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HOUSTON — Dr. Phil Klotzbach and his team of researchers at Colorado State University have unveiled their forecast for the upcoming 2019 Atlantic hurricane season. They’re calling for a slightly below-average season in terms of total storms expected. The forecast calls for 13 named storms, five hurricanes and two major hurricanes. An average hurricane season is 12, 6 and 2 in comparison. The reason for a slightly below average to near–average season is due to…

HOUSTON – Dr. Phil Klotzbach, a renowned meteorologist and hurricane expert from Colorado State University, issued his annual early-spring Atlantic hurricane season outlook Thursday. He predicts slightly below-normal activity for 2019. Klotzbach predicts 13 named storms, five hurricanes and two major hurricanes, which is very close to a normal season. He believes that the Gulf Coast and the Atlantic Coast of the U.S. each have a 28 percent chance of a major hurricane strike this season.  That’s slightly below the…

CONROE, Texas – They take care of their own. People who serve in uniform always do, no matter the uniform. This procession through Conroe and down I-45 to George Bush Airport proves there are no exceptions. “You don’t see anything in the news or in the media until something happens,” said firefighter Trey Lamb, as he watched the vehicles go by. And something happened, alright. National Forest Service firefighter Daniel Laird was part of a…

HOUSTON – Meteorologists at Accuweather issued their forecast Wednesday for this year’s hurricane season. Forecasters at the weather company said 12 to 14 named storms are expected this year in the Atlantic Ocean. Of those storms, five to seven are forecast to become hurricanes and two to four of those are forecast to become major hurricanes. That would represent a near-normal to a slightly above-normal season. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, there…

Houston Matters begins at noon on 88.7FM or listen online. Join the discussion at 713-440-8870, talk@houstonmatters.org or @HoustonMatters. On Wednesday’s Houston Matters: With the second fire at a Houston-area chemical facility in just over two weeks, we learn more about KMCO’s Crosby plant and examine whether its history could bring increased legal pressure to the company, which is already in a legal battle with Harris County from 2017. Plus, Accuweather forecasters release their predictions for…

CLEAR LAKE SHORES, Texas – Clear Lake Shores is an upscale community of about 1,300 residents about an hour south of Houston. This city owned front-end loader police boat and a public works golf cart made it through Hurricane Harvey unscathed. Yet, the city of Clear Lake Shores got almost $33,000 from its insurance company. “It bothers me to no end it’s embarrassing said Cleat Lake Shores Police Chief Kenneth Cook. “It’s criminal it’s a felony.”…

WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Democrats on Monday blocked a Republican disaster aid bill, saying it doesn’t do enough to help hurricane-torn Puerto Rico. The move tossed long-sought relief for victims of hurricanes, floods and western wildfires into limbo. The vote escalated a fight between Democrats and President Donald Trump, who opposes further rebuilding aid for the U.S. island territory, which was slammed by back-to-back hurricanes in 2017. The 44-49 vote fell short of a majority,…

HOUSTON (FOX 26) – This week’s panel:  Wayne Dolcefino – media consultant, Laura Moser – former Democratic congressional candidate, Bob Price – Associate Editor of Breitbart Texas, Tomaro Bell – Super Neighborhood leader, Keir Murray – Democratic strategist, Ben Streusand – conservative commentator, “Three Amigos”, KSEV Radio, talk with Greg Groogan about presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke. EL PASO, Texas (AP) – Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke declared that immigrants make the country safer as he staged rallies across…

LEXINGTON, Kentucky — A photo of a sign seen on the University of Kentucky’s campus is going viral – and some Twitter users are not happy about it. The homemade sign hangs from a two-story home and reads, “We’re going to finish what Harvey started…. #CatsBy90” Provided The University of Houston Cougars men’s basketball team is taking on the Kentucky Wildcats tonight in the Sweet 16.  The sign suggests the Wildcats will beat the Cougars…

LEXINGTON, Kentucky — A photo of a sign seen on the University of Kentucky’s campus is going viral – and some Twitter users are not happy about it. The homemade sign hangs from a two-story home and reads, “We’re going to finish what Harvey started…. #CatsBy90” Provided The University of Houston Cougars men’s basketball team is taking on the Kentucky Wildcats tonight in the Sweet 16.  The sign suggests the Wildcats will beat the Cougars…

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Emergency Management Agency wrongly released to a contractor the personal information of 2.3 million survivors of devastating 2017 hurricanes and wildfires, potentially exposing the victims to identity fraud and theft, a government watchdog reported Friday. The Homeland Security Department’s Office of Inspector General found the breach occurred when FEMA was working with a contractor that helps provide temporary housing to those affected by disasters. FEMA is one of Homeland Security’s…

A former employee of Intercontinental Terminals Company (ITC) claims it knowingly released hazardous waste into the flood waters during Hurricane Harvey.  The complaint filed in the Southern District of Texas was done well before the chemical plant fire that began on Sunday. Mary Hart, a hazardous waste specialist, worked at the ITC Deer Park facility from 1990 to 2017. The orginal complaint filed in February of 2018, Hart alleged discrimination and retaliation because of her gender. The complaint has been amended twice…

FILE – In this Monday, Sept. 4, 2017 file photo, Mariko Shimmi, right, helps carry items out of the home of Ken Tani in a neighborhood still flooded from Harvey in Houston. Thousands of people were displaced by torrential rains and catastrophic flooding after Harvey slammed into Southeast Texas in late August, 2017. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) less FILE – In this Monday, Sept. 4, 2017 file photo, Mariko Shimmi, right, helps carry items out of…