A Jacksonville man is among 12 people charged in what federal prosecutors are calling the largest drone-based contraband smuggling operation ever prosecuted in the United States, according to an indictment unsealed June 24.

Before storms arrive, it’s going to feel sticky inland. Temperatures will push into the lower 90s, and with the humidity factored in, it’ll feel close to 100 degrees.

The U.S.’s ocean regulator plans to make industry-friendly changes to a longstanding rule designed to protect vanishing whales.

Winter's brutal grip on the U.S. East will continue in the coming days, with subfreezing temperatures reaching into Florida and a potential blizzard threatening the Atlantic coast.

A nor'easter is churning up the East Coast, prompting declarations of a state of emergency in New Jersey and parts of New York state.

Strong winds and waves from Hurricane Erin have battered Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard as dangerous rip currents continue to threaten from the Carolinas to New England.

A relatively mild 3.0 magnitude earthquake shook the New York metropolitan area Saturday night.

It’s one of the longest-running fishing competitions on the East Coast—and this year, the Greater Jacksonville Kingfish Tournament is celebrating a major milestone.

If you liked yesterday’s weather, you’ll love today’s weather. A very similar dynamic is at play, as the afternoon showers will be more isolated along the I-95 corridor as the East Coast sea breeze moves inland.

The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will feature baseball at Dodger Stadium in its return to the program with surfing and cricket held outside the city as part of an updated venue plan.

East Coast West Coast Bosses join forces with the Think Bold Festival and Conference.

This week’s winter wallop across the U.S. means different things to farmers in different places.

A third endangered whale has been spotted entangled in fishing gear off the East Coast, marking an alarming end to the year for a species threatened with extinction.

Windy and cloudy conditions will stick around through the evening hours along with a 20% chance of light showers into the overnight hours.

The East Coast is due for a whiplash-inducing rainy, windy and potentially dangerous stretch of weather.

A major storm moving through Northern California has toppled trees and dropped heavy snow and record rain after knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people in Washington and Oregon.

Guardsmen likely would not be able to fulfill longshoremen's skilled work

If the International Longshoremen's Association and United States Maritime Alliance can't reach an agreement by Monday 11:59 PM, strike will begin.

Wet inland, dry out towards the coast

It's Cinco de Mayo! Don't let the rain ruin your Sunday.

Earthquakes large enough to be felt by a lot of people are relatively uncommon on the East Coast.

Manufacturers and shippers are scrambling to figure out where they can load or unload cargo while the main operations at the Port of Baltimore remain closed due to Tuesday’s deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

Parts of the East Coast of the United States are sinking so fast it could threaten infrastructure, farmland and wetlands, according to NASA.

Government scientists say a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale has been found dead off the coast of Georgia, marking the rare species' second fatality in the past month.

A winter weather system moving through the U.S. is expected to wallop the East Coast this weekend with a mix of snow and freezing rain.

The upcoming United States winter looks likely to be a bit low on snow and extreme cold outbreaks, with federal forecasters predicting the North to get warmer than normal and the South wetter and stormier.

Communities along the U.S. East Coast are preparing for the arrival of heavy rain, flooding and high winds from an approaching storm.

Feeding on some of the hottest water on the planet, forecasters expect Hurricane Idalia to rapidly strengthen as it bears down on Florida.

In the United States, many people view bigger as better.

Air travelers are dealing with another day of widespread flight disruptions, even though the weather has been better along much of the East Coast.

Federal fishing managers say a staple seafood species caught by East Coast fishers for centuries is experiencing overfishing.

We have mentioned on air and in the News4JAX Weather Authority Insider newsletter we were expecting late-season tropical activity/storm this year.

Nicole is expected to bring heavy wind, storm surge and flooding.

Rulings from several East Coast and Central Florida judicial circuits, including the Seventh Circuit (St. Johns, Flagler, Putnam and other counties), are appealed to the Fifth District Court of Appeals.

The federal government says vessels off the East Coast must slow down more often to help save a vanishing species of whale.

With an eye on the upcoming July Fourth weekend, airlines are stepping up their criticism of federal officials over recent widespread flight delays and cancellations.

Researchers say a large spider native to East Asia that proliferated in Georgia last year could spread to much of the East Coast.

The quick spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus has stirred another reckoning about whether in-person schooling is worth the risk.

Momentum is growing behind the possibility of the West Coast chain In-N-Out Burger expanding to the Sunshine State.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a non-tropical area of low pressure off the East Coast with a low chance of development in coming days.

Transit officials and experts say this summer’s storms were the latest reminders that more needs to be done to prepare the East Coast’s vital transit systems in the face of more extreme and unpredictable weather caused by climate change.

The area of low pressure that was just off Jacksonville Beach two days ago was upgraded late Friday to Tropical Storm Odette.

Smoke and ash from massive wildfires in the American West have clouded the sky and led to air quality alerts on parts of the East Coast.

An Associated Press analysis shows that the recent heat wave struck places that are warming up faster than other parts of the United States.

Tropical Storm Danny weakened to a tropical depression hours after it made landfall Monday evening on South Carolina’s coast but the system continued to dump heavy rains on the state and portions of Georgia.

The CMA CGM Marco Polo has docked in New Jersey and set a record for the largest container ship to call on the East Coast.

Happy Monday!

The operator of a major U.S. pipeline hit by a cyberattack says it hopes to have service mostly restored by the end of the week.

Conservation groups filed suit Wednesday against the federal government, saying it has taken too long to act on proposals to expand protections for critically endangered right whales. Last year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimated the population of North Atlantic right whales has dropped below 370. Scientists have documented cases of 12 right whales being struck by vessels since 2013. “The clock is running out for right whales, and further delay is unacceptable,” Kristen Monsell, oceans legal director at the Center For Biological Diversity, said in a statement. National Marine Fisheries Service spokeswoman Allison Garrett said the agency does not comment on pending litigation.

– Friendly's Restaurants, the 85-year-old East Coast dining chain known for its Fribble milkshakes and ice cream sundaes, is filing for bankruptcy protection. It joins a growing list of well-established restaurant chains that are failing due to an unchecked pandemic in the United States. FIC will sell essentially all of its assets to the restaurant company Amici Partners Group. The pandemic has hit the restaurant sector very hard, particularly chains like Friendly's that rely on people sitting down at tables. Traffic at full-service restaurant chains in the U.S. plummeted 48% in the April-June period, according to NPD Group.

A weather pattern stretching across the country is broiling the West Coast with intense heat while offering us hurricane protection for a couple of weeks. Our hurricane protection comes as an East Coast trough of upper winds blows from the Southwest. It is tracking away from North Carolina and those same winds should weaken Tropical Storm Josephine over the weekend. But while the tropical storms stay away, this isnt to say we will dry out. Hot temps next week out west with cooler 80s along the east coast while storms get deflected.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Isaias has weakened considerably and is probably no longer a hurricane, but as a comparison to what the State of Florida has seen, Michael (Cat 5, Mexico Beach, 2018), Irma (Cat 4, Entire State, 2017) and Matthew (Cat 3, East Coast, 2016) Isaias has always been more bark than reality. Hopefully this will continue. Still anticipated to remain on the expected track, Isaias may slow down and drift a little left of the current National Hurricane Center track, that is just east of the State. That track was based on maintaining hurricane status. Even as a strong tropical storm, the entire East Coast of the State of Florida need to alert to regeneration of heavy flooding rains, especially right along the coast.

New Hurricane Isaias kept on a path early Friday that’s expected continue on toward our country’s East Coast by the weekend. Isaias had maximum sustained winds of 80 mph Friday morning and was centered about 15 miles south-southwest of Great Inagua Island in the Bahamas, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Phonetically, it’s “ees-ah-EE-ahs.”There are different ways to pronounce Isaias, but for the sake of a named storm, the National Hurricane Center has informed meteorologists this pronunciation will be the standard. A hurricane warning was in effect for the northwestern Bahamas, including Andros Island, New Providence, Eleuthera, Abaco Islands, Berry Islands, Grand Bahama and Bimini. The National Hurricane Center was monitoring two other disturbances Friday morning, both over the tropical Atlantic Ocean.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Depression 5 has formed in the Western Atlantic Ocean. Currently, it is moving in an east, northeast direction with 35 mph sustained winds. The storm poses no threat to the U.S. as it is located 245 miles west southwest of Bermuda and is headed away from the East Coast of the United States. The system is expected to move near or just northwest and north of Bermuda Saturday night and early Sunday. The National Hurricane Center said the system is not expected to strengthen much but it could become a tropical storm later Saturday.

WASHINGTON Military planes will conduct flyovers in a handful of major cities along the East Coast as part of this year's July Fourth celebration amid the coronavirus pandemic. From there, the military planes will join with other aircraft participating in the Salute to America" over Washington, D.C. Washington has held an Independence Day celebration for decades. President Donald Trump added to the mix of events last year with a speech and a display of tanks and warplanes. It said the president will deliver remarks, and the ceremony will include music, military demonstrations and flyovers. Trump plans to kick off Independence Day festivities with a showy display at Mount Rushmore the day before.

The next five to seven days generally are going to bring unseasonably low temperatures to the eastern two-thirds of the US, with a first chilly round hitting Friday and a second, colder Arctic blast coming later. Friday's cold snap could bring below-freezing temperatures to some places. Wind gusts in Boston are reaching 25 to 35 mph and will bring wind chills into the 20s as well, the NWS said. "The Great Lakes are no longer ice covered, so here comes the Lake Effect snow again," the National Weather Service said. Temperatures are expected to rebound a bit in the East over the weekend, but colder air will be coming.

Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images(CNN) - A great white shark that weighs over 2,000 pounds and measures 15 feet, 5 inches long has been swimming along the US East Coast. Since then, the shark has moved further south to the Florida Keys, where she showed up on Saturday. OCEARCH, a nonprofit that tracks marine life in collaboration with SeaWorld, said it first tagged Unama'ki near Nova Scotia in September. She is the second biggest white shark the group has tagged in the northwest Atlantic, CNN affiliate WSOC-TV reported. "As a big mature female, Unama'ki has the potential to lead us to the site where she gives birth and exposes a new white shark nursery," OCEARCH said.

Copyright 2019 CNN(CNN) - A fall nor'easter is expected to spin off the East Coast into the weekend. Air travel delays, power outages and beach erosion could result as the nor'easter lingers through Saturday, creating a soggy, blustery mess, particularly from New York City to Boston. Air delays are only expected to get longerTransit delays were already beginning to tick up Thursday morning in the Northeast because of the wind. "All of these weather events can slow air travel by themselves, but when combined in a nor'easter, air travel can grind to a halt." Even though this storm isn't expected to be as intense as a winter nor'easter, it will still pack a punch.

Hurricane Lorenzo is kicking up waves along the East Coast, despite being thousands of miles away. "A HIGH RISK of dangerous and life-threatening rip currents will be present at all east central FL beaches today due to long period swell from Hurricane Lorenzo," the Melbourne office said Monday. Swell from Lorenzo could produce waves generally up to 5 feet high along the East Coast, measured from the wave trough to its peak, said Kurt Korte, the lead East Coast forecaster at Surfline.com. But dangerous swells from the storm are "spreading across much of the North Atlantic basin," the National Hurricane Center said Monday afternoon. Hurricane-force winds from Lorenzo are extending as far as 90 miles from the storm's center, and tropical storm-force winds reach as far as 255 miles outward, the hurricane center said.

NEW YORK - Good news for vegetarians on the East Coast of the United States -- the Impossible Burger is arriving at your grocery stores. The Impossible Burger made a splash last week when it debuted in California -- in its first full weekend sale in Gelson's supermarkets, Impossible Burger outsold ground beef from cows, in terms of both revenue and the number of pounds sold, said Impossible Foods. "The Impossible Burger generated more excitement than any other single product we've seen in more than a half-century of operations," said Gelson's CEO Rob McDougall in the press release. The Impossible Burger debuted three years ago at Momofuku Nishi, a high-end restaurant in New York City owned by chef David Chang. Now, the Impossible Burger is served at over 17,000 restaurants, including Burger King and White Castle.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Though Hurricane Dorian stayed off Floridas East Coast, it has led to nearly 4,000 insurance claims and $18.8 million in estimated insured losses, according to information posted on the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation website. In all, 3,961 claims from Dorian had been reported as of Monday, with more than half -- 2,288 -- involving residential property. The massive Dorian caused widespread fears in Florida early this month before it steered away from the coast, sparing residents, businesses and insurance companies from costly damage. As a comparison, last years Category 5 Hurricane Michael, which decimated parts of Northwest Florida, caused an estimated $6.9 billion in insured losses, according to the Office of Insurance Regulation. Editor's note: In an article Tuesday, the News Service of Florida incorrectly reported the number of residential property-insurance claims from Dorian.

Ian Hitchcock/Getty ImagesCentral Florida families shouldnt be alarmed if they hear some explosions over the next few days. The U.S. Navy is dropping live bombs in Ocala National Forest as part of its routine target practice. The Navy will be conducting live training at the nearly 6,000-acre Pinecastle Bombing Range from between noon and midnight through Saturday, according to a Lake County Sheriffs Office advisory. These bombing runs have been going on for five decades at the forest, the only site on the East Coast where this training can be done, the Navy said. Those living in Lake, Marion and Volusia counties are the most likely to hear the commotion.

(CNN) - Impossible Burgers will hit grocery shelves for the first time on Friday. Impossible is launching its retail product as the meatless meat sector starts to become more crowded. The Impossible Burger debuted three years ago at Momofuku Nishi, a high-end restaurant in New York City owned by chef David Chang. Today, the Impossible Burger is served at over 17,000 restaurants, including Burger King and White Castle. It plans to make the Impossible Burger available in retail stores nationwide by the middle of next year.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Nearly $10 million in property-insurance claims have been filed for Hurricane Dorian, which skirted Florida's East Coast this month. Meanwhile, state Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier said insurance companies continue to face pressure to close thousands of claims still open after Hurricane Michael last October. Estimated insured losses from Hurricane Michael top $6.9 billion. Lawmakers this year revamped assignment of benefits after insurers complained about fraud and litigation in property-insurance claims, though the complaints primarily centered on claims for water damage such as busted pipes -- not hurricane claims. That has delayed some settlements because the cause of damage -- wind or water -- has yet to be determined, Altmaier said.

The category 1 storm is moving away from Jacksonville's coast at 7 mph with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph. The first coast will see a high risk of rip current and high surf Monday as Humberto moves off the Atlantic coastline. Your 11 AM (9/16) Tropical Update - Hurricane #Humberto will continue to move ENE away from the area. It is getting stronger feeding off warm water and reduced shear and it shows in its satellite appearance looking more like a hurricane. Forecasters expect the storm to stay offshore of Florida's eastern coast, so a tropical storm watch is no longer in effect for the state.

With the current forecast track for Potential Tropical Cyclone 9, our local forecast actually improves for the weekend. A Tropical Storm Warning remained in effect for the Northwestern Bahamas, excluding Andros Island. A Tropical Storm Watch was issued Friday for part of Florida's East Coast, from Jupiter Inlet to the Flagler-Volusia County line. Tropical storm conditions are possible in the watch area on the Florida peninsula by Saturday. This graphic shows what the Global Forecast System model predicts for this system over the weekend.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - There was a rash of violence in the city as Hurricane Dorian moved past Northeast Florida, and in just three days, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office says 11 people were shot, one of whom was killed. As Florida's East Coast prepared for Dorian, violence erupted early Tuesday morning on Gehrig Drive. News4Jax crime and safety expert Ken Jefferson the violence that occurred while the storm threatened the coast is unbelievable. "It's a sad commentary when we have to talk about violence during a hurricane," Jefferson said. "The violence here is prevalent and we all need to work together to do something about it."

FLAGLER BEACH, Fla. - The Flagler Beach Pier reopened Friday after inspectors cleared it as structurally sound two days after Hurricane Dorian passed about 100 miles offshore, battering the coast with heavy surf and wind. Structural engineers from Mott MacDonald were called to inspect the iconic pier, the Flagler Beach Police Department said. WATCH: Flagler Beach pier reopens after Hurricane DorianCity Manager Larry Newsome said they plan on doing more work to check the pilings in the water and make sure any loose bolts are tightened. Waste Pro, the county's contractor, will pick up yard waste on Saturday. There are additional costs associated with pickups of this nature and these costs will be paid directly to Waste Pro by the resident.

FLAGLER BEACH, Fla. - The Flagler Beach pier reopened Friday after Hurricane Dorian crept north off the East Coast of Florida and shut down the pier Thursday officials said.

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From Neptune Beach to Flagler Beach, the aerial tour showed that most of the coastline was spared. It's unclear if the damage to one home was done during a previous storm or if Hurricane Dorian was to blame. Farther south in Flagler County, Sky 4 drone video captured what the Flagler Beach pier looked liked before Hurricane Dorian passed by the coastline. According to the Flagler Beach Police Department, the pier may have suffered structural damage during the height of Hurricane Dorian. Though Hurricane Dorian passed Northeast Florida with all its fury, the storm was about 100 miles offshore Wednesday when it moved along that part of the state's coast.

FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. - Despite threatening far worse, Hurricane Dorian inflicted minimal damage Wednesday as it swept pass Nassau County on its way up the East Coast. As emergency management crews combed the streets Thursday, they found only six homes with minor damage throughout Amelia Island. We have seen minor beach erosion in the areas we have checked so far, Emergency Management Director Greg Foster said at a Thursday news briefing. Because there was so little damage, the county will not be collecting storm debris and it wont be accepted at the countys recycling facility. Residents looking to get rid of their debris can contact the Sandhill Recycle Center, located at 153326 County Road 108 in Yulee, a private company that charges fees for waste disposal.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - While Florida was relatively unscathed by Hurricane Dorian, the strong surf and high tides took a toll on the East Coast. The damage to the beaches came during the heart of sea turtle nesting season, and while Dorian didn't produce the devastating winds on Florida's East Coast that had been anticipated, it did cause large waves, which resulted in significant beach erosion. Wraithmell added that while damaging, the greatest threat to turtle nesting grounds is not hurricanes, but human infrastructure, in particular, seawalls, which can cause significant beach erosion. If you come across damaged nests or even surviving hatchlings, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission urges you not to interfere. Instead, you should report the nests directly to the agency by calling the Wildlife Alert Hotline at 888-404-FWCC.

As Hurricane Dorian sweeps Florida's East Coast, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry is holding a news briefing at 5:45 p.m. with city leaders to share the latest developments. CLICK PHOTO ABOVE TO WATCH LIVECopyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

The Eldridge family's Smart car now lives next to the isle of kitchen. With Hurricane Dorian churning up the East Coast, dad Patrick Eldridge worried his tiny automobile might blow away, so he rolled his baby straight into the kitchen of the family's Jacksonville home. His wife, Jessica Eldridge, thought it was so funny she took photos of the little vehicle and posted them on her Facebook page. That cracked up Jessica, who gleefully reposted all the posts of her husband's car. RELATED STORIESHurricane Dorian Headed Straight for Multimillion-Dollar Homes on Florida CoastEerie Video Shows Inside the Eye of Hurricane DorianMar-a-Lago, Trump's 'Winter White House,' Is in the Path of Hurricane Dorian

FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Before Hurricane Dorian had even brushed Florida's East Coast, two officers with the Fort Pierce Police Department were called to help a puppy who was just 6 weeks old. While on duty awaiting the arrival of Hurricane Dorian, Officer Martin Ortiz and Officer Martin Jean responded to a call about a resident who was unable to care for a puppy. The puppy, a Brindle Pitbull, was too young to be left in a shelter cage until the storm passed. The family decided to name the dog Dory, short for Dorian. Fort Pierce Police DepartmentCopyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Once any potential dangers have passed after Hurricane Dorian has made its way along Florida's East Coast, JEA crews will roll out to assess power outages, but only if sustained wind speeds are under 40 mph. Zahn recommended JEA customers go to the utility's website and look at the power outage maps to determine whether crews are aware of the outage and to get an idea of restoration times. Crews will begin making repairs by electric circuits, and priority will be given to repairs that will restore power to the greatest number of customers. READ IT: How JEA restores power after a stormWhen repairs are made to all major circuits, JEA will begin targeting isolated outages. "There will be power outages," Zahn said.

Once any potential dangers have passed after Hurricane Dorian has made its way along Florida's East Coast, JEA crews will roll out to assess power outages, but only if sustained wind speeds are under... Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

Getty ImagesTALLAHASSEE, Fla. - People along Florida's East Coast were told Tuesday to continue heeding local warnings as Hurricane Dorian remained a life-threatening storm, even if it is no longer forecast for a Florida landfall. The much-watched cone of probability showed the storm forecast to remain off the state's East Coast as it headed north toward the Carolinas. Still, the storm remained a strong hurricane with Category 2 winds of 110 mph, and Dorian is expected to inflict significant damage before getting north of Florida late Wednesday. Getty Images Two men observe a squall caused by Hurricane Dorian looming in the Atlantic Ocean on Sept. 3, 2019, in Ormond Beach, Florida. Matthew also went up the East Coast without making landfall but caused heavy damage in many areas.

As Hurricane Dorian makes its way to the U.S. East Coast, residents in Florida are preparing for the worst the storm can bring. Tuesday afternoon, a bulldozer built barriers in anticipation of storm surge. A whole entire dune is protecting the people who live on the waterfront of Jacksonville, the hotels, the restaurants and the multi-million-dollar homes in the path of the hurricane. One woman took in nearly 100 stray dogs and gave them sanctuary as Dorian raged. RELATED STORIESHurricane Harvey, 1 Year Later: Harrowing Images From Before and AfterMar-a-Lago, Trump's 'Winter White House,' Is in the Path of Hurricane DorianHow Airlines Are Making It Easier to Change Flights Ahead of Hurricane Dorian

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Tolls were suspended Sunday on Florida's Turnpike and other roads in South Florida and Central Florida, as local mandatory evacuation orders started and large portions of the state's East Coast continued to face threats from catastrophic Hurricane Dorian. Ron DeSantis warned that the "threat is still there" with Dorian now a "Cat 5-plus." "We are in a situation here where this thing is perilously close to the state," DeSantis said while speaking to reporters at the state Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee. "If you look at the National Hurricane Center's current track, I think it ends up within 30 miles of the coast of Florida," DeSantis said. In anticipation of increased traffic from people evacuating, tolls charges were lifted on Florida's Turnpike, Alligator Alley, the Homestead Extension from the turnpike, the Sawgrass Expressway and the Beachline Expressway.

With Dorian churning westward Sunday afternoon less than a couple of hundred miles east of West Palm Beach, Gov. Ron DeSantis warned that the "threat is still there" with Dorian now a "Cat 5-plus." "We are in a situation here where this thing is perilously close to the state," DeSantis said while speaking to reporters at the state Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee. "If you look at the National Hurricane Center's current track, I think it ends up within 30 miles of the coast of Florida," DeSantis said. A hurricane watch and storm-surge watch were in place from north of Deerfield Beach to the border of Volusia and Brevard counties.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The predicted track of Hurricane Dorian is moving further away from the Florida coastline as it becomes better organized as a powerful Category 4 storm. At 5 a.m. the major storm was still packing extreme winds of 150 mph -- 7 mph short of Category 5. The latest track keeps Dorian just offshore of Florida if it follows the center line. On its current track, the core of Dorian was expected to be near or over portions of the Bahamas on Sunday. The forecast path of the storm shows Dorian staying just offshore of Florida's East Coast early next week and bringing it past Jacksonville about 115 miles offshore next Wednesday around noon.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The latest forecast path for "extremely dangerous" shows Hurricane Dorian hugging Florida's East Coast early next week and bringing it right over Jacksonville next Wednesday. UPDATE: Hurricane Dorian now Category 4 storm packing winds of 130 mphGetting scarier with seemingly every update from forecasters, Dorian was expected to become a potentially catastrophic Category 4 with winds of almost 140 mph before blowing ashore Tuesday afternoon, currently projected to be near Melbourne. The 8 p.m. update from the National Hurricane Center shows that a Hurricane Hunter aircraft found Dorian with increase maximum sustained winds of 125 mph -- on the verge of a Category 4 hurricane -- and moving west-northwest at 10 mph. What's new Friday:Hurricane Hunters reached Dorian Friday evening and found it had strengthened to near Category 4 strength. Still too early for specific north Florida surge or evacuation impacts due to uncertainty on location of north turn and its timing.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The latest forecast path for "extremely dangerous" shows Hurricane Dorian hugging Florida's East Coast early next week and bringing it right over Jacksonville next Wednesday. The 8 p.m. update from the National Hurricane Center shows that a Hurricane Hunter aircraft found Dorian with increase maximum sustained winds of 125 mph -- on the verge of a Category 4 hurricane -- and moving west-northwest at 10 mph. It is forecast to reach Category 4 strength early Sunday afternoon and maintain 130-145 mph sustained winds until it makes landfall. What's new Friday:Hurricane Hunters reached Dorian Friday evening and found it had strengthened to near Category 4 strength. Still too early for specific north Florida surge or evacuation impacts due to uncertainty on location of north turn and its timing.

What we know includes: Dorian is now a Category 2 hurricane. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Dorian, which strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane Wednesday afternoon, is projected to reach Category 4 strength before it makes landfall along Florida's East Coast on Labor Day. Dorian will become a "dangerous" major hurricane sooner than later, according to the National Hurricane Center. On this track, Dorian should move over the Atlantic well east of the southeastern and central Bahamas on Thursday and Friday and approach the northwestern Bahamas on Saturday. What we know includes: Dorian is now a Category 2 hurricane.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The sustained winds of Hurricane Dorian remained at 110 mph at 11 a.m. Friday, keeping it a Category 2 storm as it moves over open ocean, appearing to head for the East Coast of Florida. READ NEW STORY AS DORIAN BECOMES MAJOR HURRICANEThe storm is expected to become a major hurricane sometime Friday, and it will remain a dangerous hurricane through the weekend. What's new this morning:Landfall in Southeast Florida now projected for overnight Monday or early Tuesday morning. Track is slowing down, meaning its impacts in Jacksonville would not start until Monday night/Tuesday and last through mid-week. Potential impacts for greater Northeastern Florida and Southeastern Georgia:Coast Flood Advisory through the weekend for potential minor flooding during high tides.

VIDEO: As Dorian is forecast to become a major hurricane as it approaches Florida's East Coast, the St. Johns County Emergency Operations Center is at Level 3, which means it's monitoring the storm.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Floridians, particularly those along the East Coast, are being told to prepare for a major hurricane that could hit the state during the Labor Day weekend. "All Floridians on the East Coast should have 7 days of supplies, prepare their homes & follow the track closely." Tropical-storm force winds are expected to reach Florida on Saturday, with the storm expected to make landfall late Sunday or Monday morning. Curry said no changes had been made in plans for the Florida State University-Boise State football game, which is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville. In 2016, Hurricane Matthew caused damage as it skirted the East Coast, and Hurricane Hermine knocked out electricity in the Tallahassee area.

(Photo: Nick Underwood, NOAA)TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Most of Florida could see a wet Labor Day weekend, with the East Coast facing tropical-storm force or stronger winds from Tropical Storm Dorian. Ron DeSantis advised East Coast residents to start preparing for Dorian. "Based on the current track of #TropicalStormDorian, all residents on the East Coast should prepare for impacts, including strong winds, heavy rain and flooding," DeSantis tweeted. DeSantis held a conference call with Emergency Management Director Jared Moskowitz and later with the entire state emergency response team. Based on the current track of #TropicalStormDorian, all residents on the East Coast should prepare for impacts, including strong winds, heavy rain and flooding.

Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic are under a hurricane watch and tropical storm warnings for Martinique and St. Vincent and the Grenadines as Tropical Storm Dorian approaches. This means a continued path just south of Puerto Rico and then interaction with possible landfall on the Dominican Republic Wednesday night. The latest adjustment to Tropical Storm Dorian's forecast keeps it stronger longer, but keeps below hurricane strength as it passes through the Caribbean. She said public schools would close Tuesday afternoon and that at least one cruise ship canceled its trip to Puerto Rico. It was expected to become a tropical storm by Tuesday night and continue blowing off the U.S. East Coast this week on a path to Canada's North Atlantic provinces.

Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic are under a hurricane watch and tropical storm warnings for Martinique and St. Vincent and the Grenadines as Tropical Storm Dorian approaches. This means a continued path just south of Puerto Rico and then interaction with possible landfall on the Dominican Republic Wednesday night. The latest adjustment to Tropical Storm Dorian's forecast keeps it stronger longer, but keeps below hurricane strength as it passes through the Caribbean. She said public schools would close Tuesday afternoon and that at least one cruise ship canceled its trip to Puerto Rico. It was expected to become a tropical storm by Tuesday night and continue blowing off the U.S. East Coast this week on a path to Canada's North Atlantic provinces.

The planned execution of a serial killer who preyed on older, gay men during an eight-month spree that left six dead on or near the East Coast a quarter century ago was delayed Thursday evening. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

A serial killer who preyed on older, gay men during an eight-month spree that left six dead on or near the U.S. East Coast a quarter century ago is scheduled to be executed at 6 p.m. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

Federal authorities gave her the Pink Lady Bandit nickname because of the distinctive pink handbag she carried during at(CNN) - The Bad-Breath Bandit. And now the Pink Lady Bandit: All of them captured, investigators say, due in no small part to their unique nicknames. It's common for the FBI to call unidentified serial robbers by descriptive, often silly monikers. Criminals named for defining featureThe Pink Lady Bandit stirred up interest for the pink handbag she carried during at least two of her robberies in Pennsylvania, Delaware and North Carolina. Nicknames help investigators ID nameless perps and generate publicity that can aid in their capture, retired FBI Special Agent Harry Trombitas said.

Much of the East Coast is experiencing abnormally high temperatures with highs expected over 100 degrees by the weekend. A cold front moving through the Midwest will reach the East Coast by Monday, bringing heavy rain and cooler air, according to CNN Meteorologist Ivan Cabrera. This week's high temperatures prompted cities across the US to open cooling centers, issue safety instructions to residents and cancel many outdoor events. One death has been attributed to the high temperatures: Former NFL player Mitch Petrus, 32, died of a heat stroke after working outside Thursday during a heat advisory in Arkansas, officials said. While temperatures on the East Coast and Midwest may sink down to the 70s on Monday, Sunday still has some heat in store.

Overnight temperatures over the weekend won't drop below 80 degrees in many cities across the East Coast, the National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center said. In Philadelphia and New Jersey, the weather service warned the heat may cause heat stress or heat strokes. Until then, city officials are taking precautions against the sweltering heat and preparing for what could be a deadly weekend. Protect your animalsAs two-thirds of the US scorches under the sun this weekend, city officials and emergency departments are warning against the danger that pets will face. Animals, according to the weather service, can die of heat stroke within 15 minutes.

A dangerous heat wave is bringing searing temperatures to much of the U.S.With heat indexes in the 100s across the East Coast, one thing to watch out for is heat stroke. Dr. Mehmet Oz shared the signs to watch out for with Inside Edition. What Inside Edition viewers thought about the trailer. For more Inside Edition stories, tune in to today's show. RELATED STORIESSiblings Open Lemonade Stand to Raise Money for Dad's Medical TreatmentTiger Takes Refuge From Flood Inside HomeCouple Posts Prom and Wedding Photos Side by Side

People hold umbrellas during the start of heat wave across the U.S. on July 19, 2019, in New York City. Much of the East Coast is experiencing abnormally high temperatures with highs expected over 100 degrees by the weekend. The New York City festival has been canceled due to heat, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday afternoon. Earlier Friday, New York City Triathlon officials canceled that race, citing high temperatures and humidity expected to be beyond safe racing conditions. The National Weather Service has put New York City under an excessive heat warning from noon Friday until 8 p.m. Sunday.

CNN Money(CNN) - Gas prices in the northeast could rise after Philadelphia Energy Solutions announced it's closing the largest oil refinery on the East Coast. It's the 10th largest refinery in the US and refines about 335,000 barrels of crude oil a day, according to the company's website. AAA spokeswoman Jenifer Moore said the closure of the largest oil refinery on the East Coast will likely have an impact on gas prices in and around the region. "Today, Philadelphia Energy Solutions made the difficult decision to commence shutdown of the refining complex. PES Holdings, a unit of Philadelphia Energy Solutions and owner of the refinery, has experienced some financial challenges in the past.