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14 seconds ago (Photo: Fly-by-Owen / Wikimedia Commons / MGN) (AP) — A small turboprop plane bound for Jamaica carrying hurricane relief supplies crashed into a pond in a residential neighborhood of the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Coral Springs on Monday morning, minutes after takeoff, authorities said. A fire official told The Associated Press no victims were located during rescue efforts and they said the search had become a recovery operation. It wasn’t immediately known…

6 minutes ago BRUNSWICK, NC (WWAY) — A bulldozer and dump truck knocked down the first of two homes that remain on a cul-de-sac inside Stoney Creek.  Last year, a storm flooded the back streets of the neighborhood that were still reeling from Hurricane Florence.  The state bought out the owners of two of the homes that were damaged, and now they are finally being raised, causing a lot of emotion for neighbors like Thomas Meyer, who lives between the two homes, and attempted to salvage his…

5 minutes ago People walk through Santa Cruz, Jamaica, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, after Hurricane Melissa passed. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix), RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — The NC Office of State Fire Marshal is taking a leading role in assisting the Jamaica Fire Service as the island recovers from the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa. Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a category 5 hurricane. State Fire Marshal Brian Taylor has been in direct communication with…

1 minute ago Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness describes Black River as “ground zero” for Hurricane Melissa, Photo Date: 10/29/2025, Prime Minister of Jamaica / Andrew Holness, MGN Key West, Florida (CBS) — Across the U.S., there are furious efforts to get aid into the Caribbean nation of Jamaica following the trail of destruction and devastation left by Hurricane Melissa. Tens of thousands remain in shelters, and about 490,000 homes and businesses were still without power…

6 minutes ago Wilmington, NC (WWAY)– The North Carolina emergency management association held its meeting on Wednesday at the Wilmington convention center. It’s an opportunity for delegates to exchange information and resources to help coordinate statewide efforts in the event of a hurricane or flooding. with recent storms causing widespread erosion on beaches and flooding from Hurricane Helene last year. The association’s president Daniel Roten says it was a groundbreaking event for them. Roten said,…

8 minutes ago WHITEVILLE, NC (WWAY-TV) – Many Whiteville residents and business owners attended a heated city council meeting Wednesday night as several of them demanded a response to recent flooding. “We’re here to stand we want some answers and we want them now, we don’t know what the hold up is,” said Elizabeth Kasitati, owner of the Donut Shop and Restaurant said. Kasitati said her business has repeatedly been flooded with storm waters over…

4 minutes ago People walk through Santa Cruz, Jamaica, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, after Hurricane Melissa passed. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix), SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Flooding from Hurricane Melissa killed 25 people in Haiti while the storm still churned across Cuba on Wednesday after leaving Jamaica with widespread damage and power outages, officials say. Jean Bertrand Subrème, mayor of the southern Haitian coastal town of Petit-Goâve, told The Associated Press that 25 people died after La…

1 minute ago Hurricane Melissa, Graphic Date: 10/27/2025, NOAA, MGN KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled onto roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa pummeled the Caribbean island as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record. Landslides, fallen trees and numerous power outages were reported as Melissa hit with 185 mph (295 kph) winds near New Hope, with officials cautioning that the cleanup…

16 hours ago WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Hurricane Melissa made landfall over the island nation of Jamaica on Tuesday as a powerful Category 5. Here in the Cape Fear, a couple originally from Jamaica is worried about their family and friends. Nigel Wood and his wife Nordia Rose-Wood have seen many photos and videos of Melissa hitting the island, sent by family and friends as the storm progresses north across Jamaica. “It’s been heartbroken, you…

6 minutes ago Hurricane Melissa, Graphic Date: 10/27/2025, NOAA, MGN KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters expected it to unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage. At that strength, it would be the strongest hurricane to hit the island since record-keeping began in 1851. Blamed for seven deaths in the northern Caribbean as it headed toward the island, Melissa was on track to make landfall Tuesday in…

12 seconds ago Carolina Hurricanes (Credit: NHL / MGN) RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The injuries piled up quickly during the Carolina Hurricanes’ six-game road trip out West, enough so that a reporter asked coach Rod Brind’Amour whether he felt like he left with one team and came back with a different one. “Good way to put it, yeah,” Brind’Amour said Monday. “It did actually. I don’t know how many guys went out there, but it…

8 minutes ago Workers board up shop windows ahead of Hurricane Melissa’s forecast arrival in Kingston, Jamaica, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength Monday as it neared Jamaica, where forecasters said it would unleash catastrophic flooding, multiple landslides and extensive infrastructure damage. It would be the strongest hurricane to hit the island since record keeping began in 1851. Melissa, blamed for six deaths…

7 minutes ago Heavy winds affecting trees, Photo Date: 02/15/2013, Pixabay, MGN KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength Monday as it neared Jamaica with up to 30 inches (76 centimeters) of rain and a life-threatening storm surge. Melissa is forecast to make landfall on the island Tuesday and cross Cuba and the Bahamas through Wednesday. Melissa was centered about 130 miles (205 kilometers) south-southwest of Kingston, Jamaica, and about 315…

14 seconds ago Probable Path of Melissa from 10/23/25 (Photo: National Hurricane Center / MGN) KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Tropical Storm Melissa neared hurricane strength Saturday and was expected to rapidly intensify this weekend, as forecasters warned of massive rainfall and life-threatening flooding and landslides in the northern Caribbean. An astounding 35 inches (89 centimeters) of rain was anticipated in southwest Haiti. The erratic and slow-moving storm has killed at least three people in Haiti…

1 minute ago Close up of tree blowing in wind, Photo Date: 5/5/13, Pexels, MGN SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Melissa lumbered through the Caribbean Sea on Thursday, bringing a risk of dangerous landslides and life-threatening flooding to Jamaica and southern Hispaniola. Officials urged residents of flood-prone areas to seek higher ground. Dozens of people were already in shelters in the Dominican Republic, and schools, businesses and government agencies were closed in…