JENNIFER SINCO’s Recent Stories
Nation Oct 28
Islands regain some air, sea access after monster stormSome airport and shipping access has returned to a U.S. Pacific territory ravaged by a super typhoon, but tens of thousands of residents still without power and sifting through rubble face a long road to recovery.
Nation Oct 25
Super Typhoon Yutu devastates U.S. territory: ‘It’s like a small war just passed through’Residents of the Northern Mariana Islands braced Friday for months without electricity or running water after the strongest storm to hit any part of the United States this year devastated the U.S. territory, killing one person, officials said.
Nation Sep 12
Hawaii braces for tropical storm OliviaForecasters predict Tropical Storm Olivia could dump 5 to 10 inches of rain, with some places getting as much as 15 inches.
Nation Aug 24
Hurricane Lane dumps rain on Hawaii, 5 people rescued from flooded homesForecasters said the center of the storm will move close to or over parts of Hawaii's main islands late Friday, bringing dangerous surf of 20 feet.
Nation Aug 23
With no place to run, people in Hawaii brace for Hurricane LaneThe category 4 storm could slam into the islands Thursday with winds exceeding 100 mph, making it the most powerful storm to hit Hawaii since Hurricane Iniki in 1992.
Nation Aug 22
Hawaii residents brace themselves as hurricane strengthensThe National Weather Service said Wednesday that Hurricane Lane had weakened to a Category 4 hurricane, but those hurricanes with winds of more than 130 mph or above can still cause catastrophic damage.
Nation May 20
‘World of uncertainty’: Hawaii lava reaches sea, injures manA volcano that is oozing, spewing and exploding on Hawaii's Big Island has gotten more hazardous in recent days.
Nation Aug 13
Grandmother in travel ban lawsuit arrives in U.S.The Syrian grandmother at the center of Hawaii’s lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s travel ban arrived in Honolulu.
Nation Jul 14
White House to appeal Hawaii judge’s decision to loosen travel banA federal judge in Hawaii further weakened the travel ban by vastly expanding the list of family relationships that visitors can use to get into the country.
Nation Jul 14
Judge in Hawaii hands Trump latest defeat on travel banA federal judge in Hawaii has further weakened the travel ban by vastly expanding the list of family relationships with U.S. citizens that visa applicants can use to get into the U.S.