Tag: Hurricanes

Work crews from Asplundh Tree Expert Company cut away tree limbs from a power line after a huge tree fell on Spainhour Road as a result of steady rainfall from the effects of Tropical Storm Florence, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018 in Morganton, N.C.

Energy and Environment

Hurricane Florence power outages drop well below 400,000, says Energy Department

John Siciliano · September 18, 2018 5:49 pm

President Donald Trump speaks during a Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018.

National Security

Trump warns Democrats will try to tarnish first responders amid Florence recovery efforts

Gabby Morrongiello · September 18, 2018 4:29 pm

Fact Check: Anderson Cooper, in Cold Water

Holmes Lybrand · September 18, 2018 3:51 pm

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Sergei Kislyak.

Anderson Cooper snaps back after Trump Jr. peddles ‘idiotic’ conspiracy theory about hurricane coverage

Diana Stancy Correll · September 18, 2018 3:13 am

President Trump listens to a question from a reporter during a meeting of the President's National Council of the American Worker in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Sept. 17, 2018, in Washington.

Trump to those affected by Florence: ‘We will never, ever leave your side’

Melissa Quinn · September 17, 2018 10:09 pm

Energy and Environment

No safety concerns with North Carolina nuclear plant surrounded by water, regulator says

John Siciliano · September 17, 2018 8:50 pm

Luke Churchill, left, stands with his wife, Mary and their children, Katie, 13, Liam, 9, and Raighan, 3, as they wait in the rain outside an open Waffle House restaurant in Wilmington, N.C., after Hurricane Florence traveled through the area Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

Give these companies credit for helping Hurricane Florence victims

Angela Morabito · September 17, 2018 8:50 pm

Laura Gretch, Humane Rescue Alliance transport manager, helps unload 26 cats and dogs arriving at Humane Rescue Alliance in Washington, Sept. 11, 2018, from Norfolk Animal Care and Control of Norfolk, Va.

North Carolina rescue volunteers accepting donations for pets displaced by Florence

Katelyn Caralle · September 17, 2018 6:28 pm

The Ward County Highway Department acquired an Unmanned Aerial System device primarily for use in measuring stockpiled road materials, such as gravel and millings.

FAA restricts drones as Florence recovery efforts continue

Anna Giaritelli · September 17, 2018 2:21 pm

A flooded cemetery is seen during heavy rains from Florence in Marion, S.C. Downgraded overnight to a tropical depression, Florence was still massive.

National Security

Trump declares disaster in South Carolina

Katelyn Caralle · September 17, 2018 11:51 am

Doug Collins (left) and Peter Strzok (right) are seen.

Coast Guard member removed from Florence response after appearing to make white nationalist gesture on live TV

Naomi Lim · September 16, 2018 10:01 pm

Cars try to navigate a flooded road leading to Interstate 40 in Castle Hayne, N.C., after damage from Hurricane Florence cut off access to Wilmington, N.C., Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018.

Flooding fears from Florence surge as rivers rise; Wilmington cut off

Associated Press · September 16, 2018 8:05 pm