The latest “Hunger Games” novel sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide during its first week, the biggest opening ever for Suzanne Collins’ blockbuster series.

Warmer-than-average temperatures stick around for the next couple of days.

Sam Reinhart missed the Florida Panthers’ championship parade.

The deciding Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final will be played Monday night in Florida, where the Panthers host the Edmonton Oilers.

Edmonton Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch and his staff successfully challenged a goal by the Florida Panthers at a crucial juncture of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final.

The Stanley Cup will be in the building once again Friday night with the Florida Panthers getting their third chance to win the first championship in franchise history in Game 6 against the Edmonton Oilers.

Connor McDavid has been the best player on the ice as the Edmonton Oilers rallied to force a sixth game in the Stanley Cup Final after falling behind 3-0 to the Florida Panthers.

The Panthers arrived in Edmonton less than 24 hours before Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final after storms in South Florida delayed their lengthy cross-continental flight.

The Florida Panthers have become experts at locking games down and dominating opponents in the third period.

Inspired by an 18th century Scottish philosopher and the modern scourge of misinformation, Suzanne Collins is returning to the ravaged, post-apocalyptic land of Panem for a new “The Hunger Games” novel.

Alex Wennberg deflected home a goal 5:35 into overtime, and the New York Rangers reclaimed home-ice advantage in the Eastern Conference finals with a 5-4 win over the Florida Panthers in Game 3 on Sunday.

The season for the Florida Panthers cannot end on Wednesday night.

Carter Verhaeghe tapped in a pinpoint pass from Aleksander Barkov for the lead 58 seconds into the third period, Matthew Tkachuk added a goal and an assist and the Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 in Game 1 of their NHL playoff series opener.

New Jersey Devils coach Lindy Ruff was struck in the face by a puck and wasn’t behind the bench for the third period of his team’s 3-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.

The Florida Panthers started the season without Sam Bennett, and they are bracing to be without him once again.

The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired Taylor Hall in a trade with the Boston Bruins.

The Vegas Golden Knights are one win from the Stanley Cup with a big defensive corps that bucks the trend of smaller blue lines.

The status of leading scorer Matthew Tkachuk is the biggest question facing the Florida Panthers down 3-1 to Vegas in the Stanley Cup Final.

It can be done.

The Vegas Golden Knights are on the verge of winning their first Stanley Cup title after holding on to beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 in Game 4 of the final.

The Stanley Cup Final finally looks like a competitive series.

Carter Verhaeghe scored 4:27 into overtime and the Florida Panthers pulled off some more postseason dramatics to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night.

We get a brief break from the smoke Wednesday before it returns Thursday

The Carolina Hurricanes are evaluating their next steps after falling in the Eastern Conference Final in their fifth straight playoff appearance.

They were No. 8 seeds.

Alex Lyon’s goaltending resume is no joke.

The waters off New England logged the second-warmest year in their recorded history last year.

Matthew Tkachuk is under contract to the Florida Panthers for much of the next decade.

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman defended the way the league and two teams handled controversial developments involving Pride night celebrations.

Police are searching for a suspect in a robbery that happened in Danville Wednesday morning.

The record-breaking heat that has pushed California's electrical grid to the breaking point for more than a week is almost over but it's a sign of things to come.

There will be a Presidents’ Trophy banner hanging over the Florida Panthers’ home ice next season.

Ross Colton scored with just under four seconds remaining, giving the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning a 2-1 victory in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Pierre-Edouard Bellemare scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period, Andrei Vasilevskiy remained red-hot with 34 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning topped the Florida Panthers 4-1 in Game 1 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series.

Aleksander Barkov and Carter Verhaeghe each had a goal and an assist and the Florida Panthers topped the Washington Capitals 5-1 on Thursday night to even their Eastern Conference first-round series at a game apiece.

Brandon Montour scored 2:26 into overtime and the NHL-leading Florida Panthers extended their winning streak to a franchise-record 13 games by beating the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Saturday night.

For those looking to stay home this Valentine’s Day, a movie night is the perfect date idea!

Sam Reinhart and Anton Lundell scored in a shootout, and the Florida Panthers continued their string of comebacks by rallying from three one-goal deficits to beat the St. Louis Blues 4-3.

The town formerly known as Barrow only sees 50 minutes of daylight Thursday

The Florida Panthers have matched the best 11-game start in NHL history.

NHL teams wasted little time making moves once the roster freeze for the Seattle expansion draft was lifted.

Smoke filters out the sunlight, giving it a distinct orange and red appearance

Smoke scatters sunlight, leading to a red-orange sunrise and sunset in our area

Montreal's Cole Caufield is the best of a handful of college hockey stars who went from playing at the NCAA level this season to jumping right into the NHL playoffs.

Scientists in Idaho this summer plan to remove the 62,000-pound stainless steel lid on one of the world’s most powerful nuclear test reactors for a rare internal overhaul.

Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 32 shots, Steven Stamkos and Ondrej Palat had first-period goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 3-1 on Tuesday night to take a 2-0 lead in their Central Division first-round playoff series.

The first-ever playoff game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers could be tough to top.

There used to be a thing called the Governor’s Cup, a trophy presented to whichever team won the annual regular season series between the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning.

The Tampa Bay Lightning started three Black forwards in their regular-season finale against the Florida Panthers, a rarity in NHL history — if not an absolute first.

Chris Driedger stopped 30 shots to record his third shutout of the season, Juho Lammikko scored a short-handed goal, and the Florida Panthers secured home-ice advantage for the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-0 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in the regular season finale for both clubs.

FILE - National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman speaks to members of the media , Saturday, March 7, 2020, in Sunrise, Fla. The National Hockey League will be returning to ESPN beginning next season. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, file)The National Hockey League will return to ESPN beginning next season. ESPN started airing NHL games when it went on the air in 1979 by making deals with individual teams. It had the national NHL rights from 1985-88 and 1992-2004.

Florida’s 6-1-2 start through nine games is the second-best in franchise history, topped only by the 6-0-3 record to open the 1996-97 season. “We've been consistent in most games," Florida coach Joel Quenneville said. Starting poorly, however, has pretty much snuffed out some Panthers seasons before they even started. The five Florida teams that went to the playoffs — 1995-96, 1996-97, 1999-2000, 2011-12 and 2015-16 — averaged 12 standings points through the season’s first nine games. There’s obviously a long way to go, but the Panthers finally have the start they wanted.

Two of the wounded agents were taken to hospitals to be treated and were in stable condition, said Miami FBI Agent Michael D. Leverock. Based on a preliminary investigation, federal officials believe the suspect fatally shot himself, according to a law enforcement official familiar with the matter. AdThe FBI agents had come to the apartment complex to serve a federal search warrant in connection with a case involving child pornography and violent crimes against children, according to Leverock and FBI Agents Association President Brian O’Hare. Law enforcement officials from numerous agencies lined up to pay their respects as a flag-covered body was removed from the vehicle and taken inside. Five other FBI agents were wounded in that shooting, which led the bureau to upgrade the weapons that agents carry.

ROANOKE, Va. – The great thing about winter approaching is that colder air is no longer just at airplane level. That means ice crystals can form in clouds at many levels. When the sun’s light bends off those ice crystals, we oftentimes get beautiful sunrises and sunsets. Many of you saw that firsthand Wednesday morning, and we put a gallery together of your photos below:Full Screen 1 / 52 Michael Kline - Daleville

Morning coffee forecast (WSLS)Temperatures should be quick to warm up through the morning and into the midday and afternoon. We’re going to be tracking the rise of moisture, clouds and rain chances into the work week. Rain chances go down a bit, but don’t completely exit the forecast late in the work week. Rain coverage over the next 5 days (WSLS)You may notice some extra humidity at times during the work week as well. Early model data indicates we may return to a quiet pattern by next weekend, stay tuned to the forecast in the coming days.

ROANOKE, Va. – Be sure to send any pictures you get to Pin It or to our social media platforms. Outside of the possibility for slightly poorer air quality, this suppresses tropical development and can produce vibrant sunrises and sunsets. Tracking Sahara dust - Saturday morningThroughout the day Saturday, we’ll notice more haze high up in the sky thanks to an increased amount of dust thousands of feet above us. Tracking Sahara dust - Saturday eveningThe Saharan dust outlook for Sunday is entirely dependent on storms or cloud debris from storms to our north. What the "Omega block" means for our weatherThis kind of pattern may very well last into the 4th of July weekend.

ROANOKE, Va. – Make sure to send your sunrise and sunset pictures any time to Pin It! With that plume over the Gulf and Caribbean, that decreases our likelihood of a developing tropical system next week. The dust is just another group of particles that can add color to a sunrise or sunset. Forecast data indicates a plume of dust from the Sahara traveling toward the Caribbean and southern/southeastern U.S. next week. This could at least limit tropical development, but it could also make for very nice sunrises and sunsets.

ROANOKE, Va. – The amount and size of water droplets in low-lying clouds helped scatter sunlight early Monday morning. This resulted in a rainbow to the west and a gorgeous sunrise to the east. Full Screen 1 / 57 April Montgomery - FloydThe University of Lynchburg’s Women’s Soccer team even tweeted out a photo of how it looked in the Hill City.

And this year Punxsutawney Phil declared: "Spring will be early, it's a certainty." Legend has it that if the creature casts a shadow on Feb. 2, winter will continue for six more weeks. From 2015 through 2019, he has predicted six more weeks of winter thrice and an early spring twice. Elsewhere, in New York City, Staten Island Chuck also predicted an early spring. The critter who resides at Staten Island Zoo groundhog also did not see his shadow.

As we get closer to the first day of winter each year, the sun’s direct rays inch closer to the Tropic of Capricorn (in the southern hemisphere). This means that the Arctic Circle has been tilted away from the sun over the past two months. Now that the sun’s rays are getting closer to the Equator, the Arctic Circle isn’t tilted as far from the sun. This allows them to see their first official sunrise since November 18, 2019. Daylight hours - 1/23/2020 to 4/1/2020In the coming weeks and months, this will increase (as it does every year).

Meteorologist Chris Michaels is an American Meteorological Society (AMS) Certified Broadcaster, forecasting weather conditions in southwest Virginia on WSLS 10 News from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. weekdays on Virginia Today.

ROANOKE, Va. – Whenever you have a weather picture you’d like to share, send it to our Facebook page, so we can include it in an online photo gallery. Below, you’ll find multiple pictures from New Year’s Day 2020′s sunrise.

That means most will get an extra hour of sleep. Sunrise will be about one hour earlier, which means it will be lighter in the morning. Only people living in Hawaii, most of Arizona and some U.S. territories will not be making the change because they don't observe daylight saving time. This is also the time when fire officials remind homeowners to put new batteries in smoke alarms. Copyright 2019 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.