Gabe Hauari

2 days ago | indystar.com | Gabe Hauari

While Andrea has weakened into a post-tropical cyclone and storm activity in the Atlantic Ocean has quieted down for now, the same can not be said of the Pacific Ocean. Hurricane center forecasters said showers and thunderstorms are "gradually becoming better organized" in association with an area of low pressure located a few hundred miles south of the coast of Guatemala.

1 week ago | azcentral.com | Laura Daniella Sepúlveda |Gabe Hauari

Juneteenth is coming up on June 19, giving Americans a chance to celebrate the country's second independence day. The name of the holiday combines "June" and "nineteenth." It is also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Juneteenth Independence Day and Black Independence Day, according to the Congressional Research Service. Juneteenth was first observed in 1866, but the holiday spread across the country as African Americans migrated away from the South.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Gabe Hauari |James Ward

Tropical Storm Erick in the Pacific has officially strengthened into Hurricane Erick and is expected to bring "life-threatening flash floods" to portions of southern Mexico Wednesday night and Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center. The hurricane center said Wednesday morning the storm, the second hurricane of the Pacific season, was located about 160 miles south-southeast of Puerto Angel, Mexico with maximum sustained winds of about 75 mph with higher gusts.

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Terry Benjamin |Gabe Hauari

• Juneteenth, commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas on June 19, 1865, became a federal holiday in 2021. • While a federal holiday, Juneteenth is not a state holiday in South Carolina and several other Southern states. • Efforts to establish Juneteenth as a state holiday in South Carolina have been unsuccessful so far. • Many banks and federal offices will be closed for Juneteenth, but some local government offices will remain open.

1 week ago | dnj.com | James Powel |Gabe Hauari

Farm enthusiasts and pet lovers will soon have more places to pick up supplies. Tractor Supply Company plans to open 90 stores by the end of 2025, the company said in a June 6 email to USA TODAY. The company also said that it also plans to open up to 10 new locations of the company's specialty pet store, Petsense by Tractor Supply, this year.