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MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Karina strengthened Monday into a powerful Category 4 storm in the Pacific Ocean but isn’t threatening land, forecasters said. The storm has intensified quickly since becoming a hurricane Sunday and has been fueled by warm waters far offshore, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said. This satellite image released by NOAA shows Hurricane Karina strengthening off the southern tip of Baja California on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A batch of showers and a few storms are expected to work their way in from the southwest during the morning hours. Even after those fade away a few showers could develop at any point during the daylight hours. Much like over the weekend, we’ll likely struggle to have a clean radar most of the day. Monday Today We’ll climb into the 90s between the clouds with steamy dew points likely through the afternoon. WSW wind gusts up to 15 mph won’t be all that noticeable either.

ATLANTA (ANF/Gray News) - A birthday party for a 2-year-old Georgia girl nearly ended in tragedy when she was found unresponsive in a swimming pool, police say. The harrowing ordeal happened just after 9 p.m. Saturday at a Cobb County apartment complex. Friends and family were celebrating a 2-year-old girl’s birthday when they found her floating in the pool, unconscious. When the toddler was taken out of the water, she initially didn’t respond, according to Cobb County Police.

Rescuers are trying to find trapped workers in hydroelectric plant tunnels after the catastrophic flooding.

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ATLANTA (ANF/Gray News) - Loved ones say a 29-year-old Atlanta man was fatally stabbed while trying to help a man having a psychotic episode. They describe the victim as a man who had a heart of gold and pure intentions. Family and friends gathered Saturday at Freedom Park to honor 29-year-old Ramon “Rah” Harris, who was fatally stabbed along the Atlanta Beltline last Sunday. “Very bubbly, very excited, just open to everything he knew that the world is your oyster.

The suspect was on probation at the time of the fatal stabbing.

TEMPLE HILLS, Md. (WUSA) - A 12-year-old Maryland boy is being hailed as a hero for defending his mother when her boyfriend allegedly attacked her. Xavier Leathers, 12, was asleep on the couch at his mother’s Temple Hills apartment around 12:30 a.m. Saturday. That’s when he says he heard his mom’s boyfriend come into the unit and start choking her. Wearing the previous night’s clothes and a new bandage, Xavier recalled that terrifying wake-up call.

A son's love for his mother may have saved her life when she was allegedly attacked by her boyfriend.

MONTCLAIR, Calif. (Gray News) - The Pabst Brewing Company is asking the public for help after more than 40,000 pounds of beer was stolen in what may be one of the largest beer heists in history. Montclair Police said Friday they are investigating two cargo thefts from the Anheuser-Busch distribution center in Montclair, California, at least one of which involved a truckload of Pabst Blue Ribbon. Police say the first incident happened about 10 a.m. Aug. 17.