Month: October 2018

A body was found in a rain-swollen lake in Central Texas after fast-moving floodwaters destroyed a bridge, forced the evacuation of riverside homes and led to numerous water rescues Tuesday following days of heavy rains. Video shows the bridge crumbling as it was overrun by the bloated, roiling Llano River in Kingsland, about 65 miles (105 kilometers) northwest of Austin. The Llano and Colorado rivers meet at Kingsland, and the National Weather Service said both…

By JAY REEVES, Associated Press PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Hurricane Michael killed at least 16 people in Florida, most of them in the coastal county that took a direct hit from the storm, state emergency authorities said Tuesday. That’s in addition to at least 10 deaths elsewhere across the South. The scope of the storm’s fury became clearer after nearly a week of missing-persons reports and desperate searches of the Florida Panhandle neighborhoods devastated by…

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Hurricane Michael killed at least 16 people in Florida, most of them in the coastal county that took a direct hit from the storm, state emergency authorities said Tuesday. That’s in addition to at least 10 deaths elsewhere across the South. The scope of the storm’s fury became clearer after nearly a week of missing-persons reports and desperate searches of the Florida Panhandle neighborhoods devastated by the most powerful hurricane to hit…

FLORENCE, S.C. — Authorities say more than 129 guns were found inside the South Carolina home of a man charged with killing a police officer and wounding six others earlier this month. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said Tuesday that it appeared only three of the guns were fired at the officers on Oct. 3 — a pistol and two military-style assault rifles. Lott said 74-year-old Frederick Hopkins set his house up to ambush law…

When sheriff’s deputies went to serve a warrant related to a child sex crimes investigation in Florence, South Carolina, there were at least 129 guns in the home, according to investigators. Police say Frederick Hopkins opened fired at officers from a second-floor window on October 3. “This was a planned ambush,” Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott, tasked with investigating the shooting, said Tuesday. He described walking into the home where the alleged shooter lived as…

RALEIGH (WTVD) — The community support for the ABC11 Food Drive was outstanding, and now all of that generosity is headed to those impacted most by Hurricane Matthew. The ABC11 Hurricane Relief Food Drive brought in 15 truckloads of food; the equivalent of 80,000 pounds. READ MORE: ABC11 viewers make Food Drive a huge success Six of those truckloads have already been sorted by the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina and sent…

North Carolina elementary schools who were hard hit by Hurricane Florence will get some relief from having to give state-required tests while they recover from the effects of the storm. The State Board of Education unanimously voted Tuesday to waive a policy requiring kindergarten through third-grade students to take three reading assessments this school year. State education officials say districts that were hardest hit by the storm, such as those where students lost significant amount…

Only weeks following Hurricane Florence, Hurricane Michael made landfall in the Florida Panhandle leaving a trail of destruction through Georgia and the Carolinas. Several organizations are working to provide relief through the mobilization of trained volunteers, food, clothing and supplies to tens of thousands of people. If you would like to help, please go to Feeding America, the American Red Cross or The Salvation Army. Report a Typo (Copyright ©2018 WTVD-TV. All Rights Reserved.)