVPs in both leagues. Judge slotted second ahead of Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper, who is in the second season of a $330 million, 13-year deal. The Chicago Cubs (Javier Baez, Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant) and Yankees (Judge, Cole, Giancarlo Stanton) were the only other teams with three players in the top 20.
Wildfires taint West Coast vineyards with taste of smoke
Read full article: Wildfires taint West Coast vineyards with taste of smokeSmoke from the West Coast wildfires has tainted grapes in some of the nations most celebrated wine regions. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)TURNER, Ore. – Smoke from the West Coast wildfires has tainted grapes in some of the nation's most celebrated wine regions with an ashy flavor that could spell disaster for the 2020 vintage. Day after day, some West Coast cities endured some of the worst air quality in the world. No one knows the extent of the smoke damage to the crop, and growers are trying to assess the severity. In 2018, a California company abruptly canceled contracts to buy grapes worth millions of dollars from southern Oregon vineyards, claiming fears they were tainted by wildfire smoke.
Western wildfire smoke causes East Coast haze, vivid sunsets
Read full article: Western wildfire smoke causes East Coast haze, vivid sunsetsThe smoke from dozens of wildfires in the western United States is stretching clear across the country and even pushing into Mexico, Canada and Europe. While the dangerous plumes are forcing people inside along the West Coast, residents thousands of miles away in the East are seeing unusually hazy skies and remarkable sunsets. (Elizabeth Laird via AP)The smoke from dozens of wildfires in the western United States is stretching clear across the country — and even pushing into Mexico, Canada and Europe. While the dangerous plumes are forcing people inside along the West Coast, residents thousands of miles away in the East are seeing unusually hazy skies and remarkable sunsets. But Solum said there's always a chance for more smoke and haze to shift around.
Trump, Biden facing off on wildfires, climate change
Read full article: Trump, Biden facing off on wildfires, climate change– President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden are focusing the presidential campaign on the wildfire-scorched West Coast, with Trump meeting fire officials in California on Monday while Biden declares the fires underscore an urgent need to address climate change. Trump has repeatedly discounted the impact of climate change, walked away from a major international climate agreement and proudly rolled back environmental regulations. Amid that disapproval from the left, Biden over the weekend offered his most pointed criticism connecting Trump’s climate change denialism to the fires. Trump often casts doubt on climate change. In 2015, he stated bluntly: “I’m not a believer in global warming, I’m not a believer in man-made global warming.” After the publication of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report concluded climate change would hurt the economy, Trump said he read it but didn’t believe it.
Fires raise fight over climate change before Trump's visit
Read full article: Fires raise fight over climate change before Trump's visitJay Inslee on Sunday called climate change “a blowtorch over our states in the West." “The debate is over around climate change. “This is truly the bellwether for climate change on the West Coast," she said Sunday on CBS’ “Face the Nation." “And this is a wake-up call for all of us that we have got to do everything in our power to tackle climate change." “Talk to a firefighter, if you think that climate change isn’t real," the Democratic mayor said on CNN's “State of the Union."
Feeling like 105 across Central Florida, lower storm chances Saturday
Read full article: Feeling like 105 across Central Florida, lower storm chances SaturdayORLANDO, Fla. – Storm chances will remain elevated, especially west of Orlando Saturday. Chances to see rain Saturday aren’t zero west of Orlando, but they will be lower as the West Coast sea breeze develops and weakens as it moves inland. Highs will top out in the mid-to-upper 90s with feels like temperatures of around 105 degrees. Slightly higher storm chances return Sunday and especially Monday. Beach forecast:Moderate threat for rip currents SaturdayIt will be mainly dry at the beach Saturday, with a moderate risk for rip currents.
Strong storms possible across Central Florida t close out holiday weekend
Read full article: Strong storms possible across Central Florida t close out holiday weekendORLANDO, Fla. If your plans take you outside to close out the holiday weekend, pay close attention to the weather. Just like Saturday, storms will develop around the 75 corridor and march east along the West Coast sea breeze. The highest concentration of storms will be close to the 95 corridor as the sea breezes collide. The week ahead remains unsettled with elevated rain chances through at least Wednesday as a storm system moves in from the west. Beach forecast:The highest concentration of storms will be close to the 95 corridor as the sea breezes collide.
Income growth greatest in tech hubs over past 5 years
Read full article: Income growth greatest in tech hubs over past 5 yearsFILE- In this June 26, 2015, file photo, heavy traffic moves away from and toward the downtown area of Nashville, Tenn. From the middle of the Obama administration to the midpoint of the Trump administration, household income grow the most in growing tech and entertainment centers like in Austin, Nashville, Pittsburgh and large chunks of the West Coast, while it declined the most in former manufacturing and mining hubs like High Point, N.C., and Scranton, Pa., according to new figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Income growth greatest in tech hubs over past 5 years
Read full article: Income growth greatest in tech hubs over past 5 yearsOther congressional districts that had the highest household income growth were in or around Houston; Pittsburgh; Provo, Utah; parts of South Florida and the wealthy retirement haven of Sarasota, Florida. Most of the income growth in these areas came from wages, said Mark Vitner, a senior economist at Wells Fargo Securities. Household income grew more in Democratic-leaning districts than Republican ones, according to an Associated Press analysis of the data by congressional districts. Household income grew by an average of more than $12,000 in Democratic-leaning congressional districts, compared to more than $9,000 in Republican-leaning districts. In other areas, income growth was significantly more modest.
Jaguars vs. Raiders: How to watch, stream, listen
Read full article: Jaguars vs. Raiders: How to watch, stream, listenOAKLAND – The Jacksonville Jaguars will head to the West Coast to play against the Oakland Raiders at 4:05 p.m. on Sunday. The Jaguars have lost the last five games the team has played in. Oakland is 6-7 on the year and the Jaguars are 4-9. The total for points scored between both teams has been set at 45.5.Who do the Jaguars play in Week 16? Atlanta FalconsWho do the Raiders play in Week 16?