Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center say the Atlantic could see another above-normal hurricane season this year. For the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through November 30, forecasters predict a 45 percent chance of an above-normal season, a 35 percent chance of a near-normal season, and only a 20 percent chance of a below-normal season. "As a Florida resident, I am particularly proud of the important work NOAA does in weather forecasting and hurricane prediction," said U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. "These forecasts are important for both … [Read more...] about Forecasters Say Above Normal Hurricane Season

Police arrested a homeless man intoxicated on pills Thursday night inside a garage of a house in the Cypress Bayou neighborhood subdivision off Hwy 87. Residents of the house were in the garage when the man walked inside. The woman living in the house posted on Facebook that the man claimed he had been left at a store and he was looking for a phone charger. 28-year-old Brock Dwayne Elliott of Louisiana faces charges of misdemeanor public intoxication and felony failure to identify. Police were called to the house in the 900 block of Red Oak Drive at 11:16 p.m. Officer S.J. Mulhollan … [Read more...] about Man Found In Garage, Arrested

A trucker who stopped early Thursday morning to use the restroom at the Texas Travel Information Center had his rig with 14 tons of steel cores stolen. The Peterbilt truck was later found in Beaumont and a man was arrested. The flatbed trailer with the steel was found separately about an hour later. Orange police report the trucker was driving a 2016 Peterbilt tractor truck with a flatbed trailer loaded with six, 7,000 pound steel cores. The driver told police he left the truck unlocked but turned it off and took the key with him when he was gone for about five minutes. However, the … [Read more...] about 18 Wheeler Stolen From TIC