- Charlotte-based marketing agency announces $20,000 Creative Campaign Grant to help communities after Hurricane Helene
- Artists transform hurricane aftermath into hoop-inspired masterpieces at Charlotte exhibit
- NC's cost for Hurricane Helene damage is nearly $60 billion, state says
- State to develop drone program to better respond to disasters like Helene, Florence
- South Carolina residents face deadline to get storm debris out to the curb after Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Idalia lashes Florida Gulf Coast as final storm preparations made
Floridians picked up sandbags, filled up on gas and boarded up storefronts as they prepared for Hurricane Idalia. CBS News’ Omar Villafranca reports from Crystal River, Florida.