Month: March 2019

LEE COUNTY, Ala. — After a devastating tornado killed nearly two dozen in Lee County, Alabama, this weekend, the families who lost loved ones are getting a little relief: All 23 funerals will be paid for. RELATED: The latest on the Alabama tornado The Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Poarch, Alabama, has donated $184,000 to cover the costs, WTVM reports. The organization wrote on Facebook that “It is at times of greatest need that…

By Emmy Victor, WRAL reporter Cary, N.C. — Assistance for victims of a deadly Alabama tornado continues to come from the Triangle. A powerful tornado struck a rural community Monday, killing at least 23 people. The Red Cross has three volunteers from the Triangle in Alabama. Two of them are providing disaster care to the tornado victims. The third is Grayson Randall from Cary. He drove down on Tuesday in an emergency connectivity vehicle that…

A storm that delivered heavy snow to the Rockies and strong storms in the Southern Plains is set to bring severe weather to the South on Saturday. Snow, wind and severe storms are on the way from the Rockies to the Midwest and the Deep South over the weekend. Twenty-four states from California to Virginia are under snow and wind alerts on Friday. The storm system will be moving through the Rockies on Friday afternoon…

Volunteers helped clear debris-clogged roads and donated money to help pay for the funerals of 23 people killed by a devastating tornado in Alabama, where grieving survivors hunted amid twisted wreckage for keepsakes to help them remember the dead. Bobby Kidd sifted through the scattered remains of the home that exploded as his grandson, 6-year-old AJ Hernandez, was taking shelter in a closet with his father and brother. The tornado’s impact sent all three flying…

Spring Lake, N.C. — A Spring Lake veteran got a new roof on his home after it was damaged in Hurricane Florence thanks to the Owens Corning Co. On Thursday, workers were at Clifton Hall’s home on Brinkley Drive lifting shingles, sawing and hammering. “That is marvelous. Just to get that and, well, that would have cost over $10,000 if I would have had to pay out of my pocket,” he said. Flooding from the…

The Carolina Hurricanes have been gathering plenty of points recently to climb in the standings. But they’re mostly disturbed about points they feel they’re giving away. So they’ll try to be more efficient for Friday night’s home game against the Winnipeg Jets in Raleigh, N.C. The Hurricanes have points in 23 of their last 29 games (21-6-2) after Tuesday night’s overtime loss in Boston. In that game, Carolina failed to protect a two-goal lead and…

Alabama’s governor walked a country road lined with shattered mobile homes Wednesday as the search for victims of a monstrous tornado ended and residents salvaged what they could from the rubble and planned funerals for the 23 dead. “Y’all, it’s horrendous, absolutely horrendous,” Gov. Kay Ivey said after touring some of the worst devastation in an area of Lee County where “nothing’s left standing, everything’s in shreds.” Ivey signed a disaster assistance agreement with the…

Some North Carolina students got practice Wednesday on what to do in case of a tornado. At Raleigh’s Hunter Elementary School, an announcement came over the intercom to remind students that a loud noise was coming soon. Nick Petro, of the National Weather Service, was in the hall with a hand-held device to help test the state’s Emergency Alert System. That signaled to students to file into the hallway. They lined the edges facing the…