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Tonight: Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with slight chance of showers after midnight. Todays Briefing: Quick LinksIn Flagler and Palm Coast:Note: all government meetings noticed below are free and open to the public unless otherwise indicated. Hall of Terror, 7-10 p.m. at Fire Station 21, 9 Corporate Drive, Palm Coast. Hall of Terror takes those who dare through a haunted house and show at Palm Coast Fire Station 21. The Free Quit Smoking Now program meets from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at AdventHealth Palm Coast (in conference room C: enter main entrance, conference room to the right).

Today:Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hotel California, A Salute to the Eagles at Flagler Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. Flagler Auditorium, 5500 East Hwy 100, Palm Coast, call 386-437-7547. Stetson University Concert Band, 7:30 p.m., Elizabeth Hall, Room 100 (Lee Chapel), 421 North Woodland Boulevard, DeLand. The Stetson University Concert Band, established in the fall of 2018, continues the Stetson Bands tradition of performance excellence Please join us for an evening of music. $10 adults, $5 youth and free for Stetson University students with an ID and ages 12 and under.

The Washington Post on Flagler and Florida's eroding beaches, tundra and John McPhee coming into the country.

The latest in a Yahoo News series analyzes the Southwest in terms of climate change risks that it faces now and will experience in the years to come.

This Yahoo News series analyzes different regions around the country in terms of climate change risks that they face now and will experience in the years to come. While climate change is not the sole driver of drought, scientists have shown that it makes them dramatically worse. Like every other region in the U.S., there are better and worse places to settle in the Southwest when it comes to climate change risks. But perhaps the most daunting thing about climate change is the number of threats it promises to unleash. Even in areas that do well on rankings of overall climate change risks, there are no real assurances.

The New Mexico attorney general and advocates filed motions requesting the state Supreme Court to reconsider a case allowing its largest energy provider to delay issuing rate credits.

The Saturday Flagler Beach Farmers Market, funeral for Brant Gammon, “Driving Miss Daisy” at Flagler Playhouse, Kissinger on Israelis.

Supreme Court agrees to review a 9th Circuit Court decision that held the Navajo Nation has a right to take more water from the Colorado River.

The peak shopping season will test spending priorities of consumers who are facing high inflation.

In ‘The Woks of Life’ cookbook, Bill, Judy, Sarah, and Kaitlin Leung pay homage to the diversity of the Chinese American experience

Airline workers are pushing for better pay in the midst of a travel recovery.

The forecast means droughts that have punished the Great Plains and western states are likely to continue, the agency said. The continued La Niña climate pattern means that is likely to expand to the Gulf Coast as well, NOAA said. The Gulf Coast is also one of the parts of the country likely to experience higher than average temperatures, NOAA said. The winter weather is also expected to bring drought to the middle and lower Mississippi Valley, they said. NOAA's prediction does call for improved conditions in some drought areas, including parts of Montana and Idaho, but predictions call for a deepening drought in many others.

Federal weather officials say drought and wildfire risks will remain elevated in the western states while warmer than average temperatures will greet the Southwest, Gulf Coast and East Coast this winter.

Wet weather is expected to move over the Southwest and southern Texas regions over the course of the next few days, bringing the possibility of isolated flooding.

Chicago police say a 3-year-old boy was killed after a drive-by shooting on the city's Southwest side on Friday night following a road rage incident.

Across the country, flight attendants and airport workers are responding a hailstorm of workplace issues related to pay and staffing levels—as airline travel in the pandemic recovery economic has been marked by an onslaught of canceled flights, labor shortages and widespread desperation.

Following an influx of new residents during the pandemic, many Sun Belt cities are grappling with the highest levels of inflation in the U.S.

The Flagler County Commission meets, on Alfred A. Knopf, America's greatest publisher, Florian Ross’ Architexture.

The Department of Transportation wants airlines to make seating families together easier — which could disrupt their practice of upselling seats.

More theorizing about Joe Mulins's amazing technicolor drug bust on Drug Court day, a few words from Salman Rushdie's Satanic Verses.

Pockets of heavy rain and thunderstorms swept across the Southwest on Thursday night, prompting flash flood warnings in southern Nevada, far southeastern California and Arizona. The gusty storms knocked out power to many Las Vegas residents and flooded numerous roadways, including the famous Las Vegas Strip. Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas recorded 0.58 of an inch of rainfall from thunderstorms in just an hour, nearly double what the site typically observes for August. Surrounding

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A Southwest Airlines flight attendant suffered a compression fracture in her back during a hard landing last month in California.

A TikTok appearing to show a shattered plane window quickly went viral, but the broken plastic piece didn't pose any actual safety threat, an expert told Insider.

The DOT logged a surge in complaints about airline refunds since the Covid-19 pandemic began.

Authorities say a woman fired several gunshots, apparently at the ceiling, inside of Dallas’ Love Field Airport before an officer shot and wounded her.

Kwentell Moultrie's many trials may be scheduled today, Buckminster Fuller speaks, Lewis and Clark set off.

Flagler Playhouse auditions for “Oliver!,” Happy Birthday Mary McLeod Bethune, national character and Jan. 6, the Nile of language.

A community near Scottsdale, Arizona, is running out of water. Amid the finger-pointing, the real question is: how many developments will be next?

The Summer BreakSpot, Free Meals for Kids and Teens, Monday through Friday, Ruth Westheimer is still kicking, Joan Didion on morality.

Schoolhouse Rock Live, a City Repertory Theatre production, when Joe Louis knocked out James Braddock, sellout culture.

Juneteenth Celebration at the African American Cultural Society, Dick Cavett on Norman Mailer, Joan Didion on writers selling people out.

Nigeria has held a state funeral for many of the worshippers who were killed by gunmen during a Pentecost Sunday church service earlier this month.

This dramatic heat wave before summer has even officially begun isn’t a freak occurrence; it’s an increasingly common, and dangerous, condition due to climate change. Residents of some of the hottest cities say extreme heat is having a devastating impact.

Local families across Montana and visitors at Yellowstone National Park are stranded after historic flooding washed away roads and destroyed homes.

It's Flagler Pride Weekend 2022 at Palm Coast's Town center, who doesn't miss red-capped Jacques Cousteau, and a word from Bernard Rustin.

Arizona-Rare Wetland Plant This undated image provided by Robin Silver shows the Arizona eryngo near Sierra Vista, Ariz. Fish and Wildlife Service has placed the rare wetland plant on the federal endangered species list. Fish and Wildlife Service published the decision Friday in the federal register to list the Arizona eryngo as endangered and set aside nearly 13 acres (5 hectares) in southern Arizona as critical habitat. It historically grew in southwestern New Mexico at Las Playas Springs but hasn't been documented there since 1851, the Fish and Wildlife Service said. The Arizona eryngo is part of the carrot family and can grow more than 5 feet (1.5 meters) tall.

A rare plant that depends on wetlands for survival is now on the federal endangered species list.

Temperatures will rise into the triple digits across the Southwest and western U.S. this weekend. Daytime temps will be 10 to 20 degrees hotter than normal, according to the National Weather Service.

PHOENIX — (AP) — Arizona officials have confirmed the first cases in the Southwest of a bird flu that has led to the deaths of 37 million birds from commercial farms in the central and eastern U.S. Its chickens are kept in barns that are secured so that wild birds can't enter, and any people or tools that enter are disinfected. More than 37 million birds have been killed to prevent the infection from spreading since then. As of June 3, it had been detected in wild birds in 40 states, but not in California, Arizona, Nevada or New Mexico. It has also had a heavy toll on bald eagles and other wild bird species, much more so than the nation's last bird flu outbreak detected in 2014.

First Friday in Flagler Beach, Mohsin Hamid's Face in the Mirror, Allen Ginsburg, the first woman rabbi in the United States.

Officials are conserving water in Las Vegas by removing what they call non-functional grass.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 14,000 pilot openings are projected for each year over the next decade.

FPC and Matanzas graduations, LGBTQ+ ice cream social at Sally's, NRA's unconscionable conventions, the guillotine, Amnesty International.

Thirty-nine million people are projected to travel Memorial Day weekend, according to AAA.

Six weeks ago, a roundtrip fare between Los Angeles and San Francisco — a flight that lasts about 38 minutes — was $93. Last week, that same flight cost $350.

More than 5,000 firefighters are battling multiple wildland blazes in dry, windy weather across the Southwest. Evacuation orders remained in place Thursday, May 19, 2022, for residents near fires in Texas, Colorado and New Mexico. The fire has consumed more than 486 square miles (1,260 square kilometers) of timber, grassland and brush, with evacuations in place for weeks. It's among six active large fires in the state that have burned across 536 square miles (1,388 square kilometers). In southwestern New Mexico, a fire was burning through portions of the Gila National Forest and outlying areas.

Light rain and a bit of snow in the mountains of northern New Mexico helped slow the largest wildfire in North America.

More than 5,000 firefighters are battling multiple wildland blazes in dry, windy weather across the Southwest.

Daytona State College’s Falcon Experience Night for Prospective Nurses, Malcolm X on self-criticism, an FYO ensemble performs Celtic Force.

The Flagler County Commission considers spending $1.2 million for two fire engines, Lise de la Salle plays Bach.

Why is this year’s wildfire season in the Southwest so early and intense? Now, the Southwest is seeing more fires start much earlier in the year. As temperatures rise, the snow melts more rapidly, more water evaporates into the atmosphere and the grasses and other fuels dry out earlier in the season. They’re pretty typical winds for spring, but fuels are now really dry and ready to burn. Last summer, in 2021, the Southwest had an exceptional monsoon season that left green hillsides and lots of vegetation.

Philip Martin is sentenced, the Sheriff and Crime Stoppers announce a large reward in the Noah Smith investigation, "Waiting for Godot."

An Oklahoma City couple had planned to get hitched in Vegas except their connecting flight out of Dallas got canceled.

Stiff winds remain a challenge but beefed up fire crews are making significant progress on a large prairie fire burning near the Nebraska-Kansas line.

Firefighters are bracing for the return of ferocious winds in the Southwest after a brief reprieve allowed them to attack flames from the air for the first time in days.

DALLAS — (AP) — Airlines have banned several thousand passengers since the pandemic started for refusing to wear masks. Alaska Airlines said this week that banned passengers won't be welcomed back. Southwest said a judge's ruling that struck down the federal mandate won't change its decision to bar an undisclosed number of passengers. Reaction has been mixed to the end of the mask mandate. On Monday, many passengers cheered when told in mid-flight that they could remove their masks.

Immigration authorities stopped migrants 221,303 times along the Southwest border in March, a 33% increase from a month earlier.

U.S. immigration officials detained more than 5,000 migrants from Ukraine at the nation’s land, sea and air borders in March, with a significant increase in those seeking refuge at the U.S-Mexico boundary.

Scott Russell Granden Scott Russell Granden was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for an incident that took place on a Southwest flight in 2021. (WSB-TV)ATLANTA — A Missouri man who groped a nurse on a flight from St. Louis to Atlanta in 2021 has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison. >> Read more trending newsScott Russell Granden, 36, was sentenced Wednesday in federal court. On the March 25, 2021 Southwest flight, Granden was in the middle seat and proceeded to grope the victim’s thigh, groin and buttocks. https://t.co/HmkZHIa3MZ — WSB-TV (@wsbtv) April 6, 2022©2022 Cox Media Group

The union for Southwest’s 16,000 flight attendants issued a letter to federal officials and the White House.

In the letter, the heads of Jet Blue, Southwest, Delta, American Airlines and others said the requirement is “no longer aligned with the realities of the current epidemiological environment.”

Several flights were delayed or cancelled at Orlando International Airport on Sunday, leaving many passengers frustrated.

A Louisiana man was taken off a Southwest flight at Orlando International Airport Thursday after he reportedly became irate over being forced to wear a mask, according to an arrest affidavit.

Over the course of the last century, records show a trend to wetter annual conditions in last four consecutive “normal periods.”

Airlines are responding to high sickout numbers during the pandemic by trimming their schedules.

A forecast of better weather means that the worst may finally be over for tens of thousands of air travelers who were grounded by flight cancellations that skyrocketed over the New Year’s Day weekend.

Dallas police say a woman has been arrested after punching a Southwest Airlines employee in the head during boarding for a flight out of a Dallas airport.

Here's the latest on the Southwest Airlines saga.

When Southwest Airlines canceled more than 2,000 flights over the weekend, unsupported claims blaming vaccine mandates began taking off.

After a weekend filled with more than 1,000 cancelled flights, Southwest Airlines encountered less turbulence at the start of this week.

"Captain Kirk" will have to wait a little longer before he can be beamed up to space.

A key senator wants to know whether labor shortages are causing delayed and canceled flights at major U.S. airlines.

A software bug at a major network provider briefly knocked offline dozens of financial institutions, airlines and other companies across the globe during peak Asian business hours.

The airline industry’s recovery from the pandemic passed a milestone as more than 2 million people streamed through U.S. airport security checkpoints on Friday for the first time since early March 2020.

A Southwest Airlines flight attendant lost two teeth when she was attacked by a passenger this weekend, and the president of her union calls it part of a disturbing increase in unruly passengers.

Rainstorms grew more erratic and droughts much longer across most of the U.S. West over the past half-century as climate change warmed the planet.

A former Southwest Airlines pilot is being accused of indecent exposure during a flight last year from Philadelphia to Orlando.

The pueblos of Jemez and Laguna are the latest to raise concerns over inadequate protections for local water sources in the desert Southwest. Jemez Pueblo covers mountainous and desert regions in northern New Mexico. The rule change, which took effect in June, narrowed the types of waterways that qualify for federal protection under the half-century-old Clean Water Act. New Mexico was among the states that went to court last May seeking to prevent the rule from taking effect. Jemez Pueblo depends on federal authority under the act to protect waters outside its jurisdiction.

FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020 file photo, a worker uses a flashlight to inspect an engine on a Boeing 737 Max 8 built for Southwest Airlines at Renton Municipal Airport in Renton, Wash. On Monday, mach 29, 2021, Southwest said it's expanding its all-Boeing fleet with an order for 100 737 MAX airplanes. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)NEW YORK – Southwest Airlines said Monday it is expanding its all-Boeing fleet with an order for 100 Max jets instead of buying planes from Europe's Airbus. Southwest ordered the 150-seat 737 Max 7 and expects the first 30 to show up next year. AdCombined with past orders, Chicago-based Boeing is in line to build more than 600 Max 7 and Max 8 jets for Southwest through 2031. American and United had already resumed Max flights, and Alaska Airlines began using the plane too.

And nearly all of the continental United States is looking at warmer than normal spring, except for tiny parts of the Pacific Northwest and southeast Alaska, which makes drought worse. “It’s definitely something we’re watching and very concerned about.”NOAA expects the spring drought to hit 74 million people. AdMore than 44% of the nation is in moderate or worse drought, and nearly 18% is in extreme or exceptional drought — all of it west of the Mississippi River. AdWinter and spring wheat crops also have been hit hard by the western drought with 78% of the spring wheat production area in drought conditions, Rippey said. That leaves more of the energy to heat up the air, and the heat makes the drought worse by boosting evaporation.

Delta, United and Alaska airlines said Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 they will bar passengers flying to Washington from putting guns in checked bags. The moves follow the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump and politically tinged confrontations on some flights. American Airlines is bringing back a ban on serving alcohol on flights to and from the Washington area — flights go dry starting Saturday through next Thursday. Price also said that it is “a good idea” to prohibit passengers from putting guns in checked bags if they are flying to Washington. Federal law allows passengers to put guns in checked baggage if they are unloaded and in a locked, hard-sided case, although airlines have the discretion to ban guns.

(AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)DALLAS – Southwest Airlines warned nearly 7,000 workers on Thursday that they could lose their jobs unless labor unions accept concessions to help the airline cope with a sharp drop in travel caused by the pandemic. The warnings went to 6,828 employees including more than 2,500 ground workers and 1,500 flight attendants represented by the Transport Workers Union and 1,221 pilots, who have their own union. Rivals American Airlines and United Airlines furloughed 32,000 workers between them in October. Jon Weaks, president of the pilots’ union, called the furlough notices “a sad milestone” in Southwest history. Southwest received $3.2 billion in federal aid this spring as its share of the $25 billion allotted by Congress to help airlines cover their labor costs through September.

All rights reserved)ORLANDO, Fla. – JetBlue is the latest U.S. airline to announce it will stop blocking seats on flights. The company says it will reduce the number of middle seats it leaves empty starting Dec. 1. [TRENDING: COVID-19 closes early voting location | Can you get COVID-19 twice? Airlines have been blocking seats due to the coronavirus pandemic. Southwest announced last week it will start selling middle seats after Dec. 1.

Southwest Airlines took a major financial hit in 2020 and now the company is making a big change in an effort to mitigate further losses. Southwest will start selling every seat on flights starting Dec. 1. Southwest passenger Linda Morsilli is not a fan of the move. “I loved the idea that they had a middle seat vacant,” she said. “Somebody my age, who is very vulnerable, we can’t fly if they have it so crowded.

All rights reserved)Southwest Airlines is cutting back on cabin cleaning procedures that were instituted because of the coronavirus pandemic. Scaling it back will mean changes including no longer sanitizing seat belts between flights. The company says cleanings will now focus on a few items like tray tables and lavatories. According to a memo sent to flight attendants, the move will reduce the time planes spend on the ground between flights. Southwest says it will limit plane capacity through the end of October to allow for middle seats to remain empty.

The JD Power survey of 10,000 business and leisure travelers was conducted from April 2019 to March 2020. Southwest had the highest satisfaction levels in a number of categories including baggage handling, boarding, check-in, costs and crew. The survey covered both short-haul and long-haul flights and Southwest was on top in both categories. Ironically, before the pandemic, JD Power noted that overall customer satisfaction scores were the highest they had ever recorded. A survey conducted in mid-April shows that now what air travelers value most are regular updates on safety and sanitization measures.

A tempting offer for those itching to travel again, Southwest Airlines is offering one-way fares starting at $49. Feel free to book Southwest flights only if you’re OK flying with some travelers not wearing masks on your flight. An internal memo by Southwest Airlines tells flight crews not to stop passengers from boarding if they refuse to wear a mask. The airline tells flight attendants to inform customers of the policy and ask them to comply, but not enforce it. Southwest's official policy says customers will be asked to wear the masks when social distancing is not possible.

AUSTIN, Texas – A Southwest Airlines jetliner hit and killed a person upon landing Thursday night at Austin’s main airport, CBS News reported. The Federal Aviation Administration said the pilot of Flight 1392 reported seeing a person on the runway shortly after the Boeing 737 touched down at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Austin-Bergstrom International Airport statement on tonight's pedestrian fatality. pic.twitter.com/7xjwZq5sCy — Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (@AUStinAirport) May 8, 2020Southwest released a statement about the incident:Southwest flight #1392 arrived safely this evening at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) after being cleared to land on runway 17R. The Southwest aircraft maneuvered to avoid an individual who became visible on runway 17R shortly after touchdown.

These are the precautions airlines are taking to prevent the spread of the coronavirusPublished: April 28, 2020, 1:04 pmHere's what airlines are doing to protect passengers and employees during the coronavirus pandemic.

ORLANDO, Fla. – A passenger aboard a Southwest flight traveling from Orlando had flu-like symptoms, prompting an airport to issue a statement about the incident. The Rhode Island Airport Corporation said a sick passenger on Southwest Airlines Flight 153 arrived at T.F. Green Airport from Orlando on Tuesday. “A customer was reportedly experiencing flu-like symptoms, so our crews requested support for the individual from local EMTs. As always, safety is our uncompromising priority, and we follow all CDC reporting guidelines.”It’s not known if the passenger was tested for coronavirus.

ORLANDO, Fla. – After a very wet Friday, expect another round of rain and storms for Saturday. With high pressure continuing to drag winds in from the Southwest, Central Florida will see another round of storms favoring the eastern half of the state starting up around lunch and remaining unsettled through sundown. Highs across the area will remain near normal in the upper 80s to low 90s before the storms roll in. The rest of the outlook remains seasonal with temperatures in the low 90s and rain chances sitting between 50-60 percent.