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Well-known Asheville music tradition returns in a sign of hopefulness after Helene
Read full article: Well-known Asheville music tradition returns in a sign of hopefulness after HeleneA well-known Asheville musical tradition has returned in a sign of hopefulness a week after Helene battered the mountain city.
Search crews with cadaver dogs wade through muck of communities ‘wiped off the map’ by Helene
Read full article: Search crews with cadaver dogs wade through muck of communities ‘wiped off the map’ by HeleneRescuers are scouring the mountains of western North Carolina for anyone still unaccounted for since Hurricane Helene’s remnants caused catastrophic damage across the Southeast.
Wind, rain but no name as tropical disturbance approaches Carolinas coast
Read full article: Wind, rain but no name as tropical disturbance approaches Carolinas coastHeavy winds and rains from a storm in the Atlantic that wasn’t quite organized enough to get a name hit a stretch of the southeastern U.S. coast.
South Carolina governor signs into law ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
Read full article: South Carolina governor signs into law ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minorsSouth Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has signed into law a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors.
Biden administration restores threatened species protections dropped by Trump
Read full article: Biden administration restores threatened species protections dropped by TrumpThe Biden administration has restored rules to protect imperiled plants and animals that had been rolled back under former President Donald Trump.
NOAA forecasts drought improvement across Southeast, Gulf Coast and Texas amid ongoing El Nino
Read full article: NOAA forecasts drought improvement across Southeast, Gulf Coast and Texas amid ongoing El NinoThis year, El Nino is in place heading into winter for the first time in four years, driving the outlook for warmer-than-average temperatures for the northern tier of the continental United States, according to NOAA’s U.S. Winter Outlook released last week by the Climate Prediction Center — a division of the National Weather Service.
Bullets strike home in apparent drive-by shooting in southern Houston; man dead at scene
Read full article: Bullets strike home in apparent drive-by shooting in southern Houston; man dead at scenePolice are investigating an apparent drive-by shooting in the southern part of Houston Friday evening that left a man dead.
Biden administration moves to restore endangered species protections dropped by Trump
Read full article: Biden administration moves to restore endangered species protections dropped by TrumpThe Biden administration has proposed new rules for protecting imperiled plants and animals as officials move to reverse changes under former President Donald Trump that weakened application of the Endangered Species Act.
Those rising tides are OUR tides
Read full article: Those rising tides are OUR tidesThis one is making the rounds today---several new studies not only point to sea levels rising but specifically along the Gulf Coast states and southeastern U.S. The Washington Post article, which has plenty of Houston and Galveston mentions, points to one study in particular from the University of Arizona.
Two devastating storm systems in one weekend for Mississippi brings an EF-4 Tornado and 2-inch hailstones
Read full article: Two devastating storm systems in one weekend for Mississippi brings an EF-4 Tornado and 2-inch hailstonesHello and welcome back to wild weather across the world, this is our last blog for March!
Muscogee return South nearly 200 years after forced removal
Read full article: Muscogee return South nearly 200 years after forced removalNative Americans whose ancestors were forced out of the Southeast almost 200 years ago are back for a festival with a name that sums up its purpose: “We have come back.”.
2018 audit found 'glaring deficiencies' at pipeline company
Read full article: 2018 audit found 'glaring deficiencies' at pipeline companyThe author of a 3-year-old audit of the pipeline company hit by a cyberattack threatening East Coast fuel supplies has told The Associated Press that he found “atrocious” information management practices and “a patchwork of poorly connected and secured systems."
Zeta soaks Southeast after swamping Gulf Coast; 6 dead
Read full article: Zeta soaks Southeast after swamping Gulf Coast; 6 deadHurricane Zeta passed through Wednesday with a tidal surge that caused the boat to become unmoored. In Atlanta and New Orleans, drivers dodged trees in roads and navigated intersections without traffic signals. John Bel Edwards said the state sustained “catastrophic” damage on Grand Isle in Jefferson Parish, where Zeta punched three breaches in the levee. Edwards ordered the Louisiana National Guard to fly in soldiers to assist with search and rescue efforts and urged continued caution. Zeta was the 27th named storm of a historically busy year with more than a month left in the Atlantic hurricane season.
See nearly 50 photos of non-venomous snakes that can be found in Texas
Read full article: See nearly 50 photos of non-venomous snakes that can be found in TexasScarlet SnakeDistribution: Southeast, Northeast, South, Midwest5. RacerDistribution: Southeast, Southwest, Canada, Midwest, Northeast, Northwest, South6. Ring-necked SnakeDistribution: Southeast, Southwest, Midwest, Northeast, Northwest, South, Canada8. Rat SnakeDistribution: Southeast, Northeast, Midwest, South, Canada13. Smooth Earth SnakeDistribution: Southeast, Northeast, Midwest, South
Tyler Perry pays for seniors’ groceries across Southeast
Read full article: Tyler Perry pays for seniors’ groceries across SoutheastHOUSTON – Media mogul Tyler Perry paid for seniors' groceries across the Southeast on Wednesday. It happened at 44 Krogers in the Atlanta area and 29 Winn-Dixies in Louisiana during special hours for those at higher risk of contracting coronavirus. “I stood there stunned because this is (in the morning) I haven’t had my coffee yet,” said Ray Metoyer, who had his groceries paid for by Perry. “It took a minute to sink in.”