Month: January 2019

Rain, winds and surging seawater are striking southern Thailand as a strengthening tropical storm nears nervous coastal villages and popular tourist resorts. Authorities made rounds in coastal Nakhon Si Thammarat on Friday morning urging people to leave before roads are blocked. A father and a son rushed off with their belongings on their pickup truck, quickly telling reporters the roof of their house was already damaged. Other officials helped fishermen move boats off the beach,…

Dougie Hamilton, Justin Williams and Teuvo Teravainen scored second-period goals to lead the Carolina Hurricanes past the woeful Philadelphia Flyers, 5-3 on Thursday night. The Flyers fired coach Dave Hakstol and general manager Ron Hextall last month and the shake-up has yet to spark any kind of sign of playoff life for a franchise that hasn’t won a Stanley Cup since 1975. The Flyers lost their fifth straight game and fell to 3-5-1 under interim…

Several insurance companies have filed lawsuits blaming Pacific Gas & Electric Co., for a deadly California wildfire that destroyed 14,000 homes and triggered billions of dollars in insurance claims. The lawsuits filed by Allstate, State Farm and USAA come on top of several other cases filed by victims of the Camp Fire, which devastated the towns of Paradise, Magalia and Concow north of Sacramento. Investigators have not pinpointed a cause for the fires but the…

Two Horry County Sheriff’s deputies will face criminal charges for their roles in the drowning of two women in the back of a transport van swept up by floodwaters, lawyers and members of a victim’s family told The Sun News. “I am happy that it looks like the wheels of justice are moving in the right direction for Wendy and Nikki,” said Donella Green-Johnson, Nikki’s sister. Horry County Sheriff deputy Stephen Flood, who was driving…

A little over a year ago, North Carolina officials proudly unveiled revamped school report cards that Superintendent Mark Johnson described as “the kind of information (parents) need, in an accessible format we can understand.” Data about each school’s academic performance, teacher qualifications and school climate can be especially helpful to families deciding whether to apply for magnet, charter or private schools. But this year’s data won’t be posted until after most such applications close, state…

Thai authorities suspended ferry services and began evacuations Thursday ahead of a powerful tropical storm that is expected to pound the Southeast Asian nation’s famed southern beach resorts. Rain was already falling around the Gulf of Thailand on Thursday morning and officials warned that torrential downpours, strong winds and rough seas were expected in 16 provinces when Tropical Storm Pabuk makes its expected landfall on Friday. “There will be heavy rainfall and we have to…

More rain is expected to fall in York County and surrounding areas, and experts are urging caution around lakes and rivers. Duke Energy on Wednesday released a safety message for area lakes along the Catawba River Basin. Four lakes are expected to pass flood levels and several sit within inches of joining them. Duke again said Lake Wateree, south of Lancaster, could rise to 3 feet above flood level. “Significant rainfall is forecast for the…