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Krista Holland wanders past huddles of people at a storm shelter in Chapel Hill, N.C. Some are wearing Red Cross vests; others are in bathrobes and pajamas. The Wilmington principal is looking for any of her students who may have evacuated to the shelter before Hurricane Florence made landfall. She recognizes a young man wearing earbuds. “You remember me,” the longtime educator says. “Ms. Holland?” It turns out Tyshawn Pringle is a former student. He…

RED OAK, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Historic rain caused a flood of problems across North Texas Friday evening and going into Saturday. The community in Red Oak has been hard at work trying to clean up the mess the rains left behind. The community saw signs of hope from an army of volunteers, church members, and weary neighbors who helped clean up after floodwaters forced one family from their home. “It was life and death. There…

Published 10:44 am CDT, Saturday, September 22, 2018 DALLAS (AP) — At least one person has died and emergency personnel have conducted numerous high-water rescues as rain continues to lash parts of Texas, causing damage to homes and instances of flash flooding. Authorities say a 23-year-old man drowned near the University of Texas at Arlington when floodwaters swept him away as he crossed a bridge. His body was recovered early Saturday. Dallas Fire-Rescue says as many…

During hurricanes like Florence, many people find themselves trapped and needing rescue. Sometimes volunteers step in to help — but emergency managers say some may be creating problems of their own. This week while visiting eastern North Carolina, President Trump thanked the first responders who sometimes risk their own lives to help, mentioning traditional government officials like police officers and firefighters – and “our great Cajun Navy.” That group is one of several volunteer organizations…

A rhinoceros born and raised in San Diego is getting used to a new home in Tanzania. The eastern black rhino is one of about 740 of the critically endangered animals left alive, and he recently completed a 68-hour journey to Africa. “That was quite the feat,” said Beverly “Beezie” Burden who works at the African reserve managed by the Singita Grumeti Fund. “It involved two trucks. Three different airplanes. Five countries. And I think…

[embedded content] Throughout the western U.S., water conservation is in the toilet. And that’s a good thing. Since the 1990s, a strange phenomenon has played out in arid western urban areas. Populations are booming while overall water use is staying the same or going down. The trend is clear in Denver, Albuquerque, N.M., Las Vegas, San Diego and Phoenix: Cities are growing and using less water in the process. It’s impossible to give credit to…

Heavy, in some cases record-breaking rains have unleashed flash floods across parts of central and southern Oklahoma and northern Texas. So far, as much as 12.5 inches of rain had fallen Friday in southern Oklahoma. The 12.44 inches of rain registered between 6 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. Friday in Fittstown, Oklahoma, about 75 miles southeast of Oklahoma City, was the most recorded in the 25 years since Oklahoma Climatological Survey’s Mesonet was established. The total…

Carmen Lugo has lived in Puerto Rico her whole life, and her whole life she has feared the water that comes out of her tap. “When I was a child, we used filters,” she says, leaning on the doorjamb with her 11-year-old in front of her and two teenage sons sleepy-eyed behind her on a morning in July. “The water here,” she says, pausing as she purses her lips in a tight smile. She chooses…

A-J Media Wednesday Sep 19, 2018 at 3:47 PM Sep 19, 2018 at 3:47 PM Volunteers are needed for a community-wide storm damage clean-up event Saturday morning in Crosbyton. Community members, church congregations, and a South Plains disaster relief organization already are planning to work together at the event organized by the non-profit, non-denominational service organization South Plains Regional Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster, better known as VOAD, according to a news release from the organization. VOAD brings organizations and people together to provide community…