US Official Says Pace of Federal Recovery Funds for Puerto Rico Speeding Up SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The newly appointed U.S. official charged with overseeing disaster recovery in Puerto Rico said Tuesday... Read More
Judge Questions Plan to Remove Capsized Ship in Huge Chunks SAVANNAH, Ga. — A federal judge Friday ordered attorneys for the U.S. Coast Guard and a maritime salvage company to... Read More
How Draining the Reservoir Can Help Mitigate Flooding Persistent rains have been pounding the Southeast, and a week ago, the Pearl River in Jackson, Mississippi, spilled over its... Read More
Floods Put Mississippi Capital in ‘Precarious Situation’ JACKSON, Miss. — With the waters in the Pearl River continuing to rise in and around Mississippi’s capital city and... Read More
What’s Up With All the Pipe Breaks in Fort Lauderdale? FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Fort Lauderdale, a city with water and sewer lines old enough to crack and crumble, has... Read More
Red Cross: Smoke Alarm Program Reaches Life-Saving Milestone ROCK SPRING, Ga. — The American Red Cross of Georgia is celebrating the most lives saved in a single month... Read More
Roads Flooded, Rivers Rising Across the Deep South BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Roads were flooded and rivers were rising across the Deep South on Tuesday after a day of... Read More
Scammers Hope for Easy Money by Crashing U-Haul Trucks Would-be fraudsters in Georgia are increasingly turning to U-Haul trucks with hopes of making a quick buck by staging crashes,... Read More
Broward High School Gyms Sanitized Over Mrsa Concerns FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Officials in South Florida spent the weekend disinfecting gyms and locker rooms after learning multiple cases... Read More
Some Leery of Higher Fines On Georgia Drivers Using Phones ATLANTA — Georgia drivers could face tougher penalties for using their cell phones while driving, although some lawmakers are leery... Read More