Month: March 2019

Carolina Hurricanes (43-28-7, fourth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (42-25-11, third in the Metropolitan Division) Pittsburgh; Sunday, 5 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Sidney Crosby leads Pittsburgh into a matchup against Carolina. He’s eighth in the NHL with 94 points, scoring 33 goals and recording 61 assists. The Penguins have gone 14-8-4 against division opponents. Pittsburgh is seventh in the NHL recording 9 points per game, averaging 3.3 goals and 5.6 assists. FLASH SALE!…

The Kentucky Wildcats are taking on the Houston Cougars in the Sweet 16 on Friday in Kansas City, Missouri. A photo of a fan sign near UK’s campus in Lexington is going viral after the message said, “We’re gonna finish what Harvey started …. #CatsBy90,” according to Houston’s CBS affiliate KHOU 11. Hurricane Harvey wreaked havoc on the Houston area in 2017 with record flooding that ultimately claimed the lives of 68 people in the…

Four days after Hurricane Florence made official landfall just north of here, Brunswick County Board of Commissioners Chairman Frank Williams set out to update his constituents in the state’s fastest-growing county. Floodwaters had washed out all routes between his house and the emergency services building in Bolivia, the county seat, so he went to Leland Town Hall to meet the small gathering of local reporters who could make it. “The sheriff said I would need…

Nic Dowd scored on a deflection with 4:56 remaining and the Washington Capitals clinched a playoff berth with a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night. Brett Connolly and Jakub Vrana also scored and Braden Holtby made 24 saves to help the defending Stanley Cup champions reach the 100-point mark for the fifth straight season and wrap up their 11th spot in the playoffs in 12 years. Alex Ovechkin — with 49 goals…

RALEGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Like most sports fans, Ken Brasington has an attachment to his gear. “It kind of describes who I am and where I’ve been,” said Brasington. “It means the world.” It means the world because the 15-year-old hat has been around the world with the marine, including to Raleigh in December to watch the Capitals play the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena. All of a sudden, Alex Ovechkin’s hat trick wasn’t the…

Carolina Hurricanes battle the Washington Capitals By March 28, 2019 09:02 PM Check out photos from the Carolina Hurricanes NHL game against the Washington Capitals at Raleigh, NC’s PNC Arena Thursday night, March 28, 2019.

After this spring’s massive flooding along the Missouri River, many want to blame the agency that manages the river’s dams for making the disaster worse, but it may not be that simple. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says much of the water that created the flooding came from rain and melting snow that flowed into the river downstream of all the dams, and at the same time, massive amounts of water filled the reservoirs…

March 28 marks the anniversary of a devastating and deadly tornado outbreak that killed dozens and injured hundreds throughout North and South Carolina in 1984. According to NC State University, the outbreak produced 22 tornadoes. Fifty-seven people died and another 800 were injured. Copyright © 2019 WTVD-TV. All Rights Reserved.

A storm that brought hail the size of golf balls to Florida on Wednesday has moved out and now we are watching our western storm to cross the country and bring more severe storms, heavy rain and even snow! Unsettled weather stretches from the West Coast all the way to the Midwest on Thursday morning with heavy rain and snow. Heavy snow has been falling on Interstate 80 in California over the Donner Summit where…

Lumberton, N.C. — Six months after Hurricane Florence slammed into North Carolina, a long-awaited project is on track in hopes of preventing massive flooding that swamped west Lumberton. West Lumberton suffered historic flooding not only during Florence, but also in Hurricane Matthew in October 2016. The earthen levee along the Lumber River was built to prevent floodwater from invading the neighborhoods, but where it intersects Interstate 95 and the CSX railroad, the levee has a…

The Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes are eyeing different prizes as the final week of the season approaches. Their objectives are similar as they go into Thursday night’s game at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. Winning the game would enhance the playoff position for either team. “We need everyone (on board) right now,” Capitals goalie Braden Holtby said. “We’re focused on trying to win a game so we’re not letting anything get in our head.”…

Authorities in Portugal have placed the country on high alert for wildfires amid a prolonged dry spell and unseasonably high temperatures. The government announced a civil protection alert from Wednesday through Sunday because of “a significant worsening of the wildfire risk.” The alert means exceptional measures are being enacted, including more firefighters on standby and a ban on burning cut vegetation. The move comes after many weeks of almost no rain. A typically dry easterly…

Alex Ovechkin scored his NHL-leading 49th goal of the season to snap a four-game drought and help Washington beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 on Tuesday night, increasing the Capitals’ division lead. Ovechkin snapped a shot past Petr Mrazek for the go-ahead goal 4:31 into the third period for his third goal in 10 games. With his 656th career goal, Ovechkin tied Brendan Shanahan for 13th on the all-time list. T.J. Oshie and John Carlson also…

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scored his NHL-leading 49th goal of the season to snap a four-game drought and help Washington beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 on Tuesday night, increasing the Capitals’ division lead. Ovechkin snapped a shot past Petr Mrazek for the go-ahead goal 4:31 into the third period for his third goal in 10 games. Fans chanted, “We want 50!” after Ovechkin’s goal was announced, but they’ll have to wait at least a couple…

Flooding that has hit parts of the Midwest hard has nearly paralyzed an American Indian reservation in southern South Dakota, swamping roads, trapping people in homes and cutting off water supplies to thousands. The situation on the sprawling Pine Ridge Reservation was improving Tuesday, but two weeks of severe flooding could put the Oglala Sioux tribe in recovery mode for months, if not longer, and deal a serious blow to its economy, President Julian Bear…

A prolonged drought followed by a welcomed spike in rain and another dry spell has created a “recipe for destruction” that’s manifesting itself in wildfires of historic proportions raging in California, leveling thousands of homes and killing at least 31 people, a state fire official told ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Monday. With blazes burning in both Northern and Southern California, firefighters on the front lines are being pushed to the brink, many working 24-hour…

Deadly tornadoes swept across the southeast in early March, leaving a trail of wreckage in their wake. Much of the devastation was in Alabama, where 23 people were killed, making the storm “the deadliest tornado to hit the United States in six years,” The New York Times reported. In the midst of all that destruction a family in Lee County survived the tornado, according to WXIA. And one room in their home was spared —…

Almost 90 reports of damaging storms were recorded over the weekend from Texas to Illinois, including a tornado near St. Louis and golf ball-sized hail that covered the ground near the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area. That storm system is heading east today and expected to deliver more severe weather to the Deep South and Southeast. Hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes remain the biggest threats. Melting snow in the upper Midwest is forcing rivers higher,…

Two teams with some offensive firepower hope to make it a complete weekend of good work, when the Montreal Canadiens and Carolina Hurricanes collide Sunday night in Raleigh, N.C. Carolina (41-26-7, 89 points) is trending toward a playoff spot, but the Hurricanes sense they can’t afford missed opportunities. “It feels like it’s do-or-die,” coach Rod Brind’Amour said. His team has won three of four games in a five-game homestand. That includes Saturday night’s 5-1 whipping…

Teuvo Teravainen had a goal and two assists and the Carolina Hurricanes kept pace in the playoff race with a 5-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night. Jordan Staal, Brett Pesce, Andrei Svechnikov and Lucas Wallmark also scored for Carolina, which picked up its fifth win in seven games to keep its hold on the Eastern Conference’s first wild-card spot. Petr Mrazek stopped 24 shots. The Hurricanes, who own the NHL’s longest playoff…

The Missouri River and Mississippi River continue to wreak havoc on parts of the Plains and Midwest as record river flooding continues to pose a threat to communities. Parts of the Missouri River near St. Joseph, Missouri; Atchison, Kansas; Leavenworth, Kansas; and Parkville, Missouri, are seeing river flooding currently at — or expected to rise to — moderate and major flood stage. The Missouri River is receding below notable flood stage in Omaha. However, the…

As Nino Niederreiter looks to continue helping the Carolina Hurricanes‘ push toward ending their nine-year playoff drought, he can also potentially deliver a hit to his former team’s postseason plans. On Saturday night in Raleigh, N.C., the Minnesota Wild face Niederreiter for the first time since they traded him to the Hurricanes in this matchup of playoff hopefuls. A long-time contributor and fan-favorite for the Wild, Niederreiter was losing ice time in his sixth season…