Wild wind gusts hammer Chicago area amid severe weather outbreak
Wind gusts in excess of 60 miles per hour hammered the Chicago area late Friday and into Saturday morning amid an outbreak of severe weather.
Severe thunderstorms knock out power to thousands of Chicago-area residents
A series of powerful severe thunderstorms knocked out electricity to thousands of Chicago-area residents late Friday and into ...
Witness says missing Pitt student rescued from powerful wave — then vanished
A man who might’ve been the last person to see a missing University of Pittsburgh student in the Dominican Republic said he ...
911 audio reveals confusion and panic after 4 Idaho college students killed
Audio from a 911 call made after four University of Idaho college students were fatally stabbed reveals the panic of the survivors as they struggled to understand what occurred, NBC News reported. The ...
Restaurants prepare for St. Patrick's Day and severe weather threat
Chicagoans and visitors had an early start to the St. Patrick's Day festivities Friday night, enjoying outdoor spaces at pubs with temperatures nearing 80 degrees.
Johns Hopkins University to let more than 2,000 workers go after Trump's USAID cuts
Johns Hopkins University said it would eliminate more than 2,000 jobs after President Donald Trump’s administration rescinded ...
Appeals court lifts blocks on Trump's orders restricting diversity, equity and inclusion programs
An appeals court has lifted a block on executive orders seeking to end government support for diversity, equity and inclusion ...
Live radar: Track thunderstorms, damaging winds as they approach Chicago area
A system of possibly severe thunderstorms and damaging winds is approaching the Chicago area from the west, with the overnight hours likely seeing the most active weather.
Possibly severe storms approach Chicago area as dangerously high winds to persist into Saturday
After a day of near record-high temperatures and sunny skies, the Chicago area is bracing for possibly severe storms and dangerously high winds heading into Saturday.
Federal firefighters secure permanent pay raises in spending bill
Federal wildland firefighters secured a permanent pay raise Friday after years of waiting for Congress to answer their plea.
Chicago River dyeing to take place under High Wind Warning. Here's what to know
A high wind warning is slated to take effect in Chicago at 7 a.m. Saturday following a stretch of possibly severe weather ...
Vance expects a ‘high-level' TikTok deal by the April 5 deadline
Vice President JD Vance expressed confidence Friday that a deal to sell TikTok and keep the social media app running in the U.S. would largely be in place by an April deadline, NBC News reported.