What happened. Why it matters. Plainly.
Heavy rain overnight into Thursday, August 20, 2026, sent flash floodwater through Columbus and the Dayton area, triggering flash flood warnings and prompting
A roughly 250-pound black bear climbed into an unlocked, parked car in central Colorado Springs and couldn’t get back out.
A wide stretch of the country is under dangerous heat this week, with the most severe alerts — Extreme Heat Warnings — active from the Arizona desert to North Texas