Politics Dec 10 Defense bill passed by House includes $34 billion to protect Texas coast from storms By Juan A. Lozano, Michael Phillis, Associated Press
Nation Nov 10 Watch 5:02 News Wrap: Hurricane Nicole makes landfall on Florida’s east coast In our news wrap Thursday, a rare November hurricane smashed into Florida's Atlantic coast, President Biden will meet China's President Xi for their first in-person encounter since Biden took office and the District of Columbia filed a civil suit against…
Nation Sep 28 WATCH: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis warns of mass power outages as Hurricane Ian approaches landfall Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says some areas have begun to lose power and warns of mass outages as Hurricane Ian approaches the state's coast. By Associated Press
Nation Sep 28 Hurricane Ian approaches Florida just below windspeeds for Category 5 storm The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Ian has rapidly intensified off Florida, gaining top winds of 155 mph, just shy of the most devastating Category 5 hurricane status. By Curt Anderson, Associated Press
Nation Sep 28 WATCH: FEMA Director Deanna Criswell warns Floridians to evacuate if still possible, or get to higher ground FEMA's director will give an update ahead Hurricane Ian's expected landfall as nearly a Category 5 storm. By Associated Press
Sep 27 How warm water turbocharged Hurricane Ian in less than a day By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press The warm water creates “a lot more rocket fuel for the storm.” And this effect is likely to become even more frequent due to climate change, scientists say. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 4:58 News Wrap: Empty classified folders found at Mar-a-Lago, deadly bombing in Afghanistan In our news wrap Friday, the Justice Department says FBI agents found dozens of empty folders marked "classified" at former President Trump's estate in Florida. Pat Cipollone, Trump's White House counsel, went before a federal grand jury in its January… Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch 8:16 Coastal Louisiana struggles with housing crisis after Hurricane Ida By Roby Chavez, Diane Lincoln Estes The Atlantic hurricane season started June 1, but people in southeast Louisiana are still recovering after being hit last year by one of the strongest hurricanes ever to make landfall in the state. Communities correspondent Roby Chavez went back to… Continue watching
Jun 07 National Hurricane Center Director to take over as head of the National Weather Service By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press National Hurricane Center Director Ken Graham will take over as head of the National Weather Service. Continue reading
May 24 WATCH: NOAA predicts another busy hurricane season with 3 to 6 major storms By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Federal meteorologists are forecasting a record-shattering seventh straight unusually busy Atlantic hurricane season. Continue reading