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22 seconds ago FEMA (Photo: MGN Online) SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — Emily Russell remembers feeling hopeful after she managed to get an appointment with the Federal Emergency Management Agency not long after Hurricane Helene ripped though her home in Swannanoa, North Carolina. But after several assistance requests were denied or left pending, Russell says the agency has been of “no help” to her family after the late September storm. Still reeling in a world turned upside-down by the most damaging storm in…

11 minutes ago Cars sit in floodwaters at a railroad underpass in Louisville, Ky., Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Harsh weather moved west on Monday as a polar vortex was expected to grip the Rockies and the northern Plains after winter storms pummeled the eastern U.S. over the weekend, killing at least 10 people, including nine victims in Kentucky who died during flooding from heavy rains. The National Weather Service warned of…

6 minutes ago Asheville, NC after Hurricane Helene on September 29, 2024 (Photo: CBS News) RALEIGH, NC (AP) — North Carolina House members advanced Wednesday a Republican package to boost state recovery funding after Hurricane Helene as committees fleshed out details on how best to spend another $500 million to address the historic flooding. The House’s budget-writing committee voted for the latest spending proposal, which would emphasize repairs for damaged homes, private bridges and roads,…

2 minutes ago Photo: LiveNOW from MGN LOS ANGELES (AP) — Some of the biggest names in music will come together Thursday for the FireAid benefit concert that is raising money for Los Angeles-area wildfire relief efforts. FireAid will take over two Inglewood, California, venues — the Kia Forum and the Intuit Dome starting at 7 p.m. Pacific. The start of the show was delayed an hour Thursday afternoon. Whether you were lucky enough to grab tickets…

January 30, 2025 WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, NC (WWAY) — Four months after Hurricane Helene, a mayor from the Cape Fear is in western North Carolina to speak with leaders there who are trying to rebuild their flood-ravaged towns and communities. Burgaw Mayor Olivia Dawson will speak Thursday night to other mayors and local officials about her experience dealing with recent flooding in eastern North Carolina. Dawson is part of the National Member Advisory Board for…

5 minutes ago FILE – A view of damage in Asheville, N.C., is seen during an aerial tour with President Joe Biden who looked at areas impacted by Hurricane Helene near Asheville, N.C., Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina officials charged with leading recovery efforts in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene — as well as parts of eastern North Carolina still struggling from previous hurricanes —…

3 minutes ago WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — For yet another year, home insurance rates are on the rise  Starting in June, North Carolina will see a baseline increase of 7% this year. Homes in coastal areas will see an increase of 10%, and homes on or near the beach will see an increase of 16%.  National Insurance Inspection Services President Curtis Goldsboro said as severe weather like hurricanes become stronger and more unpredictable, insurance companies…

7 minutes ago Jae C. Hong – staff, AP LOS ANGELES (AP) — The first significant storm of the season brought snow and downpours to Southern California that doused wildfires and caused some ash and mud to flow across streets in the Los Angeles area on Monday. More than an inch (2.5 centimeters) of rain fell in many areas, loosening Los Angeles hillsides burned bare by the recent blaze near the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, where crews cleared…

17 seconds ago Credit: Cropped Daniel Vorndran / CC BY-SA 4.0 / MGN LONDON (AP) — Millions of people in Ireland and northern parts of the U.K. heeded the advice of authorities to stay at home Friday in the face of hurricane-force winds that disabled power networks and brought widespread travel disruptions. Forecasters had issued a rare “red” weather warning, meaning danger to life, across the whole island of Ireland and central and southwest Scotland….

13 seconds ago The Menendez Family (Credit: HANDOUT / MGN) LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new sentencing hearing for brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez in the killing of their parents has been delayed for nearly two months because of Southern California’s wildfires. Recently elected Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said in a statement Friday that the hearing planned for Jan. 30 and 31 has been pushed to March 20 and 21 because the wildfires have interfered…

8 minutes ago (AP) — Millions of Southern Californians were on edge as winds began picking up during a final round of dangerous fire weather forecast for the region Wednesday where two massive blazes have killed at least 25 and destroyed thousands of homes. A day after firefighters got a reprieve with lighter winds than expected, gusts were hitting up to 35 mph (56 kph) on the coast and valleys and 55 mph (88 kph)…

18 seconds ago MGN_1280x960_50110C00-RXJMO Credit: MGN LOS ANGELES (AP) — Investigators are considering an array of possible ignition sources for the huge fires that have killed at least 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses in the Los Angeles area. In hilly, upscale Pacific Palisades, home to Hollywood stars like Jamie Lee Curtis and Billy Crystal who lost houses in the fire, officials have placed the origin of the wind-whipped blaze behind a home on Piedra Morada Drive,…

January 13, 2025 Fire Photo: MGN The National Weather Service’s Los Angeles page screams “Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS)” in hot pink letters against a gray background. It’s a rare warning aimed at seizing attention ahead of extreme wildfire risk that’s predicted to start in Southern California at 4 a.m. (1200GMT) Tuesday. PDS warnings were first used to warn of tornado outbreaks in the Midwest. More than a decade ago, three meteorologists proposed expanding their use to disasters…

1 hour ago (Photo: KAKE) LOS ANGELES, CA (AP) — Firefighters battled Thursday to control a series of major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, burned at least 10,000 structures from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena and sent thousands of people frantically fleeing their homes. Ferocious winds that drove the flames and led to chaotic evacuations calmed somewhat, though forecasters warned the high fire weather risk would continue into Friday. Firefighters…

50 seconds ago Charlotte Hornets (Photo: NBA/ MGN) LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NBA postponed the Los Angeles Lakers’ home game against the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday with several massive wildfires burning across the greater Los Angeles area. It is the second straight day a game slated to be played in downtown Los Angeles has been postponed. The NHL’s Los Angeles Kings were scheduled to host the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. The date for the rescheduled…