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Large lightning bolts flashed in the sky near Lexington, Kentucky, on the evening of Tuesday, August 9. Footage recorded by Danny Pendleton shows bright lightning bolts branching out across the sky at around 9:30 local time. Pendleton…

Chaos erupted at a Los Angeles City Council meeting on Tuesday, August 9, during a discussion on a proposal to ban homeless encampments next to schools and day-care centers in the city. A livestream from LA City Clerk shows the benches…

Water from a broken main pipe flooded a road in Branch Brook Park, New Jersey, on Tuesday, August 9. Footage livestreamed by Belleville City Mayor Michael Melham shows water gushing upwards into a flooded street. Local media reported…

Police captured a wild turkey that broke into an apartment in Wausau, Wisconsin, as seen in bodycam footage from August 5. Wausau Police Department released footage showing officers responding to an animal control call after a turkey…

A woman was pulled from a car stuck in a sinkhole in central El Paso, on the evening of Tuesday, August 9, footage online shows. Footage filmed by Enrique Duenas-Aguilar, a firefighter with the El Paso Fire Department, shows bystanders…

A herd of deer crossed a busy road in Evergreen, Colorado, as seen in video posted on August 9. Footage from Mark Kirkeimier shows the herd, which includes doe and fawns – some young enough to have their spots – making their way across…

A severe storm cell brought heavy rain and wind to parts of remote North Carolina on Tuesday, August 9. This footage, photographed by Twitter user @johnszim, shows a severe flood hitting a home in Lincoln County. The National Weather…

Donald Trump supporters gather on the Bingham Island Bridge near the residence of former US President Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on August 9, a day after news broke that the FBI had searched the property. Footage from Jayne…

Video shows that a small plane crash-landed and caught fire on a California highway on Tuesday, August 9. The Corona Fire Department said that the plane crashed on Highway 91 heading east in Corona. A video clip of the department shows…

The Milwaukee County Zoo in Wisconsin revealed Tuesday, August 9, that the latest giraffe calf in the zoo's baby boom was a boy. The zoo said the baby giraffe, born on Friday, was the fourth calf of her parents, Zigi and Bahaa. The zoo…

Kangaroo Guys at the San Antonio Zoo were delighted that a zookeeper covered them in water on Monday, August 8, as temperatures soared to 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 degrees Celsius). This footage shows a group of baby kangaroos…

A pair of African penguins toured an exhibit about Canadian marine life in the Pacific Ocean at the Vancouver Aquarium before visitors arrive August 2. “Penguins are naturally curious creatures, and they love to explore before we even…

People woke up to the winter scenes of central Alaska on Tuesday, August 9, as light snow swept parts of the state all night long. Captured by Riley Johnson, this footage was said to have been taken in Denali National Park on Tuesday…

High winds and rain hit parts of Little Rock, Arkansas, on Monday, August 8, as the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the area. Footage taken by Lynne Hancock shows wind and rain falling in western parts…

The moose fire near Salmon, Idaho, has grown to 68,771 acres (107 square miles) and is 16 percent contained, according to official reports. A post on the Salmon-Challis National Forest Twitter page said firefighters took advantage of…