Denver forecasts storms and heat with lingering smoke

 

Denver experienced recurring afternoon storms and high temperatures this week as forecasts showed highs in the 90s across the metro, with smoke and air quality alerts lingering Tuesday before winds began to clear smoke overnight. Models predicted stronger storms Wednesday and Thursday in northeastern areas. Forecasters also warned of gusty...

Utah braces for extreme heat and elevated wildfire risk

 

Salt Lake City: ABC4 meteorologists warned Utah residents Monday and Tuesday that a dangerous heat wave will build this week, with daytime highs in northern valleys reaching the mid-to-upper 90s and southern Utah, including St. George, Zion and Moab, climbing into the 100°–105° range or higher by the weekend. The forecasts...

Redmond wildfire prompts urgent evacuations near homes

 

A fast-moving vegetation fire in northwest Redmond, Oregon, threatened rural residential areas and critical infrastructure on the evening of Saturday, July 4, 2026. The Coyner Fire, identified as Incident 0834, ignited around 8:30 p.m. near Coyner Road and Helmholtz Way and spread quickly through dry grass, brush, and juniper trees,...

Washington issues Code Purple after massive fireworks

 

Washington, D.C. authorities issued a Code Purple “Very Unhealthy” air quality alert on Sunday morning following President Donald Trump’s large Independence Day fireworks display over the National Mall. The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and the District Department of the Environment warned that Air Quality Index levels between 201 and...

Chicago flash floods halt travel amid life-threatening warnings

 

Chicago and several surrounding suburbs are under critical flash flood warnings as torrential rain on Sunday overwhelms drainage systems and submerges major roads, underpasses and urban areas across central Cook County and southeastern DuPage County. The National Weather Service has issued urgent alerts for these heavily populated areas, placing hundreds...

United States heat wave kills 25 amid storms

 

UNITED STATES – A powerful heat wave across the eastern United States has killed at least 25 people as extreme temperatures and severe storms disrupted Independence Day holiday events during one of the country’s busiest travel weekends. As of Saturday, the National Weather Service reported nearly 156 million people under...

Tacoma Pushes Bee City Effort To Protect Pollinators

 

Tacoma — Rick Samyn, a 70-year-old beekeeper, runs the L'Honey Program at St. Leo Parish and operates seven apiaries, tending roughly 40–50 hives per site with up to 80,000 bees per hive, totaling about two million bees; this week the mayor has expressed interest in pursuing a Bee City designation...

New York sewage spill fouls Hudson River amid heatwave

 

NEW YORK — Authorities are warning residents to avoid all contact with the Hudson River after thousands of tons of untreated sewage spilled into the waterway near Yonkers during an extreme heatwave. The discharge began when a wastewater treatment system in Yonkers, just north of Manhattan, lost power amid heat-induced...

Mineral Gulch Fire Reaches 86 Acres Near Kanab

 

KANE COUNTY, Utah — A brush fire called the Mineral Gulch Fire started Saturday evening near Highway 9 milepost 51 by Mineral Springs Road and has burned an estimated 30 to 50 acres, Utah Fire Info reports. The blaze was reported in Kane County and remains under investigation; officials have...

Des Moines evacuates residents amid severe flash flooding

 

Des Moines, Iowa, authorities evacuated more than 100 people from apartment buildings and a hospice facility on Friday, July 3, 2026, after torrential rainfall across the Upper Midwest caused rapid flooding along Fourmile Creek. The fast-rising creek overflowed its banks, inundating nearby streets, disrupting holiday weekend plans and threatening low-lying...