LAKE CHARLES, La. – A 22-story skyscraper that stood over southwest Louisiana for four years after being damaged during Hurricane Laura finally came down Saturday with the help of controlled explosives.The Capital One Tower in downtown Lake Charles had been largely vacant since sustaining severe damage from Hurricane Laura, a...

Scientists have noted that a year-round phenomenon above each of the globe’s poles have shown recent signs of shifting and even disruption, leading to potentially significant impacts on climate patterns.The polar vortex is generally an area of low pressure above the Earth’s poles that contains the coldest air.The vortex is...

MIAMI — A disturbance swirling around Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula this weekend is becoming a growing threat to eventually become at least a tropical depression as it’s forecast to move into the Gulf of Mexico next week.The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has now designated the system as Invest 91L, which allows...

Updated Saturday 9:30 a.m. ETOur main area of interest is in the Gulf of Mexico. A combination of systems has a good chance of coming together and developing into a tropical depression or tropical storm. The National Hurricane Center has increased the odds of development into the medium range beginning...

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