FLORENCE FUNDING: More than $5.5 million approved to New Hanover County

FLORENCE FUNDING: More than $5.5 million approved to New Hanover County

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Wilmington started its construction and demolition debris pick-up from Hurricane Florence on Oct. 8, 2018. (Photo: Monique Robinson/WWAY) NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved more than $5.5 million to reimburse New Hanover County for costs related to Hurricane Florence. Funds reimburse expenses to operate four emergency operations centers that supported response efforts in New Hanover County. The reimbursement also covers…

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Texas Tornado Roland Gutierrez Keeps Up His Fight to Legalize Cannabis

Texas Tornado Roland Gutierrez Keeps Up His Fight to Legalize Cannabis

Editor’s Note: Jade Esteban Estrada is the writer of Glitter Political, a series of articles detailing San Antonio’s political scene. It’s a rainy Friday morning when I meet Texas State Rep. Roland Gutierrez in his Southwest campaign office. He’s just returned from a trip to Colorado, where he continues his research on cannabis legalization, a primary issue of his second campaign for Texas Senate.…

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Hurricanes Gameday Diary: Back to work

Hurricanes Gameday Diary: Back to work

By Adam Gold radio host 99.9 the Fan Back to work everyone! If it seems as though it’s been more than a weeks since you’ve been frustrated that the Carolina Hurricanes haven’t taken advantage of a great first period, it’s only because it’s true. The Canes have been off since last Tuesday’s 4-1 win over the Jets as the league took a break for the All Stars to show off followed by the CBA-mandated winter…

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National Weather Service ranks Houston's biggest weather disasters, from ice storms to tornadoes

National Weather Service ranks Houston's biggest weather disasters, from ice storms to tornadoes

Christmas EF – 3 Tornado Date: December 25, 2012 Details: Severe thunderstorms and one of the storms produced an EF-3 Tornado near Pennington, Texas. An EF3 tornado has estimated wind speeds between 136 and 165 mph. In this photo: Murphy High School teacher Leland Howard tries to salvage items where his algebra classroom once stood in a temporary building at Murphy High School as residents clean up and assess the damage from a Christmas Day…

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Davis Elementary School first-graders raise almost $2K to support Australian wildfire relief

Davis Elementary School first-graders raise almost $2K to support Australian wildfire relief

AUSTIN, Texas — Editor’s note: The attached video is from another school that raised money to support Australian wildfire relief. First-grade students at Davis Elementary School raised nearly $2,000 on Thursday to benefit the World Wildfire Fund Australia. The students raised approximately $1,850 by making and selling handmade arts and crafts featuring Australian animals at its “Australian Relief Marketplace.” RELATED: Quilting for a cause: Round Rock students raising money for Australia animals Austin filmmaker, photographer…

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Australian wildfires: NASA visualization shows spread of smoke across the globe

Australian wildfires: NASA visualization shows spread of smoke across the globe

PASADENA, Calif. — A new visualization from NASA shows how the smoke plume from the Australian wildfires has traveled across the globe over the past several weeks. The visualization from the Earth Science Communications Team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory tracks various events across the globe between August 2019 and January 2020. NASA explained in a news release: “As smoke from the massive fires has interacted with global weather, the transport of smoke plumes around…

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Floods, landslide in western Indonesia leave 7 dead

Floods, landslide in western Indonesia leave 7 dead

By BINSAR BAKKARA, Associated Press MEDAN, Indonesia — Landslides and floods from torrential rains on Indonesia’s Sumatra island killed at least seven people and displaced thousands, the disaster agency said Wednesday. Large areas of Central Tapanuli district in North Sumatra province were inundated with up to 2.5 meters (6 feet) of water after rivers burst their banks shortly after midnight, said Agus Wibowo, spokesman for the National Disaster Mitigation Agency. He said rescuers recovered five…

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CEO walks back pledge to fix homes damaged in Houston blast

CEO walks back pledge to fix homes damaged in Houston blast

Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Updated 6:41 pm CST, Tuesday, January 28, 2020 Angel Silva talks about the blast that damaged his newly purchased home on Bridgeland Lane in Houston, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, after the Watson Grinding Manufacturing explosion early Friday morning. (Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via AP) less Angel Silva talks about the blast that damaged his newly purchased home on Bridgeland Lane in Houston, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, after the Watson Grinding Manufacturing explosion…

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Wildfire threatens homes on Australian capital's outskirts

Wildfire threatens homes on Australian capital's outskirts

CANBERRA, Australia — A wildfire sparked by a military helicopter helping firefighting efforts was blazing out of control and threatening homes on the outskirts of Australia’s capital on Wednesday as fire danger escalated across the country’s southeast. The fire had spread over 9 ,500 hectares ( 23,500 acres) since it was started by a transport helicopter landing light that ignited grass in a national park south of Canberra on Monday afternoon, authorities said. The fire…

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City Councilman Greg Travis Discusses Flooding, Issues Facing District G

City Councilman Greg Travis Discusses Flooding, Issues Facing District G

Houston City Councilman Greg Travis represents District G, which encompasses much of the western portion of the city. To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: <iframe src=”https://embed.hpm.io/358674/358706″ style=”height: 115px; width: 100%;”></iframe> Every Tuesday, Houston Matters offers you a chance to talk with an elected official. This week, Houston City Council Member Greg Travis joins us. He represents District G, which encompasses much of western Houston stretching from Shepherd all…

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Watson CEO promises to repair Houston-area homes damaged in Gessner explosion — but offers few details

Watson CEO promises to repair Houston-area homes damaged in Gessner explosion — but offers few details

Interior bedroom of Hortensia Lima’s home which was seriously damaged and deemed uninhabitable on Stanford Court in Houston, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, after the Friday morning explosion at the Watson Grinding Manufacturing plant. less Interior bedroom of Hortensia Lima’s home which was seriously damaged and deemed uninhabitable on Stanford Court in Houston, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, after the Friday morning explosion at the Watson Grinding … more Photo: Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle / Staff Photographer…

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Austin filmmaker, photographer selling kangaroo portraits to benefit Australian wildlife organization after wildfires

Austin filmmaker, photographer selling kangaroo portraits to benefit Australian wildlife organization after wildfires

AUSTIN, Texas — An Austin filmmaker and photographer is using his talents to help a wildlife organization in Australia on the heels of the tragic wildfires.  Austrialia’s historic wildfires have reportedly scarred more than 20 million acres of land and killed nearly half a billion animals. AccuWeather predicts Australia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2020 will fall nearly 1% from a previously forecasted 2.75% growth, according to the Reserve Bank of Australia. Australia’s 2018 GDP…

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Selena Gomez On Recapturing Her Public Image, Mental Health And Her No. 1 Album

Selena Gomez On Recapturing Her Public Image, Mental Health And Her No. 1 Album

Over four years is a long time to go between albums in pop music, and it has been an especially eventful period for Selena Gomez. In the space between 2015’s Revival and her latest release, Rare, Gomez has battled Lupus, depression and anxiety, and had two high profile breakups — all while millions followed along on social media. All of those public struggles form the backbone for the songs on Rare, which debuted at No….

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&#039;It’s just been absolute hell&#039; | Moving back into homes damaged by Watson explosion unknown

'It’s just been absolute hell' | Moving back into homes damaged by Watson explosion unknown

HOUSTON — It has been nearly 48 hours since an explosion at Watson Grinding and Manufacturing killed two people and injured nearly 20 others. The aftermath of the blast continued to affect residents in the Westbranch neighborhood on Saturday evening forced out their homes because of damage. Some of the homes on several blocks have been damaged to the point where many of the residents can’t stay there. KHOU Homeowners have done what they can…

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Heavy rains in Brazil cause flooding, landslides; 30 killed

Heavy rains in Brazil cause flooding, landslides; 30 killed

RIO DE JANEIRO — Two days of heavy rains caused flooding and landslides in southeast Brazil that have killed at least 30 people, authorities said Saturday. Civil Defense officials said 17 people are listed as missing and 2,600 were evacuated from their houses in Minas Gerais state, which has been buffeted by 48 hours of torrential rains. The death toll had stood at 11 earlier Saturday. Deaths were reported in the capital of Belo Horizonte…

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One dead after crash in Florence County

One dead after crash in Florence County

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Car crash (Photo: MGN) (WPDE) – Cpl. Sonny Collins of South Carolina Highway Patrol says one person is dead after a crash in Florence County. It happened on Highway 301, near Red Rd. Around 9:45 p.m. Friday, Collins says a Ford Fusion was headed north, when it ran off the right side of the road, and hit the rear of a commercial vehicle that was legally parked. – Advertisement…

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2 victims killed in massive explosion in northwest Houston identified; hundreds of homes damaged

2 victims killed in massive explosion in northwest Houston identified; hundreds of homes damaged

HOUSTON — Two people were killed early Friday in a massive explosion at an industrial site in northwest Houston. The two victims were apparently employees of the business there. A nearby resident was also taken to the hospital with unknown injuries and 18 people self-reported to emergency rooms with minor injuries, such as cuts and breathing issues, associated with the blast. The explosion at Watson Grinding and Manufacturing at 4500 Gessner was heard and felt…

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2 dead in massive explosion in northwest Houston; hundreds of homes damaged

2 dead in massive explosion in northwest Houston; hundreds of homes damaged

HOUSTON — Two people were killed early Friday in a massive explosion at an industrial site in northwest Houston. The two victims were apparently employees of the business there. A nearby resident was also taken to the hospital with unknown injuries and 18 people self-reported to emergency rooms with minor injuries, such as cuts and breathing issues, associated with the blast. The explosion at Watson Grinding and Manufacturing at 4500 Gessner was heard and felt…

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Australia wildfires: King High School students make cloth pouches for marsupials

Australia wildfires: King High School students make cloth pouches for marsupials

CLOSE A police officer in New South Wales, helped a kangaroo impacted by a wildfire raging in the area. Accuweather A sewing machine hummed as King High School junior Paige Hart guided layers of flannel and fleece under the needle. With soft fabric in maroon and pastel shades, she crafted a pouch Friday afternoon that would hold a young orphaned or displaced marsupial  affected by Australia’s relentless wildfires. The project, a collaboration between student council members…

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Alamo Heights High grad dies fighting wildfires in Australia

Alamo Heights High grad dies fighting wildfires in Australia

Paul Clyde Hudson, a 1995 Alamo Heights High School graduate, was one of three American firefighters killed in a plane crash while battling wildfires in southeastern Australia. Paul Clyde Hudson, a 1995 Alamo Heights High School graduate, was one of three American firefighters killed in a plane crash while battling wildfires in southeastern Australia. Photo: Coulson Aviation Photo: Coulson Aviation Image 1 of / 15 Caption Close Image 1 of 15 Paul Clyde Hudson, a…

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The latest: 2 killed, 200 homes damaged in massive west Houston explosion

The latest: 2 killed, 200 homes damaged in massive west Houston explosion

Maria Giraldo stands in backyard of her neighbor’s home in the 5400 block of Talina Way just one street east of Watson Grinding and Manufacturing, located at 4525 Gessner Rd., where an explosion occurred Friday, January 24, 2020 in Houston. At the home, the door blew off the hinges, most of the windows were broken and walls cracked from the explosion. less Maria Giraldo stands in backyard of her neighbor’s home in the 5400 block…

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Alamo Heights graduate among three killed fighting Australian wildfires

Alamo Heights graduate among three killed fighting Australian wildfires

Paul Clyde Hudson, a 1995 Alamo Heights High School graduate, was one of three American firefighters killed in a plane crash while battling wildfires in southeastern Australia. Paul Clyde Hudson, a 1995 Alamo Heights High School graduate, was one of three American firefighters killed in a plane crash while battling wildfires in southeastern Australia. Photo: Courtesy Photo /Coulson Aviation Photo: Courtesy Photo /Coulson Aviation Image 1 of / 12 Caption Close Image 1 of 12…

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Celebrating Rod Brind&#039;Amour: 20 years since his trade to the Carolina Hurricanes

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Rod Brind’Amour had a vague notion about North Carolina growing up, “I watched the NC State win, Jim Valvano, I think I was 11 or 12 or something. I remember watching that and then everyone on my street playing basketball was trying to be Michael Jordan.” Brind’Amour certainly never envisioned living in North Carolina though, especially once his NHL career had landed him in Philadelphia. He was a Flyer through and…

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Celebrating Rod Brind&#039;Amour: 20 years since his trade to the Hurricanes

Celebrating Rod Brind'Amour: 20 years since his trade to the Hurricanes

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Rod Brind’Amour had a vague notion about North Carolina growing up, “I watched the NC State win, Jim Valvano, I think I was 11 or 12 or something. I remember watching that and then everyone on my street playing basketball was trying to be Michael Jordan.” Brind’Amour certainly never envisioned living in North Carolina though, especially once his NHL career had landed him in Philadelphia. He was a Flyer through and…

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3 US firefighters killed in plane crash while battling Australian wildfires

3 US firefighters killed in plane crash while battling Australian wildfires

SYDNEY — Three Americans were killed when a C-130 Hercules aerial water tanker crashed while battling wildfires in the Snowy Monaro region of Australia’s southern New South Wales state. New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian confirmed the deaths and crash in comments to reporters as Australia attempts to deal with an unprecedented fire season that has left a large swath of destruction. Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons says all three aboard were U.S. residents….

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3 US firefighters killed in plane crash while battling Australian wildfires, officials say

3 US firefighters killed in plane crash while battling Australian wildfires, officials say

SYDNEY — Three Americans were killed when a C-130 Hercules aerial water tanker crashed while battling wildfires in the Snowy Monaro region of Australia’s southern New South Wales state. New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian confirmed the deaths and crash in comments to reporters as Australia attempts to deal with an unprecedented fire season that has left a large swath of destruction. Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons says all three aboard were U.S. residents….

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3 US firefighters killed in plane crash while battling wildfires in Australia, officials say

3 US firefighters killed in plane crash while battling wildfires in Australia, officials say

SYDNEY — Three Americans were killed when a C-130 Hercules aerial water tanker crashed while battling wildfires in the Snowy Monaro region of Australia’s southern New South Wales state. New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian confirmed the deaths and crash in comments to reporters as Australia attempts to deal with an unprecedented fire season that has left a large swath of destruction. Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons says all three aboard were U.S. residents….

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Australian restaurant bakes pizza longer than a football field to raise money for firefighters battling wildfires

Australian restaurant bakes pizza longer than a football field to raise money for firefighters battling wildfires

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (WTVD) — An Italian restaurant in Australia baked a 338-foot pizza to raise money for firefighters battling the devastating wildfires across the continent. The owners of Pellegrini’s, a restaurant in Sydney, said they baked the 16-inch wide and 338-foot long pizza in a conveyor oven Sunday before slicing it into 4,000 pieces. RELATED: Australia fires: Here’s how to help firefighters, victims, animals The pizza was longer than a US football field, which is…

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Man pleads no contest to sexually assaulting woman during Hurricane Florence

Man pleads no contest to sexually assaulting woman during Hurricane Florence

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A man facing several sexual assault charges for a crime that happened during Hurricane Florence appeared in New Hanover County court on Tuesday. Benjamin DiCicco, 43, was arrested and charged with rape and kidnapping on September 17, 2018. According to the New Hanover County District Attorney’s Office, DiCicco pleaded no contest to kidnapping and sexual battery. A judge sentenced DiCicco to a minimum of three and a half years…

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New Houston-Area Rules To Prevent Flooding Are ‘Obsolete On Arrival’, Some Experts Say

New Houston-Area Rules To Prevent Flooding Are ‘Obsolete On Arrival’, Some Experts Say

Brazos River in Fort Bend County. To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: <iframe src=”https://embed.hpm.io/357969/357965″ style=”height: 115px; width: 100%;”></iframe> Fort Bend County officials are the latest in the Houston area to implement stricter development requirements to prevent flooding, with new regulations that went into effect on January 1.  They’re now requiring developers to plan for more rainfall — a 30% increase over their prior estimates, which were based on…

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Wildfires could have a multibillion-dollar impact on Australia&#039;s economy

The Australian wildfires that have scarred more than 20 million acres of land also figure to damage the country’s economy. AccuWeather predicts Australia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2020 will fall nearly one percent from a previously forecasted 2.75 percent growth, according to the Reserve Bank of Australia, to 1.90 percent because of the negative economic impact of the wildfires. Australia’s 2018 GDP was $1.42 trillion U.S. dollars (roughly $2.053 trillion Australian dollars) so the…

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16 months later, Bellevue Cemetery finally moving past Florence

16 months later, Bellevue Cemetery finally moving past Florence

After a grim post-storm outlook, community support and dedicated volunteers help restore historic cemetery WILMINGTON – Save for the hum of cars winding by on Princess Place Drive, it’s all quiet at Bellevue Cemetery – and it’s caretakers are immensely grateful for it. Nearly a year and a half ago, Hurricane Florence ripped through the region and ravaged the 32-acre historic cemetery. The destructive storm drowned the staff’s landscaping equipment in Burnt Mill Creek, knocked…

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Dust storms and golf ball-sized hail are battering southeastern Australia

Dust storms and golf ball-sized hail are battering southeastern Australia

By Jessie Yeung, CNN Parts of southeastern Australia are being pelted by hailstones the size of golf balls, big enough to smash car windows and injure birds, less than 24 hours after the region was hit by massive dust storms. The hailstorms arrived in the national capital Canberra on Monday afternoon, covering the ground with white balls of ice and leaves that have been stripped from trees. People ran for cover, and drivers pulled off…

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The Pentagon Says Wildfires, Driven By Climate Change, Are A Growing National Security Threat

The Pentagon Says Wildfires, Driven By Climate Change, Are A Growing National Security Threat

From Texas Public Radio: A 2019 Department of Defense report concluded that the effects of a changing climate, including wildfires, threaten dozens of military bases. Wildfires, exacerbated by climate change, are a growing concern for the Department of Defense as a threat to military installations around the world. Read more. 

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Floods kill at least 6 in southern Brazil

Floods kill at least 6 in southern Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO — At least six people have died and at least one more was missing Sunday following torrential rains in southern Brazil, authorities said. Meteorologists said nearly 250 millimeters (10 inches) of rain devastated parts of Espiritu Santo state starting Friday, though the rains had tapered off by Sunday. State firefighters reported three dead in the town of Alfredo Chaves and three others in Iconha, where at least one woman was missing. Rescue…

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UNC journalism students visit Bahamas months after Hurricane Dorian

UNC journalism students visit Bahamas months after Hurricane Dorian

By Payton Tysinger, TV News Production Assistant at WRAL Payton Tysinger and Jilly Kuehn, both broadcast journalism students at UNC-Chapel Hill, are visiting Marsh Harbor in the Bahamas’ Abaco Islands to see firsthand how residents are recovering months after Hurricane Dorian. This is their first report. Abaco Islands, Bahamas — Hurricane Dorian made landfall in Marsh Harbor on Sept. 1. Nearly five months later, the residents are still living among the rubble that was their…

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Warehouse filled with Hurricane Maria supplies discovered in Puerto Rico; Government official ousted

Warehouse filled with Hurricane Maria supplies discovered in Puerto Rico; Government official ousted

A Puerto Rican emergency management official was ousted after a warehouse was discovered with supplies dating back to Hurricane Maria. A video posted to Facebook shows a warehouse in Ponce filled with thousands of cases of water and other much-needed supplies that are believed to have dated back to the hurricane that struck the island in 2017 With this new discovery, Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vazquez has dismissed Carlos Acevedo, the director of Puerto Rico’s…

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Recent Earthquakes Exacerbate Exodus From Puerto Rico, But Some People Choose To Stay

Recent Earthquakes Exacerbate Exodus From Puerto Rico, But Some People Choose To Stay

From Texas Standard: The massive exodus of Puerto Ricans heading to the mainland started in 2006 with the island’s recession. Then came the government’s debt crisis of 2014 and more people left. After hurricanes Maria and Irma, people also left in droves to the point that the Pew Research Center released a study in 2018 saying the island’s population had reached a 40-year low. Now, the recent earthquakes that started in December of 2019 and…

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Security cam shows tornado rip up North Central High School

Security cam shows tornado rip up North Central High School

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Newly released security camera footage shows the moment a powerful tornado struck a South Carolina high school over the weekend.  The EF-2 struck around 10:30 on January 11 at North Central High School near the city of Camden.  The video, taken from multiple cameras, shows what it was like inside and around the school when the 130 mile an hour winds came through. The video shows debris flying around a classroom and…

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Puerto Rico Relief: Trump Declares Major Disaster After Series Of Earthquakes

Puerto Rico Relief: Trump Declares Major Disaster After Series Of Earthquakes

Weeks after a powerful earthquake and dozens of aftershocks rocked Puerto Rico, citizens whose homes were damaged or destroyed by the quakes will be granted access to some financial relief, officials announced on Thursday. President Trump “declared that a major disaster exists” in the southern regions of Puerto Rico and “ordered Federal assistance to supplement Commonwealth and local recovery efforts,” the White House said in a statement. The announcement of the disaster declaration comes on…

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Orton Plantation announces hurricane debris prescribed burn

Orton Plantation announces hurricane debris prescribed burn

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Smoke from a prescribed burn at Orton Plantation in Brunswick County could be seen at least as far away as the Pine Valley area of Wilmington on March 10, 2016. (Photo: Jessica Viox) WINNABOW, NC (January 17, 2020) – Orton Plantation will conduct some small controlled burns in January and February. According to a press release, these small burns will address Hurricane Dorian debris clean up and will be…

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