Rain douses wildfires in Southern California without causing serious mudslides

Rain douses wildfires in Southern California without causing serious mudslides

7 minutes ago Jae C. Hong – staff, AP LOS ANGELES (AP) — The first significant storm of the season brought snow and downpours to Southern California that doused wildfires and caused some ash and mud to flow across streets in the Los Angeles area on Monday. More than an inch (2.5 centimeters) of rain fell in many areas, loosening Los Angeles hillsides burned bare by the recent blaze near the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, where crews cleared…

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Hurricanes building street hockey rinks in Apex

Hurricanes building street hockey rinks in Apex

Apex, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes are working to grow hockey in the Triangle. The team and the NHL are building two street hockey rinks at Apex Community Park. Construction is underway. The project is a culmination of work between the team and the NHL’s Industry Growth Fund, through which $550,000 was provided to fund the project. “Participation in hockey is growing exponentially in the Triangle and across North Carolina,” said Hurricanes president Doug Warf….

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Duke Energy funding $500K to aid nonprofits in NC's post-Hurricane Helene efforts

Duke Energy funding $500K to aid nonprofits in NC's post-Hurricane Helene efforts

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. — Duke Energy is launching a new grant to provide a total of $500,000 to support organizations that are championing long-term recovery efforts in western North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene. Western North Carolina-based nonprofit organizations working on these recovery efforts can apply for grants up to $25,000 from the Duke Energy Foundation. Duke Energy said this effort builds on its previous commitment of  more than $2.2 million to support…

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Duke Energy funding $500K to aid nonprofits in NC's post-Hurricane Helene efforts

Duke Energy funding $500K to aid nonprofits in NC's post-Hurricane Helene efforts

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. — Duke Energy is launching a new grant to provide a total of $500,000 to support organizations that are championing long-term recovery efforts in western North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene. Western North Carolina-based nonprofit organizations working on these recovery efforts can apply for grants up to $25,000 from the Duke Energy Foundation. Duke Energy said this effort builds on its previous commitment of  more than $2.2 million to support…

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If you were affected by Hurricane Beryl or the derecho storm, you could save money on your income taxes

If you were affected by Hurricane Beryl or the derecho storm, you could save money on your income taxes

Southeast Texas was hit hard by two major disasters in 2024: the derecho storm in May and Hurricane Beryl in July. If you were affected, it could lower your taxes. HOUSTON — Hundreds of thousands of people had damage to their homes and businesses after a powerful derecho storm slammed Southeast Texas with hurricane-force winds in May 2024. The area was still reeling and trying to recover when Hurricane Beryl roared ashore last July.  Damage…

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Tips for filing your taxes if you were a victim of a natural disaster like Hurricane Beryl or the derecho storm

Tips for filing your taxes if you were a victim of a natural disaster like Hurricane Beryl or the derecho storm

Southeast Texas was hit hard by two major disasters in 2024: the derecho storm in May and Hurricane Beryl in July. If you were affected, it could lower your taxes. HOUSTON — Hundreds of thousands of people had damage to their homes and businesses after a powerful derecho storm slammed Southeast Texas with hurricane-force winds in May 2024. The area was still reeling and trying to recover when Hurricane Beryl roared ashore last July.  Damage…

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Rain chances ramp up midweek; low-end severe weather risk

Rain chances ramp up midweek; low-end severe weather risk

From Arctic air to a heavy rain threat? We’re tracking a big pattern change here in Central Texas. AUSTIN, Texas — Our weather has been wild this past week, with a 5-day streak of below-freezing lows coming to an end Saturday morning and a dusting of snow this past Tuesday.  However, we’re now much milder, which means anything that falls from the sky will be of the liquid variety – and we could have a…

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Family with North Carolina connections lose their home in California wildfires

Family with North Carolina connections lose their home in California wildfires

Southern California is bracing for rain, which is expected to help firefighters combat the multiple wildfires ravaging the region. As these fires continue to devastate communities, one family is struggling to rebuild after losing everything. Frederick and Frances Caple, originally from the Carolinas, spent 58 years calling Altadena, California, home. That is, until January 7th, when wildfires forced them to leave everything behind. “Well I just couldn’t believe it,” Frederick Caple said. “If anybody had…

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Major storm lashes Ireland and Scotland as hurricane-force winds down power lines and ground flights

Major storm lashes Ireland and Scotland as hurricane-force winds down power lines and ground flights

17 seconds ago Credit: Cropped Daniel Vorndran / CC BY-SA 4.0 / MGN LONDON (AP) — Millions of people in Ireland and northern parts of the U.K. heeded the advice of authorities to stay at home Friday in the face of hurricane-force winds that disabled power networks and brought widespread travel disruptions. Forecasters had issued a rare “red” weather warning, meaning danger to life, across the whole island of Ireland and central and southwest Scotland….

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The Latest: Trump greets Newsom in Los Angeles before touring wildfire damage

The Latest: Trump greets Newsom in Los Angeles before touring wildfire damage

President Donald Trump is in the fifth day of his second term in office, striving to remake the traditional boundaries of Washington by asserting unprecedented executive power. The president also took his first trip of his second administration on Friday, touring areas where politics has clouded the response to deadly disasters. He first traveled to hurricane-battered western North Carolina, where he described FEMA as “a very big disappointment.” Later Friday, Trump arrived in wildfire-ravaged Los…

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Cracks emerge in House GOP after speaker's threat to saddle California wildfire aid with conditions

Cracks emerge in House GOP after speaker's threat to saddle California wildfire aid with conditions

In an interview aired Wednesday night, Trump said he may withhold aid to California until the state adjusts how it manages its scarce water resources. WASHINGTON — California Republicans are pushing back against suggestions by President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans that federal disaster aid for victims of wildfires that ravaged Southern California should come with strings attached, possibly jeopardizing the president’s policy agenda in a deeply divided Congress at the outset…

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Austin-area firefighters join battle to contain deadly wildfires in Los Angeles

Austin-area firefighters join battle to contain deadly wildfires in Los Angeles

Firefighters from the Austin area have traveled to Southern California to help battle the Los Angeles wildfires as another round of powerful Santa Ana winds are expected Monday and Tuesday. More than 40,000 acres have burned and 14,000 structures have been destroyed in the Palisades and Eaton fires. At least 27 people have died. Round Rock Fire Chief Shane Glaiser estimated around 15 to 20 personnel from the Austin area were deployed to the region,…

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SA-raised artist mourns loss of California ranch due to wildfires

SA-raised artist mourns loss of California ranch due to wildfires

https://media.tegna-media.com/assets/KENS/images/7373a65d-32a0-4000-8143-f683a1f577ce/20250118T231347/7373a65d-32a0-4000-8143-f683a1f577ce_750x422.jpg Rianna MacMillan drove to San Antonio during the holidays and was visiting family when the wildfires erupted. During that time, the Eaton Fire destroyed her home. SAN ANTONIO — The start of the new year wasn’t what Rianna MacMillan imagined.  She was raised in San Antonio and Bandera, but now lives in California. She drove to San Antonio during the holidays and was visiting family when the wildfires erupted. She lives in Altadena, where…

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Menendez brothers’ resentencing hearing pushed to March because of Los Angeles-area wildfires

Menendez brothers’ resentencing hearing pushed to March because of Los Angeles-area wildfires

13 seconds ago The Menendez Family (Credit: HANDOUT / MGN) LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new sentencing hearing for brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez in the killing of their parents has been delayed for nearly two months because of Southern California’s wildfires. Recently elected Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said in a statement Friday that the hearing planned for Jan. 30 and 31 has been pushed to March 20 and 21 because the wildfires have interfered…

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'You could probably describe it as apocalyptic' | Central Texas firefighters help contain wildfires in Los Angeles

'You could probably describe it as apocalyptic' | Central Texas firefighters help contain wildfires in Los Angeles

https://media.tegna-media.com/assets/KCEN/images/eb34cfa1-ebee-4912-82a5-78404587689e/20250117T222002/eb34cfa1-ebee-4912-82a5-78404587689e_750x422.jpg The firefighters say the devastation in California is far more overwhelming than what is captured on television or in online footage. LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. — Central Texas firefighters are lending their expertise to battle the wildfires currently raging in Los Angeles. Among them are three Killeen firefighters and one from Morgan’s Point Resort, who have been on the frontlines of the Palisades fire this week. The firefighters say the devastation in California is…

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