5+ day, 34+ min ago   (129+ words) wsvn.com Florida International University’s “Wall of Wind” received a $15 million donation to expand hurricane research.The donation will support the next-generation Wall of Wind facility, known as “WOW 2.0.” It allows researchers to test structures and…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (605+ words) (KMDL-FM) September 11th- that's a date every American understands the significance of in our nation's history. This Friday in New York, Washington, and Louisiana, Americans will gather to remember the lives lost in that horrible terrorist attack. And while the focus…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (479+ words) The week of Aug. 30 was packed with news across western North Carolina — including a G20 gathering that brought a Cabinet secretary and international finance officials to Asheville, a visit from the FEMA administrator to the hurricane-ravaged Hickory Nut Gorge, a heated…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (363+ words) On this day in 1996, Hurricane Fran ripped across the state from Wilmington to Raleigh, smashing houses, scattering cars, knocking down whole forests and killing 37 people — 24 of them Tar Heels. No one who lived through Fran can forget the 100-mph winds…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (105+ words) EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA — This weekend marks 30 years since Hurricane Fran made landfall along North Carolina’s southern coast. Fran came ashore near the Cape Fear area late on Sept. 5, 1996. The National Weather Service says the storm had sustained winds near 115 mph....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1714+ words) REGIONAL—When Rock Valley was inundated with floodwaters in 2024, homes and businesses across the community sustained heavy damage or were destroyed. City facilities and utilities infrastructure also took a heavy hit, and rebuilding is still underway two years later. Unfortunately,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (361+ words) The Anne Arundel County Office of Emergency Management is reminding residents that September is National Preparedness Month and encouraging them to take simple steps to prepare for emergencies, while also launching a new survey to identify preparedness needs across the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (305+ words) WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - It is a day many southeastern North Carolina residents will never forget: the day Hurricane Fran made landfall on the coast nearly 30 years ago. Fran came ashore on Sept. 5, 1996, with 100+ miles-per-hour winds and caused five billion dollars…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago   (163+ words) Goshen News Today is Monday, Aug. 24, the 236th day of 2026. There are 129 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 24, 1992, Hurricane Andrew smashed into Florida; the storm resulted in 65 deaths and caused more than $26 billion in damage across Florida,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (219+ words) Post Bulletin 1926: Earlier storm reduced deaths in big cyclone Highlights of news reported today in 2001, 1976, 1951 and 1926. 2001 – 25 years ago - Four people riding in a horse-drawn buggy, as part of Spring Valley’s Wilderfest parade, were injured when the horse became spooked and…...