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11 minutes ago CAPE FEAR (WWAY) — Some beach communities recovering and rebuilding from Potential Tropical Cyclone 8 (PTC 8) may have some flooding issues later this week because of something high in the sky. This Thursday, a super full moon will be in the night sky. A supermoon is when the moon is at its closest position to the Earth and will appear slightly larger and brighter in the sky. Supermoons occur around 4…

12 minutes ago Flooding from Helene in Asheville, NC (Photo: MGN/WGRZ-TV) NORTH CAROLINA (CBS NEWS) — As the nearly 65,000 residents of hard-hit Rutherford County, North Carolina, struggle to clear endless mud and debris left behind by Hurricane Helene, help has hit a roadblock. Federal Emergency Management Agency crews in North Carolina were forced to relocate due to a reported armed threat against workers, first reported by The Washington Post. Out of an abundance of…

13 seconds ago WASHINGTON (AP) — A pair of unwelcome and destructive guests named Helene and Milton have stormed their way into this year’s presidential election. The back-to-back hurricanes have jumbled the schedules of Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump, both of whom devoted part of their recent days to tackling questions about the storm recovery effort. The two hurricanes are forcing basic questions about who as president would best respond to deadly natural…

6 minutes ago Taylor Swift (Photo: MGN) UNITED STATES (AP) — Taylor Swift has donated $5 million to Feeding America to support relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The nonprofit announced the pop star’s donation Wednesday with a “Thank You” graphic resembling a friendship bracelet, a favorite accessory that Swift’s fans trade at her concerts. Feeding America is “incredibly grateful” for the donation, CEO Claire Babineaux-Fontenot said in a statement. “This…

12 minutes ago North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, right, and Deanne Criswell, Administrator of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, await the arrival of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris for a briefing on the damage from Hurricane Helene, at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Saturday, October 5, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) RALEIGH, NC (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday signed the state’s first relief package to address Hurricane…

6 minutes ago The roof of the Tropicana Field is damaged the morning after Hurricane Milton hit the region, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) TAMPA, FL (AP) — Hurricane Milton barreled into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday after plowing across Florida, where it knocked out power to more than 3 million customers and whipped up over 120 tornado warnings. The storm caused at least four deaths and compounded the…

2 minutes ago Former President Donald Trump (L) and Vice President Kamala Harris (R) during the debate on ABC (Photo: Credit: ABC News/MGN Online) WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is holding rallies on Wednesday in pivotal Pennsylvania while Vice President Kamala Harris prepares for another visit to the West — even as Hurricane Milton menaces Florida and threatens to overshadow presidential campaigning. Trump, the former president and current Republican nominee, has events scheduled in Scranton…

6 minutes ago Asheville, NC after Hurricane Helene on September 29, 2024 (Photo: CBS News) NORTH CAROLINA (CBS NEWS) — As recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene continue across the southeastern U.S., federal and state officials have warned that misinformation and conspiracy theories are hindering efforts to provide aid and accurate information to victims. The American Red Cross said misinformation is hurting relief efforts, while Deanne Criswell, who leads the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said the…

5 minutes ago Photo: NOAA UNITED STATES (AP) — Hurricanes are humanity’s reminder of the uncontrollable, chaotic power of Earth’s weather. Milton’s powerful push toward Florida just days after Helene devastated large parts of the Southeast likely has some in the region wondering if they are being targeted. In some corners of the internet, Helene has already sparked conspiracy theories and disinformation suggesting the government somehow aimed the hurricane at Republican voters. Besides discounting common sense, such theories…

11 minutes ago Hurricane Milton (Photo: NOAA) BELLEAIR BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Milton rapidly strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday to become a Category 5 hurricane on a path toward Florida, threatening a dangerous storm surge in Tampa Bay, leading to evacuation orders and lending more urgency to the cleanup from Hurricane Helene, which swamped the same stretch of coastline less than two weeks ago. A hurricane warning was issued for parts of Mexico’s Yucatan state,…

8 minutes ago Hurricane donations (Photo: Nate Mauldin/WWAY) LELAND, NC (WWAY) — WWAY is helping support flood-ravaged communities in Western North Carolina by becoming an official drop-off location for hurricane relief supplies. WWAY has partnered with Wilmington Response, a local non-profit, to help bring much-needed assistance to the towns affected by massive flooding. How You Can Help Residents can drop off essential supplies listed below at the WWAY station located at 1224 Magnolia Village Way. Wilmington…

6 minutes ago This GOES-16 GeoColor satellite image taken at 5:46 p.m. EDT and provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Hurricane Helene in the Gulf of Mexico moving towards Florida, Thursday, Sept. 26 2024. (NOAA via AP) CHIMNEY ROCK VILLAGE, N.C. (AP) — The stone tower that gave this place its name was nearly a half billion years in the making — heated and thrust upward from deep in the Earth, then…

20 seconds ago Credit: Baron grapics l LYNX MIAMI (AP) — Leslie has strengthened into a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean and isn’t threatening land, forecasters said. The storm was located Saturday about 725 miles (1,170 kilometers) west-southwest of the southernmost Cabo Verde Islands and had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph). There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect. Meanwhile, Hurricane Kirk remained a Category 4 major hurricane, and waves from the system…

12 minutes ago Flooding from Helene in Asheville, NC (Photo: MGN/WGRZ-TV) A week after Hurricane Helene overwhelmed the Southeastern U.S., homeowners hit the hardest are grappling with how they could possibly pay for the flood damage from one of the deadliest storms to hit the mainland in recent history. The Category 4 storm that first struck Florida’s Gulf Coast on September 26 has dumped trillions of gallons of water across several states, leaving a catastrophic trail of…

9 minutes ago HOLDEN BEACH, NC (WWAY) — More than 200 people are dead in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene as thousands remain trapped or struggling to get out of western North Carolina. Judy Maultsby had recently moved to Bat Cave, North Carolina, just up the road from Chimney Rock, and became trapped when Hurricane Helene hit last week. She said the only route getting off the mountain was impassable until Wednesday. That’s when a…