Florence causing ‘historic and unprecedented flooding’

Florence weakened to a tropical depression Sunday, but that is cold comfort to residents in North Carolina who have seen over 2 feet of rain and are now battling major-river flooding and possible tornadoes . "Flood waters are still raging across parts of our state, and the risk to life is rising with the angry waters," North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said at a midday news conference.

Coast Guard member – removed’ after flashing symbol on live TV

A Coast Guard member who appeared to flash a white power hand symbol on live TV has been removed from a Tropical Storm Florence response team after a video shared to Twitter sparked wide-spread outrage, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The man, who has not been identified, could be seen in the background as Sector Charleston Commanding Officer Capt.

Woman’s escape leads to arrest of ‘serial killer’ Border Patrol agent

The arrest of a veteran Border Patrol agent as a suspect in the murder of four people has rocked the border community of Laredo. Woman's escape leads to arrest of 'serial killer' Border Patrol agent The arrest of a veteran Border Patrol agent as a suspect in the murder of four people has rocked the border community of Laredo.

Flood waters rise, eight killed as Florence dumps ‘epic’ rain on Carolinas

Tropical Storm Florence dumped "epic" amounts of rain on North and South Carolina as it trudged inland on Saturday, knocking out power and causing at least eight deaths as flood waters that have devastated many communities kept rising. Florence's intensity has diminished since it roared ashore along the U.S. mid-Atlantic coast on Friday as a hurricane.

A Coast Guard officer on hurricane duty made a hand signal on TV. Some saw a white-power sign.

In the background of a Coast Guard briefing on MSNBC on Friday evening, in a bustling aid center, a Coast Guard member flashed what some TV viewers claimed was a white power sign at the camera. In the clip, as an official detailed the efforts underway as Hurricane Florence tore through the Carolinas, a man with a crew cut sitting immediately behind him looked directly at the camera.

Duck boat operators criticize attorney general’s lawsuit

The operators of a Missouri duck boat that sank in July, killing 17 people, say in a court filing that a lawsuit from Missouri's attorney general is "irresponsible" and "littered with factual inaccuracies and innuendo." Attorney General Josh Hawley's lawsuit filed last month accused Branson Duck Vehicles and Ripley Entertainment Inc. of violating Missouri's consumer protection law and putting profits above safety.

Costa Rica seizes two tons of cocaine from ‘low-profile’ boat

SAN JOSE: Law enforcement officials in Costa Rica said on Thursday they had recovered two tons of cocaine from a low-profile boat found about 80 nautical miles off the coast, one of the biggest drug confiscations made at sea. Costa Rican authorities said they began an operation in the Pacific Ocean after receiving a tip from the U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday that resulted in the discovery of about 2,000 packets of cocaine of about 1 kg each.

Public asked to weigh in on latest Coast Guard museum designs

To continue reading this premium story, you need to become a member. Click below to take advantage of an exclusive offer for new members: The latest design, showing the proposed front entrance of the estimated $100 million National Coast Guard Museum planned for downtown New London waterfront, is seen in this rendering released Tuesday, July 31, 2018.

11 people standing on jetty at Dana Point Harbor handed over to Border Patrol

Sgt. Paul Ketcham looks at Moro Beach where two panga boat were recently found near Crystal Cove State Beach while giving a tour to a reporter on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. Two Harbor Patrol deputies on patrol in Dana Point Harbor last weekend noticed something odd: 11 people, some in life vests, standing on the west jetty with no boat in sight.

Adieu, great view: Longtime lighthouse caretaker moving on

The New York Times reports the 62-year-old known as Marge has been living for free in the 222-year-old Montauk Lighthouse for 31 years - since April 1987 - when the U.S. Coast Guard moved out of the property on the island's eastern end and turned it over to the Montauk Historical Society. She lived at the lighthouse for free but the caretaker's job came with no pay, so she worked during the day at the local post office for 30 years.

Truck falls off Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel

Truck falls off Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel in crash A crash on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel closed all southbound traffic for a time Friday evening, officials said. Check out this story on eveningsun.com: A freight truck went over a Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel safety wall and into the water on Friday, officials confirmed, stopping all southbound traffic for a time.

Woman rescued from Oregon cliff last year charged with 96 felony counts

Mother-of-two rescued by US Coast Guard from Oregon cliff after going missing for four days last year is charged with 96 felony counts Heather Mounce, 38, is facing 62 counts of identity theft, 24 counts of criminal mistreatment and 10 counts of theft Mounce is also suspected of stealing the identity of a man in his 90s who was in her care, as well as $5,000 Authorities said at the time Mounce drove to the coast on her own free will, but did not reveal why An Oregon woman who went missing for nearly four days last summer, only to be rescued by the US Coast Guard from a remote cliff, has now been charged with nearly 100 felony counts.