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In the heart of California, some rural communities are facing the prospect of being marooned or flooded out by rising water LEMOORE, Calif. -- Ron Caetano is packed and ready to go. His family photos and valuables are in the trailer and he’s put food in carry totes. He moved the rabbits and chickens and their automatic feeders to higher ground. He and his family and dogs could get out in less than an hour, they figure, should more heavy rain or hot weather melt so much mountain snow that gushing water overwhelms the rivers and channel that surround their tight-knit, rural Central California community and give it its name, the Island District. “The water is coming this way,” said Caetano, who started a Facebook group to help organize his neighbors. “I am preparing for the worst and praying for the best and that’s all we can do.” After more than a dozen atmospheric rivers dumped epic rain and snowfall on California, a reservoir that stores water upstream is expected to receive three tim...

Darryl Getman, 83, and Sharon Getman, 80, were "enjoying their golden years of retirement" when they were murdered, police in Florida said. A husband and wife in their 80s were murdered in their home at a Florida retirement community in what the police called a "random crime," and a female person of interest is now in custody. Darryl Getman, 83, and Sharon Getman, 80, were "enjoying their golden years of retirement" at Waterman Village in Mount Dora, Mount Dora Interim Police Chief Mike Gibson said at a news conference Tuesday. But "the golden years of Darryl and Sharon were tragically cut short by a ruthless and senseless double homicide," he said. Gibson was choked up as he told reporters, "I retired once. I think about those golden years. So this, I do take this person al." On Dec. 31, a concerned neighbor saw the Getmans' garage door open and called security, according to police. Security responded and found the couple dead. Und...

It has been four weeks since four University of Idaho students were killed at their off-campus home in Moscow. MOSCOW, Idaho -- It has been four weeks since four University of Idaho students were killed at their off-campus home in Moscow. The Vandal family has since come together to heal and support one another over the past month. Authorities have still not made any arrests or found a murder weapon in the deaths of Kaylee Goncalves, Maddie Mogen, Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle, leaving some residents and students on edge. Despite the tragedy in the tight-knit community , students took a moment to celebrate over the weekend as the school held its winter commencement on Saturday. Four weeks later, Vandal's pay respect with flowers and bears in front of the crime scene on King Road. ABC News Goncalves, who was 20 years old, was supposed to be one of those graduates. "It's been a tough few weeks for our community. And I want to acknowledge an enormous loss in our Vandal fami...