Mary Gilbert

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Mary Gilbert

Hurricane Erick slammed into Mexico’s Oaxaca state as a dangerous Category 3 storm Thursday morning, unleashing powerful winds at the coast while spreading heavy rain over the region. The hurricane made landfall about 20 miles east of Punta Maldonado, Mexico, just after 6 a.m. CDT Thursday, according to NOAA’s National Hurricane Center. Winds of 125 mph were roaring around its center at landfall.

1 week ago | news8000.com | Michelle Watson |Amanda Musa |Mary Gilbert

(CNN) — Significant flooding in northern West Virginia claimed the lives of at least six people, including a 3-year-old and her mother, over the weekend and two others remain missing, officials say. All six deaths occurred in Ohio County, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said at a Monday news conference, and the two missing people were also from the county. “We’re still in the stage of doing everything possible to identify people,” Morrisey said.

2 weeks ago | wkow.com | Mary Gilbert

(CNN) — A wildfire burning out of control in Oregon, near the state’s border with Washington, has destroyed homes and forced hundreds of evacuations and closures of major roadways as gusty winds threaten further spread and challenge firefighting crews. The Rowena Fire has burned 3,800 acres since it ignited on Wednesday afternoon in Wasco County, according to the Oregon State Fire Marshal. It’s 0% contained as of Friday morning.

2 weeks ago | wevv.com | Mary Gilbert

(CNN) — A wildfire burning out of control in Oregon, near the state’s border with Washington, has forced hundreds of evacuations and closures of major roadways as gusty winds threaten further spread and challenge firefighting crews. The Rowena Fire has burned 3,800 acres since it ignited on Wednesday afternoon in Wasco County, according to the Oregon State Fire Marshal. It’s 0% contained as of Friday morning.

2 weeks ago | kdrv.com | Mary Gilbert

(CNN) — A wildfire burning out of control in Oregon, near the state’s border with Washington, has forced hundreds of evacuations and closures of major roadways as gusty winds threaten further spread and challenge firefighting crews. The Rowena Fire has burned 3,500 acres since it ignited on Wednesday afternoon in Wasco County, according to the Oregon State Fire Marshal. It’s 0% contained as of Thursday afternoon.