Hurricane Helene’s death toll passes 150 as crews search for survivors
SWANNANOA, N.C. — Cadaver dogs and search crews trudged through knee-deep muck and debris in the mountains of western North Carolina on Tuesday looking for
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Helene and other storms dumped a whopping 40 trillion gallons of rain on the South
More than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from Hurricane Helene and a run-of-the-mill rainstorm that sloshed
A chemical cloud moving around Atlanta’s suburbs prompts a new shelter-in-place alert
ATLANTA (AP) — Residents east of Atlanta were again warned Tuesday to take shelter where they are if shifting winds push the still-billowing chemical cloud from
Dockworkers’ strike could push up prices and cause shortages if it lasts for weeks
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — From Maine to Texas, dockworkers at 36 ports across the eastern United States are on strike for the first time in decades, a work
Supply chain in peril: Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike
PHILADELPHIA — Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday, Oct. 1, in a strike over wages and automation that
Supplies arrive by plane and by mule in North Carolina as Helene’s death toll tops 130
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Widespread devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene came to light Monday, Sept. 30, across the South, revealing a wasteland of splintered houses,
As strike deadline looms, progress is reported in talks between Eastern and Gulf ports and dockworkers
NEW YORK — With a strike deadline looming, the union for 45,000 dockworkers and the group representing East and Gulf Coast ports have exchanged wage
US port strike by 45,000 dockworkers is all but certain to begin at midnight
NEW YORK (AP) — The union representing U.S. dockworkers has signaled that 45,000 members will walk off the job at midnight, kicking off a massive strike likely
Over 90,000 Georgia residents taking shelter after chemical fire as haze, smell spread to Atlanta
CONYERS, Ga. — More than 90,000 residents east of Atlanta were told to keep sheltering in place Monday, Sept. 30, a day after a chemical
Helene’s death toll continues to rise; authorities struggle to provide water and other supplies to stricken areas
Hurricane Helene has killed and destroyed far and wide — from Tampa to Atlanta to Asheville, North Carolina. The storm’s high winds, heavy rains and
US retailers brace for potential pain from a longshoremen’s strike
With a dockworkers’ strike threatening to close ports on the East and Gulf coasts beginning this week, Chris Butler is growing worried. Butler is CEO
I-20 closed outside Atlanta as residents evacuate due to a chemical plant fire
CONYERS, Ga. — Some residents east of Atlanta were evacuated while others were told to shelter in place Sunday to avoid contaminants from a chemical
Submersion in saltwater creates risk of fire for electric vehicles
Electric vehicles can catch fire if they are inundated by saltwater, so owners who live in the path of a major storm like Hurricane Helene
Supplies, emergency workers rushed to North Carolina while Florida digs out from Helene’s damage
PERRY, Fla. — Authorities rushed to airlift supplies and restore communications and roads in flooded Asheville, North Carolina, on Sunday, Sept. 30, as residents along
At least 52 dead and millions without power after Helene’s deadly march across southeastern US
PERRY, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Helene caused at least 52 deaths and billions of dollars of destruction across a wide swath of the southeastern U.S. as
Torrential rains flood North Carolina mountains, making roads impassable and creating risk of dam failure
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Days of torrential rains in North Carolina culminating with tropical downpours from what was Hurricane Helene have led to officials keeping a
Georgia interstates shut down, rescuers race to free people trapped by Hurricane Helene after storm kills at least 21 in 4 states
CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Emergency crews rushed Friday, Sept. 27, to rescue people trapped in flooded homes after Helene roared ashore as a powerful Category 4
Millions without power as storm continues to lash the Southeast
Massive Hurricane Helene crashed into Florida’s sparsely populated Big Bend region late Thursday, bringing storm surge and high winds across the state’s Gulf Coast communities before ripping
Helene strengthens to a Category 4 hurricane as it nears Florida’s Gulf Coast
CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. — Hurricane Helene strengthened into a Category 4 storm ahead of its expected landfall on Florida’s northwest coast Thursday night, Sept. 26, as
Baltimore longshoremen sue owner and manager of ship that caused the Key Bridge collapse
BALTIMORE (AP) — A group of Baltimore longshoremen have sued the owner and manager of the ship that caused the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, arguing