The polls have closed for the day at St. Joan of Arc Catholic School in LaPlace after a packed day of voting for students. Each grade voted on different issues such as class pet name, class mascot and ...

Tropical Storm Rafael slipped by western Jamaica en route to the Cayman Islands and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane Tuesday evening, federal forecasters said. Rafael, which formed ...

the National Hurricane Center is monitoring Tropical Storm Rafael as it attempts to gain even more strength Tuesday. Currently located 105 miles east of Grand Caymon the system has maximum ...

Tropical Storm Rafael was upgraded to a Category 1 Hurricane this week on its current path towards Cuba. This marked yet another setback for Cuba, already grappling with widespread blackouts and ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP/AP) – Another tropical storm made landfall in Jamaica and could impact the south this week. Tropical Storm Rafael is expected to become a hurricane by the end of Wednesday.

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center forecasts Tropical Storm Rafael to grow into the season’s 11th hurricane Tuesday as it moves toward Cuba with winds and storm surge expected to affect the ...

MSC Cruises has announced an alteration to the planned itinerary of one of its ships as Tropical Storm Rafael bears down on the Caribbean. The storm, which formed earlier this week, and was ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Rafael strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on Tuesday as it swirled past the Cayman Islands and chugged toward western Cuba. It was another ...

Tropical Storm Rafael was tracking west of Jamaica on Tuesday morning, bringing heavy rain and strong, gusty winds to the island, especially in the west. Further intensification — potentially ...

Hurricane-force winds extend out 30 miles and tropical-storm-force winds extend out 90 miles. “Rafael is likely to meander over the central Gulf of Mexico through early next week,” forecasters ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica— About 31 people sought safe haven in shelters which were opened across the island to accommodate individuals affected by the passage of Tropical Storm Rafael, the Office of ...

OUR NEXT SYSTEM ARRIVES SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WITH A CHANCE OF RA TRACKING HURRICANE RAFAEL IN THE GULF OF MEXICO Rafael reached major hurricane status about 24 hours after becoming a tropical storm ...