National Archives - STAR 94.3

Hurricane Ian’s latest: Winds near Category 5 as storm approaches Florida

(NEW YORK) -- Hurricane Ian strengthened into a powerful Category 4 hurricane on Wednesday morning, hours before it was expected to make landfall along Florida's Gulf Coast. Landfall is expected between afternoon and early evening in the area near Port Charlotte and Sarasota, though the hurricane’s track, timing and intensity... Read More.

Hurricane Ian’s latest: Storm strengthens to Category 4 as it approaches Florida

(NEW YORK) -- Hurricane Ian strengthened into a powerful Category 4 hurricane on Wednesday morning, hours before it was expected to make landfall along Florida's Gulf Coast. Landfall is expected between afternoon and early evening in the area near Port Charlotte and Sarasota, though the hurricane’s track, timing and intensity... Read More.

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Airports closing as Hurricane Ian bears down on Florida

(NEW YORK) -- Multiple airports in Florida have announced temporary closures as Hurricane Ian makes its way toward the state. The hurricane is currently forecast to make landfall Wednesday afternoon as a Category 3 storm somewhere between Tampa and Fort Myers. It's expected to bring with it destructive winds, life-threatening... Read More.

DOJ seizes 10 million fake fentanyl-laced pills from May to September this year

(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Justice seized an estimated 10 million fentanyl-laced pills, the attorney general and DEA administrator announced on Tuesday at DEA headquarters. “Of this year, DEA agents conducted 389 investigations, including 35 cartel linked investigations in 201 cities,” Attorney General Merrick Garland told reporters. “Over the course... Read More.

Pipe bomb found behind grocery store in Colorado suburb: Police

(DENVER) -- An active pipe bomb was found behind a grocery store in a Denver suburb Tuesday, authorities said. Police responded around 12:30 p.m. to reports of a possible explosive device found behind a Safeway grocery store in Littleton, about 10 miles south of Denver. A contractor working at the... Read More.

5 high school football players shot, 1 dead in Philly: Police

(PHILADELPHIA) -- A 14-year-old is dead and four other high school football players were wounded after gunfire erupted behind a Philadelphia high school Tuesday afternoon, police said. The five unidentified victims were walking off the field after a scrimmage at Roxborough High School around 4:41 p.m. when someone in a... Read More.

Jury selection begins in Oath Keepers’ Jan. 6 conspiracy trial

(WASHINGTON) -- Jury selection is underway Tuesday in one of the most complex and crucial cases being brought by the Justice Department in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, as five members of the Oath Keepers anti-government group -- including its founder Stewart... Read More.

Maryland couple pleads guilty to selling nuclear-related secrets

(ANNAPOLIS, MD) -- Jonathan and Diana Toebbe pleaded guilty for a second time on Tuesday to federal charges that they tried to sell secrets about U.S. submarine nuclear propulsion systems to a foreign country. The couple originally pleaded guilty in February but a judge threw out the plea... Read More.