Isaias downgraded to tropical storm as it bears down on East Coast — here’s what you need to know

Isaias pushed ashore into the Carolinas late Monday, before moving up the eastern seaboard. The system could bring heavy rainfall, damaging winds and life-threatening storm surge to the East Coast.

Morning 4.2-magnitude earthquake strikes San Fernando Valley, waking SoCal residents

Many Southern California residents were woken up by a jolt early Thursday morning as a preliminary 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck the San Fernando Valley followed by a series of aftershocks, the U.S. Geological Survey said. 

Abbott surveys Hurricane Hanna damage, meets with officials in Corpus Christi

Home and business owners who faced damage as a result of Hurricane Hanna are encouraged to submit a damage survey, which will allow TDEM to request more resources and volunteers into the area to help.

Texas Gov. announces FEMA Approval for Federal Emergency Declaration following Hurricane Hanna

According to a release, FEMA will be specifically authorized to provide emergency protective measures limited to direct Federal assistance and reimbursement for mass care including evacuation and shelter support at 75 percent federal funding. 

Hanna makes landfall as Category 1 hurricane

The National Hurricane Center says the Hanna made landfall about 15 miles north of Port Mansfield with maximum winds of 90 mph. The biggest concern is expected to be flash flooding.

FOX 7 Discussion: Tropical weather in the Gulf of Mexico

The chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management Nim Kidd joins Rebecca Thomas on FOX 7 Austin to discuss the current tropical weather developing in the Gulf of Mexico.

Abbott places state resources on standby as Tropical Depression approaches Texas

The depression is expected to impact the lower third of Texas, including the upper Rio Grande Valley, the Coastal Bend and the Texas Hill Country throughout the weekend.

Powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes off of Alaska

A powerful 7.8 earthquake struck the Alaska Peninsula late Tuesday, triggering a tsunami warning that sent residents fleeing to higher ground before it was called off without any damaging waves.

Death toll mounts in jade mine landslide in Southeast Asia

The area is 600 miles north of Myanmar's biggest city, Yangon, and is the center of the world's biggest and most lucrative jade mining industry.

A 5.8M earthquake shook between the Sequoia and Death Valley National Parks

A preliminary 5.8M earthquake shook about 10 miles south/southeast of Lone Pine, California Wednesday morning. Lone Pine is located between Sequoia National Park and Death Valley National Park.

Powerful quake shakes Mexico, at least two dead

The U.S. Geologic Survey said the magnitude 7.4 quake hit at 10:29 a.m. (11:29 a.m. Eastern) along Mexico’s southern Pacific coast at a depth of 16 miles (26 km). The epicenter was 7 miles (12 km) south-southwest of Santa Maria Zapotitlan in Oaxaca state

Indonesia's most volatile volcano spews ash in new eruption

Mount Merapi’s clouds of ash, accompanied by a rumbling sound heard miles away, blanketed several villages on the main island of Java.

Earthquake strikes Oklahoma after Tulsa Trump rally, shaking felt around state

An earthquake in northern Oklahoma on Saturday night rattled the entire state, including in Tulsa just after President Trump finished his return to the campaign trail before thousands of supporters.

PG&E fined $4 million in deaths of 84 people in 2018 fire

The maximum penalty assessed by Butte County Superior Court Judge Micahel Deems was a mere formality, given that PG&E reached a plea agreement three months ago to resolve manslaughter and other charges.

PG&E confesses to killing 84 people in 2018 Camp Fire

PG&E CEO Bill Johnson entered guilty pleas Tuesday on behalf of the company for 84 felony counts of involuntary manslaughter stemming from the fire, which was blamed on the company’s crumbling electrical grid.