WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. — Hurricane Florence is closing in on the East Coast, ready to deliver what the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is calling “a Mike Tyson punch” starting in about 24 hours. Hurricane, tropical-storm and storm-surge watches and warnings now cover 10 million people from North and South Carolina to Virginia. Florence was downgraded Wednesday to a Category 3…
As Hurricane Florence barrels toward the East Coast, many residents are evacuating areas expected to be hit hard by the Category 3 storm. For those without a place to ride out the storm, Airbnb — and its hosts — are opening their doors. Airbnb has activated its “Open Homes” program to “displaced neighbors” and “relief workers deployed to help” during…
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Investigators say he hit several apartment complexes with unlocked vehicles.
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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — As Hurricane Florence gets closer to North Carolina, sisters Brie and Ashlyn Magee are starting to worry. “Right now, we just aren’t really sure what to do,” Ashlyn Magee said. They’re expecting the worst because they’ve lived this nightmare before. In 2016, Hurricane Matthew inundated their neighborhood. Nearby, a small dam burst and sent flood waters pouring…
While helping a neighbor with yardwork, Nanih Waiya resident, Jimmy Gregory noticed a strange rock on his walk home.
CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. — The fire department in Carolina Beach was sounding one final alarm Wednesday, urging residents to evacuate the island before Hurricane Florence makes landfall. They passed right by Dolly Whittington’s house, but she said she’s not leaving. “We have been in some other hurricanes, we’re not trying to be heroic or anything like that, but we feel…
Last Updated Sep 12, 2018 6:04 PM EDT President Trump is speaking to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society at a White House reception Wednesday. “A lot of very brave people in this room,” Mr. Trump said. The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration Congress bestows to a member of the armed forces for bravery in combat. The…
We had our first taste of fall this week, so Jacob is going with a little taste of fall in the crock-pot! He can’t wait for fall! (and neither can we!) After all, doesn’t it go “if you bake it, (fall) will come!”? By the way, the quote from Aundrea after the segment was “This is my favorite recipe yet!”…
FBI director Christopher Wray is defending his agency against an onslaught of criticism, including from the president, over its handling of the Russia investigation. President Trump frequently tweets about members of the FBI, especially former director James Comey. In an interview in July, “CBS Evening News” anchor Jeff Glor asked the president if he thought U.S. intelligence agencies were out…
Hurricane Florence fast facts: Florence is a Category 3 hurricane “steadily” approaching the U.S. East Coast Storm is forecast to be “an extremely dangerous major hurricane when it nears the U.S. coast late Thursday and Friday,” the National Hurricane Center (NHC) says Florence was centered about 385 miles southeast of Wilmington, North Carolina, and moving at 16 mph Wednesday evening …
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was closed on Wednesday because of Hurricane Florence after officials had asked the college’s 55,600 faculty, staff and other workers — including 30,000 students — to leave campus. That couldn’t be worse timing for local businesses. As a college town, the business cycle for Chapel Hill means summers are slow until after…
Newly revealed documents show the Trump administration took nearly $10 million away from FEMA and other federal agencies apparently to pay for immigration detention centers. A spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security, which also houses FEMA, said that under no circumstances was any disaster relief funding transferred from FEMA to immigration enforcement efforts. CBS News’ Jeff Pegues reported that…
Hurricane Florence poses another danger to coastal residents as it steams toward the Mid-Atlantic region — that the tempest could stall just offshore, according to weather experts charting the storm’s path.That could dump several feet of rain on resorts like Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, before turning inland rivers and streams into raging torrents. “This storm is going to linger awhile,”…
Former President George W. Bush is hitting the fundraising trail for Republicans this week, as the party looks to hold the House, Bush’s office confirmed to CBS News. Bush has generally stayed on the sidelines in the recent political environment, but Republicans need all the help they can get, with polls suggesting that Democrats could take control of the House…
Cantrell says the school resource officer at Belle-Shivers Middle School got a tip about the gun.
The report states Mississippi tops at 37%.
Low end rain chances for the next 2 days with lots of sun for the weekend.
North Carolina could find itself more vulnerable to damage from storms like Hurricane Florence due to a state law passed six years ago that banned using recent climate science to plan for the consequences of rising sea levels. Climate scientists had warned for years that North Carolina’s low-lying coast left it open to intensifying floods and hurricanes that could cost the state…
Appalachian State and USM hope to reschedule
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