Month: June 2021

SURFSIDE, Florida — A fire official told families that four additional victims have been found dead in the collapse condo rubble, bumping the death toll up to 16. This is a breaking news update. A previous version of this report is below. Florida authorities asked the federal government for an additional rescue team to comb the rubble of a collapsed condo tower, underscoring the strenuous nature of the open-ended search for survivors in an area…

Governor Gavin Newsom will be in Siskiyou County on Wednesday morning, where the Lava Fire is currently burning more than 13,000 acres. RELATED: Map shows riskiest areas in California for damaging wildfires He’s meeting virtually with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and other governors from Western states to talk about the wildfire season, drought and unprecedented heat in the west. They are expected to discuss prevention efforts and preparedness. That meeting is happening…

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — The Carolina Hurricanes will not play an outdoor game at Carter-Finley Stadium this upcoming season. The team said it came to that agreement with the NHL earlier in the year. The game will reportedly be rescheduled for the following season. Hurricanes President and General Manager Don Waddel cited the need to have a safe environment and desire to have a full stadium as reasons for postponing the game. Copyright © 2021…

By The Associated Press BERLIN — Thunderstorms hit Germany late Monday and torrential rain poured down on southern and western parts of the country leading to dozens of accidents and hundreds of firefighter operations throughout the night. In Bavaria, some villages were flooded, including Moemlingen, near Frankfurt, where streets were completely covered by water and mud and many basements had to be pumped dry by firefighters, German news agency dpa reported on Tuesday. In Stuttgart,…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center A Tropical Depression has made landfall off the coast of South Carolina on Monday with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph. As of 3 p.m. Monday, the storm turned into Tropical Storm Danny. But just hours later at 10:45 p.m., the storm was downgraded back to a tropical depression. While the storm is making landfall just to our south, it isn’t likely to impact us with any sort of severe…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center A Tropical Depression has made landfall off the coast of South Carolina on Monday with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph. As of 3 p.m. Monday, the storm turned into Tropical Storm Danny. “Landfall is imminent,” said WRAL meteorologist Kat Campbell earlier Monday, predicting the arrival of the storm. While the storm is making landfall just to our south, it isn’t likely to impact us with any sort of severe…