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☆ Drawn-Out Heat Wave Expected to Finally Let Up in Many Parts of the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Isabelle Taft | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The unusually early heat wave that shattered temperature records across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic States and Midwest last week is expected to subside by Monday, bringing relief to tens of millions of Americans. The National Weather Service forecast lower temperatures for much of the Mid-Atlantic on Monday. Philadelphia is also expected to have a much lower heat index value, at 82 degrees, down from 104 on Sunday, forecasters say. Places like Baltimore and Dulles, Va., broke daily temperature records two days in a row. But regions in the Southeast and Southern Plains are expected this week to remain hot — possibly at dangerous levels — with potential highs in the low 100s, according to the Weather Service.

Organizations: National Weather Service, Weather Service Locations: States, Midwest, Washington, Philadelphia, Trenton , N.J, East Coast, Baltimore, Dulles, Va, Southeast, Southern Plains, Kansas , Oklahoma , Arkansas , Mississippi , Alabama, Georgia, Florida

☆ After Splash Park Shooting, Michigan Community Feels a Familiar Pain
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Sophia Lada | Isabelle Taft | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

One day after a shooting in a splash park in suburban Detroit injured nine people, including children, residents on Sunday were struggling to process what happened, with bafflement, fear and shock. It’s hard to function this morning,” said Alex Roser, a 33-year-old pharmacy technician who said he grew up in the area. On Saturday afternoon, a gunman opened fire at a splash pad — a play area for children with blue cylinders that spray water — in Rochester Hills. The police identified the shooter as Michael William Nash, 42, and said that the handgun recovered at the scene was legally purchased in 2015 and registered to him. Mr. Nash was found dead with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound later on Saturday in his home nearby, they said.

Persons: ”, Alex Roser, Michael William Nash, Nash Organizations: Detroit, Sunday, Authorities Locations: Rochester Hills

☆ Site of Parkland Shooting to Be Torn Down
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Isabelle Taft | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Six years after a gunman killed 17 people at a Parkland, Fla., high school in one of the deadliest school shootings in American history, the site of the attack is being torn down. The demolition of the former freshman building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was scheduled to begin on Friday and was expected to take a few weeks to complete, Broward County school district officials said in a statement. Rather than using explosives, workers plan to tear down the three-story building piece by piece, officials said, starting with the top floor. Officials had originally planned to start taking down the building on Thursday, but flooding and severe weather across South Florida delayed the start of work. Her 17-year-old son now attends Stoneman Douglas High, and Ms. Alhadeff says she has long been ready to see the former freshman building come down.

Persons: Marjory Stoneman, Lori Alhadeff, Alyssa, Stoneman Douglas, Alhadeff Organizations: Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Broward Locations: Parkland, Fla, Broward County, South Florida

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