Erick makes landfall in western Mexico state as a Category 3 storm

PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Mexico (AP) — Powerful Hurricane Erick has made landfall in Mexico's western state of Oaxaca. That is according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Early Thursday, the hurricane's center was located about 20 miles (30 kilometesr) east of Punta Maldonado. It's maximum sustained winds were clocked at 125 mph (205 kph). It was...