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Mortuaries in southern California overwhelmed by COVID-19

Monday, January 11 by ABC News

By ERIC MOLLO, ALEX STONE ABC News(LOS ANGELES) – In the past few weeks, the number of people dying from COVID-19 in Los Angeles County has skyrocketed. Hospitals are already overwhelmed, and mortuaries have little space for bodies. When... Read More.

Paramedics in Southern California say hospitals look like ‘war zones’

Friday, January 8 by ABC News

By HALEY YAMADA, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- With new signs the highly contagious variant of COVID-19 will continue to spread, paramedics in hard-hit Southern California say they don't think strained hospitals can take much more."It's almost like a war zone out here,"... Read More.

Critical fire danger continues in Southern California

Tuesday, December 8 by ABC News

By MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Winds gusted to 70 mph Monday in California, fueling a new wildfire in Southern California.The Cornell Fire broke out in Ventura County on Monday afternoon and the fire closed multiple roads and a highway along... Read More.

Tropical Storm Eta making landfall in Cuba, heads toward southern Florida

Sunday, November 8 by ABC News

BY: DANIEL MANZO, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) -- Tropical Storm Eta made landfall early Sunday morning along the south central coast of Cuba with winds of 65 mph.The last named storm to make landfall in Cuba during November was Paloma in 2008.The storm... Read More.

American kidnapped in southern Niger, officials say

Wednesday, October 28 by ABC News

By CONOR FINNEGAN, AICHA EL HAMMAR CASTANO and MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A U.S. citizen living in Niger has been kidnapped, a Nigerien Ministry of Defense source told ABC News.Philip Walton, 27, was kidnapped from his backyard in the West... Read More.

Gusty winds and record heat forecast for Northern and Southern California

Thursday, October 1 by ABC News

By MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Gusty, dry winds are expected on Thursday and Friday for parts of Northern California, where the Glass and Dolan Fires are burning. Winds could gust up to 30 mph.In addition, more record heat is expected... Read More.

Man charged with arson in connection with Almeda Fire in southern Oregon

Saturday, September 12 by ABC News

BY: MEREDITH DELISO, ABC NEWS(PORTLAND, Ore.) --A man was arrested on arson charges Friday for allegedly setting a fire earlier this week in southern Oregon, while the region was already beset with the Almeda Fire.Michael Jarrod Bakkela, 41, was charged with two... Read More.

Flash flooding expected in southern Plains as West faces another heat wave

Wednesday, September 2 by ABC News

By MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- There is a high chance for flash flooding on Wednesday in the southern Plains. Already, more than a foot of rain has fallen since Sunday from Oklahoma to Arkansas.Additionally, severe storms have produced seven tornadoes... Read More.

Southern California church holds indoor services in defiance of restraining order

Monday, August 10 by ABC News

KABC-TVBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A Southern California church that was sued and issued a restraining order over hosting indoor services defied state and local mandates when it opened its doors on Sunday. Godspeak Calvary Chapel in... Read More.

Three die after being washed into ocean in Southern California

Friday, June 26 by ABC News

TeamDAF/iStockBy MARK OSBORNE, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Three people were killed on Thursday when they were washed into the Pacific Ocean in Ventura County, California.The apparent accident happened at just after 4:30 p.m. local time near the Pacific Coast... Read More.

George Floyd’s daughter offered full scholarship to Texas Southern University

Wednesday, June 10 by ABC News

David J. Phillip-Pool/Getty ImagesBy NICOLE PELLETIERE, ABC News(HOUSTON) -- Texas Southern University is honoring the memory of George Floyd by providing a full scholarship for his 6-year-old daughter, Gianna.TSU announced the offer Tuesday

Severe storms expected in Midwest, Southern California braces for record breaking heat

Sunday, May 24 by ABC News

ABC NewsBy: BRITTANY BORER, ABC News (LOS ANGELES) -- Storms will also begin to fire up during the early evening hours along the dry-line in south-central Texas. Not long after, storms will initiate in the Central Plains and continue... Read More.