The latest disqualifications at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics is turning the race for gold into a global wake-up call about pollution on the world’s biggest stage.

A first round of heavy rain and mountain snow blanketed California Sunday and Monday. There's still more to come through Thursday. Here are the latest reports and forecast.

The next system will bring a mix of rain, snow and ice to the Midwest, Great Lakes and Northeast this week. Rain and snow will start to develop across the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes Tuesday night and stretch into the Northeast Wednesday before coming to an end Thursday. Gusty winds and blowing snow will reduce visibility and could result in blizzard conditions for some, especially along the North Shore of Minnesota near Duluth. Watch this video to see how much snow is in your forecast.

Red flag warnings are in place from South Dakota to Texas with a particularly dangerous situation (PDS) in place for northeast Colorado, western Nebraska and northwestern Kansas, which includes North Platte. This PDS alert is rarely issued and indicates that if a fire were to start, it could spread very rapidly due to low relative humidity and very strong winds. Here’s what you need to know.

As a snowstorm transformed parts of the New England coast and kept people inside, a lone coyote got out to explore. It took advantage of a frozen harbor, trekking across the icy landscape, captured on video that looks like it was pulled from a wildlife documentary, until you see just how close it was to homes.