- Road closures reported due to flooding in Myrtle Beach
- Town of Wrightsville Beach preparing for coastal flooding this weekend
- Man charged with sparking the most destructive wildfire in Los Angeles history
- Carolina Hurricanes start 2025-26 season hosting New Jersey Devils
- Speedy Sparks, bassist for Texas Tornados, other San Antonio music icons, has died
Eye Opener: The West Coast is bracing for its first tropical storm in decades

Millions on the West Coast are preparing for rain and wind ahead of a forecast that projects Hurricane Hilary weakening to a tropical storm. Meanwhile, Maui residents work to recover from massive wildfires as the death toll rises to at least 114. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener.