Hurricane Pamela barrels toward Mexico’s Pacific coast

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Pamela continues to strengthen as it moves along Mexico’s Pacific coast and could become a near-major hurricane before hitting somewhere near the port of Mazatlan Wednesday. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Pamela’s center was about 265 miles (430 kilometers) southwest of Mazatlan on Tuesday and it was moving north at about 8 mph (13 kph). The storm had maximum winds of about 80 mph (130 kph). The hurricane center warns of possible life-threatening storm surges, flash floods and dangerous winds around the impact area. Weakened remnants of the storm may reach Texas later.