Weather

Thick smoke from the Caldor Fire enveloped the city of South Lake Tahoe, which was all but deserted during a summer week usually bustling with tourists.

Tornado activity was caught on camera in Maryland on Wednesday afternoon.

Electricity was restored Wednesday for some in Eastern New Orleans after Ida, while hundreds of thousands still face power and water shortages.

Heavenly Mountain Ski Resort on the east side of South Lake Tahoe is among those working with fire crews by using snow blowers to pump moisture onto the mountains, key infrastructure and into the air.

A day after an explosive wildfire emptied a resort city at the southern tip of Lake Tahoe, a huge firefighting force braced for strong winds Tuesday as some residents in neighboring Nevada were ordered to evacuate.

Hurricane Ida left thousands without power in Louisiana’s late summer heat, and it could take weeks in some areas before it returns.

Deputies say the man's wife pulled him out of the water and went to find help, but when she returned, her husband was missing.

A portion of a Mississippi highway collapsed, potentially caused by torrential rain in the area following Hurricane Ida, officials said.

Mandatory evacuation orders were issued that extend to the south side of Lake Tahoe on Monday morning.

“This is going to be a long recovery for the state,“ Todd Terrell, president of the United Cajun Navy, said.