Month: December 2021

In the days since tornados swept through the Midwest, the priority has been restoring access to power and water to those in need. WASHINGTON — For the fifth time since taking office less than a year ago, President Joe Biden is taking on the grim task Wednesday of visiting an area ravaged by natural disaster to offer comfort and condolences. Biden was headed to Kentucky to survey damage and offer federal support for the victims…

Members of Triple Community Fire Department requested to join in the state’s search-and-rescue efforts. MORGANTON, N.C. — A group of volunteer firefighters with Triple Community Fire Department near Morganton will be heading to Western Kentucky to offer help searching for survivors and victims following last week’s deadly tornados. Lt. Kelly Michaels and his fellow firefighters were already planning to visit friends in eastern Kentucky when the tornados hit the state. RELATED: Red Cross looking for volunteers…

BBB’s Give.org recommends before making a contribution or sending a donation to verify if the charity they choose to support meets the BBB Standards. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A lot of people are looking to give to victims of this weekend’s devastating tornadoes and storms.  But there are plenty of scammers looking to take advantage of your good intentions. Tom Bartholomy from the Better Business Bureau shows us what you should be looking out for. BBB’s Give.org recommends…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Is this latest weather disaster a sign of things to come? The tornadoes we saw over the weekend were unlike any of the weather events we normally see in December. Tornadoes are not unheard of this time of year, but they can happen when the conditions are exactly right.  And that’s what we saw Friday night into Saturday.  So is climate change to blame? Researchers say it’s hard to pin any individual weather…

Help is now pouring in from around the country including right here in the Carolinas. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Over the course of a weekend, life as thousands of people across the US knew it was reduced to miles of rubble and debris after a string of tornadoes ripped through communities in 5 states. Help is now pouring in from around the country including right here in the Carolinas. “It just breaks my heart,” said Bud Frank, a…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Lowe’s announced Monday that it will donate $1 million to support immediate relief and recovery efforts after tornadoes cut through Kentucky and the surrounding areas.  The $1 million donation will assist Lowe’s disaster relief partners including the American Red Cross and Lowe’s nonprofit Pro customers, helping these organizations and others provide emergency shelter, critical relief supplies, food, blood center operations and comfort to those affected by the deadly tornadoes. “It’s heartbreaking to…

Survivors of one of the tornadoes that cut a path of destruction through the Midwest and South are grappling with ruins all around them in Mayfield, Kentucky. MAYFIELD, Ky. — Judy Burton’s hands shivered as she gazed up at what had been her third-floor apartment. She could see her clothes still hanging in the closet, through the building’s shredded walls. Across the street, her church was boarded up. A few blocks away, the spire was…