MEXICO CITY — Hurricane Orlene grew to Category 3 strength on Sunday as it headed toward Mexico’s northwest Pacific coast between the tourist towns of Mazatlan and San Blas. After growing into a hurricane Saturday, Orlene quickly added power, and had maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (205 kph) on Sunday, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. That was slightly below its Category 4 peak of 130 mph (215 kph) earlier in the day….

Hurricane Ian on Friday brought down trees, flooded roads and left more than hundreds of thousands of customers in North Carolina without power. Outages were improving slowly on Saturday, but according to Duke Energy, 20% of Wake County was without power at one point. Spokesperson Jeff Brooks said the winter storm in January was the last time we saw that large of a power outage. As of Saturday evening, less than 1% remained without power….

At least 72 people in Florida have died due to Hurricane Ian, according to local officials. Four people were also reported dead due to the storm in North Carolina, the governor’s office said. The Category 4 storm slammed into Florida’s southwest coast Wednesday afternoon, causing catastrophic damage, fierce winds and dangerous, record-breaking storm surges. The deaths span multiple counties in Florida, including 35 in Lee County, 23 in Charlotte County, five in Volusia County, three…

In addition to the thousands of people dealing with power outages, the strong winds and rain uprooted many trees in our area. Here are some of the things to consider if your home has had storm damage: Contact your insurance company Take photos of the damage Tarp the areas of the home if it can be done safely. If you pay someone to do this make sure they have insurance. Keep your receipts for insurance…

ASHEBORO, N.C. — The North Carolina Zoo will remain closed until Monday due to Hurricane Ian. The zoo will reopen Monday with its normal hours, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. In a press release, officials said there was no significant damage to the zoo, but “staff have a tremendous about of debris to remove before reopening to the public.”