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Tropical Storm Larry Expected To Become A Category 3 Hurricane Won’t Stop Here

MIAMI — A rain system over the southwestern Caribbean Sea has a 30 percent chance of becoming a hurricane in the next 48 hours, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said…

John McCarthy September 1, 2021

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Coast Guard Takes 23 Illegal Sea Migrants Back To Hispaniola; 2,100 Since October

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser repatriated 11 Dominican migrants and returned 12 Haitians to the Dominican Republic Saturday, following the interdiction of an illegal voyage in the…

John McCarthy August 31, 2021

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Hurricane Center Watching ‘Several Systems’ In Atlantic; None A Threat So Far

MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center is monitoring several systems across the Atlantic Basin tonight. But none of these systems are currently a threat to the U.S. Virgin Islands and…

John McCarthy August 29, 2021

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Hurricane Ida Mushrooms Into A Category 4 Storm Hours Before Landfall In N’Orleans

Hurricane Ida has strengthened into a Category 4 as it heads toward landfall on the northern Gulf Coast today, where it will bring life-threatening storm surge, dangerous rainfall flooding and…

John McCarthy August 29, 2021

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NHC Tracking 3 Systems In Atlantic; Tropical Depression 10 Forms Today

MIAMI — Tropical Depression 10 formed in the Atlantic early this morning. It's expected to become a tropical storm later today. This would be our 10th named storm. The storm…

John McCarthy August 28, 2021

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Louisiana, New Orleans Face Category 4 Hurricane In The Form Of Ida

NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Ida is forecast to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane as it draws closer to the northern Gulf Coast this weekend, where it will bring life-threatening…

John McCarthy August 28, 2021

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Tropical Storm Ida A Hurricane Menace To New Orleans

MIAMI — Tropical Storm Ida prompted a hurricane watch for New Orleans and an emergency declaration for the state of Louisiana as it pushed across the Caribbean toward an anticipated…

John McCarthy August 27, 2021

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Tropical Depression Nine Could Become A Major Hurricane In The Caribbean

MIAMI — Tropical Depression Nine formed this morning in the Caribbean and could become a major hurricane by the time it reaches the northern U.S. Gulf Coast over the next…

John McCarthy August 26, 2021

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Tropical Depression To Form In Caribbean; West U.S. Gulf Coast, Mexico Should Watch

A low-pressure area that is expected to form over the southwestern Caribbean sea over the next day has a 40 percent chance of becoming a hurricane over the next 48…

John McCarthy August 25, 2021

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2 Colombians, 1 Ecuadorian Caught With 1,748 Pounds Of Cocaine On The High Seas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Three South Americans caught with 1,748 pounds of cocaine on the high seas have been arrested near Colombia in the Caribbean, authorities said. Ignasio Espana, 30, and…

John McCarthy August 24, 2021