FEMA to test ‘presidential alert’ text in two weeks. Here’s what you need to know

President Donald Trump shakes hands with FEMA Administrator Brock Long after visiting areas in North Carolina and South Carolina impacted by Hurricane Florence, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018, at Myrtle Beach International Airport in Myrtle Beach, S.C. SALT LAKE CITY - Everyone in America with a cellphone will receive the same text message on the same day next month.

Hurricane Florence weakens – ” but still dangerous

Hurricane Florence has been downgraded to a Category 2 storm but it is still being considered an extremely dangerous and life-threatening storm, US officials said. Faced with new forecasts that showed a more southerly threat, Georgia's governor joined his counterparts in Virginia and North and South Carolina in declaring a state of emergency, and some residents who had thought they were safely out of range boarded up their homes.

Florence is expected to blow ashore Saturday morning along the North Carolina-South Carolina line.

People who thought they were safe from the onslaught of Hurricane Florence began boarding up and Georgia's governor declared a state of emergency Wednesday as uncertainty over the path of the monster storm spread worry along the Southeastern coast. Closing in with terrifying winds of 125 mph and potentially catastrophic rain and storm surge, Florence is expected to blow ashore Saturday morning along the North Carolina-South Carolina line, the National Hurricane Center said.

Environmental group files lawsuit asking for a look at cheaper options to I-73

CHARLESTON, SC A local environmental group filed a lawsuit Tuesday that is asking federal agencies to examine a "more fiscally responsible alternative" to Interstate 73. According to a press release, the Coastal Conservation League is asking that officials look into the Grand Strand Expressway, which is a proposal to connect Myrtle Beach to Interstate 95 with upgrades to the S.C. 38 and U.S. 501 corridor. CCL leaders said the proposed expressway would save $2 billion, "compared to the I-73 boondoggle pushed by Horry County officials and special interests," the release stated.

County, city officials return from hurricane institute with new ideas to tackle next disaster

Dozens of Horry County and city officials are back or on their way back to the county from FEMA's Emergency Management Institute in Maryland. While there, they received an intense crash course on how to deal with several emergency scenarios, and improve response and preparedness in Horry County.

Trump to nominate Jon Huntsman as Russia ambassador: White House

FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman speaks at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, U.S., January 16, 2012. REUTERS/Chris Keane/File Photo U.S. President Donald Trump will nominate Jon Huntsman, an envoy to China under former Democratic President Barack Obama, as U.S. ambassador to Russia, the White House said on Tuesday.

Trump and advisers back off major pledges, including Obamacare and the wall

Supporter holds a sign as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally Feb. 19, 2016, in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Trump is campaigning throughout South Carolina ahead of the state's primary. Supporter holds a sign as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally Feb. 19, 2016, in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Trump is campaigning throughout South Carolina ahead of the state's primary.

FBI to share information on Brittanee Drexel case at 1 p.m.

Officers with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, state and local agencies will hold a press conference at 1 p.m. to discuss developments in the case of Brittanee Drexel, who disappeared from Myrtle Beach in 2009. David Thomas, special agent in charge with the FBI, will hold the news conference in McClellanville to talk about the case and the FBI's involvement in the ongoing investigation.