Brazos Island, its unique legacy
An early survey of the pass and bay was made between January and March 1871, and seven years later Congress appropriated $6,000 to remove a wrecked French vessel from the pass.
Category Archives: Hurricane
The Use of Hedonic Analysis Within An Ecosystem Services Assessment…
Seeteram, N., L. Prieto, A. Dvarskas, JohnM Johnston, AND Mike Cyterski. The Use of Hedonic Analysis Within An Ecosystem Services Assessment To Inform Post-Hurricane Sandy Recovery and Resiliency Planning in Long Island, NY.
Woman charged in Craigslist plot to kill Israeli ex-husband
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is feeling the heat after he was photographed sunning himself on a beach that he had closed to the public as part of a government shutdown. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is feeling the heat after he was photographed sunning himself on a beach that he had closed to the public as part of a government shutdown.
Emirates, Turkish Airlines try to join Etihad off laptop ban
Abu Dhabi's airport is the first among Mideast airports targeted by a U.S. ban on laptops in airplane ... . Passengers check into a flight at Abu Dhabi International Airport in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, July 4, 2017.
Poland moves toward extraditing US man in Nazi case
Poland's special prosecutors said they have taken steps toward seeking the extradition from the U.S. of Karkoc they accuse... New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is feeling the heat after he was photographed sunning himself on a beach that he had closed to the public as part of a government shutdown. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is feeling the heat after he was photographed sunning himself on a beach that he had closed to the public as part of a government shutdown.
EU chief to EU parliament: “You are ridiculous”
An Oklahoma woman is accused of trying to hire someone via Craigslist to travel to Israel and kill her ex-husband with ricin. Progress elusive in poor neighborhood of Louisiana's capital where white officer fatally shot a black man 1 year ago, fueling protests.
City Council to consider addition to base fitness center
The Goldsboro City Council is set to consider a $641,452 contract to expand the fitness center at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base during its Monday meeting. The council also plans to review an economic incentive grant for a new business and nearly $700,000 in budget amendments for costs related to Hurricane Matthew recovery efforts.
Republican leaders dare Cooper to sign North Carolina budget
North Carolina Republican legislative leaders dared Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday to sign the state budget soon heading to his desk - a very unlikely result, given the repeated criticisms of both Cooper and other Democrats. House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate leader Phil Berger, holding a news conference before the final House vote on the two-year spending plan, said it contains middle-class tax cuts, teacher pay raises of nearly 10 percent on average over two years, and money for reserves and Hurricane Matthew relief that Cooper had sought publicly.
WPB hosts Democratic candidates for governor
Before the storm that arrived Friday as a Category 4 hurricane is gone, some parts of Houston and its suburbs could get as much as 50 inches of rain. Before the storm that arrived Friday as a Category 4 hurricane is gone, some parts of Houston and its suburbs could get as much as 50 inches of rain.
Gulf storm likely to hit Texas coast by Wednesday
Tropical storms have caused the worst floods in the Houston area over the last four decades, including a national record 42 inches of rain brought on by Claudette in 1979. See the wettest tropical storms to hit Texas since Claudette.
Commentary: Climate change denials gain nothing
If cosmic justice prevails, Donald J. Trump could live to see the Atlantic Ocean roll through his beloved Mar-a-Lago resort from the sea to the intracoastal water way. His children almost certainly will.
City poised for water plant repairs –
The city has more than $1.2 million in state money to repair its water treatment plant so that area residents won't ever again lose service for more than a week as happened when it was swamped following Hurricane Matthew. The city has also received almost $700,000 from FEMA that can be used for repairs, and the city expects another $1.2 million in FEMA money to build a berm around the plant to protect it from future flooding.
NOAA, FEMA leaderless as hurricane season starts
Hurricane season began on June 1, and according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the season will be a busy one, with an above-average range of 5-9 hurricanes likely in the Atlantic. The United States could be especially vulnerable to hurricane landfalls this year, observers say, but not because of the enhanced activity that is expected.
Group to rebuild 1k homes damaged by Hurricane Matthew
A group has announced plans to restore and rebuild 1,000 homes in eastern North Carolina damaged by Hurricane Matthew. The Fayetteville Observer reports that North Carolina Baptists on Mission, based in Cary, plans on completing this goal within two years.
Problems from Hurricane Sandy prompt Christie calls for private flood insurance
WASHINGTON -- Hurricane Sandy homeowners who thought they were protected by their federal flood insurance received unwelcome surprises after the storm, when claims were rejected, payments delayed and damages minimized. Now the flood insurance program is up for renewal, and Gov. Chris Christie said the government should turn it over to the private sector.
Jacksonville: ‘I’M a Goner’: El Faro’s last hours as ship sails into storm
Rochelle Hamm's eyes fill with tears when she reads her terrified husband's last words - uttered as the cargo freighter El Faro went down in hurricane, taking the lives of Frank Hamm and 32 others. A few lines later, the transcript ends, along with the lives of Hamm and the captain who desperately sought to save him.
El Faro widow turns anguish into mission for safer ships
Rochelle Hamm's eyes fill with tears when she reads her terrified husband's last words - uttered as the cargo freighter El Faro went down in hurricane, taking the lives of Frank Hamm and 32 others. A few lines later, the transcript ends, along with the lives of Hamm and the captain who desperately sought to save him.
After Amtrak derailments, Booker and Menendez seek to block Trump’s transit cuts
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sens. Robert Menendez and Cory Booker asked leaders of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee overseeing transportation to ensure federal funding for Amtrak and the Gateway Tunnel project. Their letter to U.S. Sens. Susan Collins , the subcommittee chairwoman, and Jack Reed , the ranking Democrat, came after Amtrak acknowledged responsibility for two recent derailments that tied up NJ Transit train traffic for days.
2 dams illustrate challenge of maintaining older designs
Twelve years ago, widespread destruction from Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast helped compel federal engineers 2,000 miles away in California to remake a 1950s-era dam by constructing a massive steel-and-concrete gutter that would manage surging waters in times of torrential storms. The nearly $1 billion auxiliary spillway at Folsom Dam, scheduled to be completed later this year, stands in contrast to the troubles 75 miles away at the state-run Oroville Dam, where thousands of people fled last week after an eroded spillway threatened to collapse - a catastrophe that could have sent a 30-foot wall of floodwater gushing into three counties.
Trump could be high-speed rail president
The Obama administration spent nearly $10 billion to improve passenger rail service across the country. While it accomplished that goal to some degree, it did not build the faster trains passengers can ride in Europe, Japan and China.