Lowell could reach the Central Pacific as a hurricane by Monday, just as Kaʻū's washed-out Route 11 remains Hawaiʻi Island's only lifeline.

Mayor Quinton Lucas says the airport's 500-megawatt solar plan, once pitched to power a third of KC homes, has no restart date.

A mild Friday is the last easy day before Kansas City heads into a week of upper-90s heat. Sunday could reach 98 degrees.

State regulators say a chlorinated main break wiped out fish just upstream of Whitecliff Park last July, and Missouri American Water has now settled with the state.

Las Vegas faces a final 108-degree heat day Friday before cooler temperatures and gusty winds arrive this weekend.

Friday will be sunny and seasonable in St. Louis, but near-100-degree heat is building for next week.

A possible gustnado spun up near Dripping Springs as storms toppled tree limbs in South Austin Thursday evening.

A clear Friday gives Louisville one easy weather day before a run of mid-90s heat arrives next week.

Greenville starts Friday partly cloudy and warm before afternoon thunderstorms arrive. Next week brings mostly sunny skies, highs in the mid-90s and dangerous heat-index readings.

Brief showers may give way to sunshine Friday, but gusty winds and a Red Flag Warning south of San Francisco are changing the weekend mood.

A few showers could interrupt Friday in San Jose. Then comes a cooler, sunnier weekend.

A Heat Advisory lasts through Friday evening as San Diego nears 90 degrees, but cooler temperatures arrive this weekend.

Downtown Los Angeles is headed for a dangerous 97-degree Friday before cooler weather arrives this weekend.