US Official Says Pace of Federal Recovery Funds for Puerto Rico Speeding Up February 27, 2020 By Danica Coto 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 February 24, 2020 By Russ Bynum 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 February 24, 2020 By Leslie Kaufman 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’ February 18, 2020 By Rogelio V. Solis and Rebecca Santana 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? February 18, 2020 By Susannah Bryan 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 February 14, 2020 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 February 12, 2020 By Jay Reeves 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 February 11, 2020 By Jim Sams 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 February 5, 2020 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 February 5, 2020 By Jeff Amy ATLANTA — Georgia drivers could face tougher penalties for using their cell phones while driving, although some lawmakers are leery... Read More