Month: March 2019

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) — At the height of Hurricane Florence, ABC11 reporter and anchor Julie Wilson stopped reporting and did what any dog lover would do: she rescued a dog struggling in the rising water. On Tuesday, Wilson was honored by the American Rottweiler Club with the Good Samaritan Award. “To see you just stop where you are and take that scared dog and make sure she got out, you hit every one of us…

Authorities have released the names of the 23 people, including four young children, who were killed when powerful tornadoes ripped through Lee County, Alabama, on Sunday, leaving the close-knit community of Beauregard in mourning. This storm brought the highest tornado death toll in the United States since 2013, according to the National Weather Service. The victims’ ages range from 6 to 89, according to the coroner. At least seven of the victims were from two…

LEE COUNTY, Ala. — Rescue crews using dogs and drones searched for victims amid splintered lumber and twisted metal Monday after the deadliest U.S. tornado in nearly six years ripped through a rural Alabama community. At least 23 people were killed, some of them children. The tornado was an EF4 packing winds estimated at 170 mph (274 kph) and chewed a path of destruction up to nine-tenths of a mile (1.4 kilometers) wide in Alabama…

Authorities have released the names of the 23 people, including four young children, who were killed when powerful tornadoes ripped through Lee County, Alabama, on Sunday, leaving the close-knit community of Beauregard in mourning. This storm brought the highest tornado death toll in the United States since 2013, according to the National Weather Service. The victims’ ages range from 6 to 89, according to the coroner. At least seven of the victims were from two…

LEE COUNTY, Ala. — The youngest victim was 6, the oldest 93. One family lost seven members. The 23 people killed in the nation’s deadliest tornado in nearly six years came into focus Tuesday when the coroner finished identifying them and released their names. “Just keep those families in your prayers,” Lee County Coroner Bill Harris said, two days after the disaster. “It’s a tragic situation.” The search for victims in and around the devastated…

In the four seasons prior to 2018-19, the Carolina Hurricanes finished around 29th in the NHL on average in team save percentage. Their goaltending has been like an anchor, holding them back from rising up the Eastern Conference standings. In seasons when their offense was respectable, the performances they’d get between the pipes would help ensure that more pucks were entering their own net rather than that of their opponents’. That’s changed in a big…

The Norwegian Refugee Council says more than 32 people have died and thousands displaced as heavy rains and flooding swept away homes across Afghanistan. The NRC says hundreds of homes were destroyed and around 4,000 families are in need of assistance in southern Kandahar province alone. The flooding began Friday and subsided Monday. Relief efforts were ongoing Tuesday. Southern Helmand and western Farah and Herat provinces have also been affected by flooding. Heavy snowfall across…

LEE COUNTY, Ala. — Rescue crews using dogs and drones searched for victims amid splintered lumber and twisted metal Monday after the deadliest U.S. tornado in nearly six years ripped through a rural Alabama community. At least 23 people were killed, some of them children. Dozens were missing in Lee County nearly a day after the twister struck, according to the sheriff, who said that crews had combed the hardest-hit areas but that other places…

RALEIGH (WTVD) — It’s been just over two years since Jorge Alves went from equipment manager for the Carolina Hurricanes to goalie. For just over seven seconds at the end of 2016, Alves was a professional hockey player.His time is now mostly spent behind the scenes in the locker room. He’s been one of the equipment managers for the Canes for the past several years. You could say that Alves and the other equipment managers,…

It’s Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Here’s what you need to start your day: The worst storm to hit Malta since 1982 triggered dangerous winds and sea turbulence. All right, you’re off and running. Get the latest news on ABCNews.com and on the ABC News app. Details on how to subscribe to “Start Here” are below. See you tomorrow. “Start Here” is the flagship daily news podcast from ABC News — a straightforward look at the…

‘My life is gone’: Pain and loss amid tornado’s destruction By KIM CHANDLER and JEFF MARTIN Associated Press March 05, 2019 12:43 AM Danny Allen helps recover belongings while sifting through the debris of a friend’s home destroyed by a tornado in Beauregard, Ala., Monday, March 4, 2019. David Goldman AP Photo Danny Allen helps recover belongings while sifting through the debris of a friend’s home destroyed by a tornado in Beauregard, Ala., Monday, March…

Authorities warn that more homes are threatened by wildfires that have burnt dozens of homes and buildings in rural southeast Australia. Victoria state Emergency Management Commissioner Andrew Crisp said emergency warnings had been issued on Tuesday for the towns of Dargo and Licola east of the capital Melbourne as flames approached homes. Crisp says 38 fires have razed more than 40,000 hectares (150 square miles) of forest and farm land across the state in Friday…

The Latest on the tornado that killed more than 20 people in Alabama (all times local): 5 p.m. An Alabama woman is picking through the ruins of a shattered life after her husband died in a tornado blamed for killing 23 people. Carol Dean said Monday that her husband, 53-year-old David Wayne Dean, was home Sunday in Beauregard and texting a friend to beware of the approaching storm when a tornado smashed their mobile home….