Aug 27 1st death reported from Hurricane Laura By Associated Press Gov. John Bel Edwards said he’s received report of the first fatality from Hurricane Laura in Louisiana, a 14-year-old girl who died when a tree fell on her home. The governors of Louisiana and Texas say search and rescue teams… Continue reading
Aug 27 PHOTOS: Laura blasts destructive, life-threatening Gulf Coast path By Gerald Herbert, Stacey Plaisance, Associated Press, Melinda Deslatte, Asssociated Press Hurricane Laura pounded the Gulf Coast for hours with ferocious wind, torrential rains and rising seawater as it roared ashore over southwestern Louisiana near the Texas border early Thursday, threatening the lives of people who didn't evacuate. Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch 8:50 Gulf Coast gears up for monster Hurricane Laura, a Category 4 storm Potential catastrophe is blowing out of the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Laura has morphed into a Category 4 monster, with winds that could reach 145 miles per hour. Officials are warning of extreme damage as the storm slams into the… Continue watching
Aug 26 WATCH: Texas governor warns of ‘unsurvivable’ storm surge By Associated Press Texas Gov. Greg Abbott urged people who had not yet evacuated from the path of Hurricane Laura to leave — as they only had "about five hours" to do so as of his noon press conference. Continue reading
Aug 26 Laura strengthens into ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 By Jeff Martin, John L. Mone, Stacey Plaisance, Associated Press Laura strengthened Wednesday into a menacing Category 4 hurricane, raising fears of a 20-foot storm surge that forecasters said would be "unsurvivable” and capable of sinking entire communities. Continue reading
Aug 19 Abbott proposes punishing Texas cities that ‘defund’ police By Acacia Coronado, Associated Press/Report for America Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has proposed punishing cities that cut police funding by freezing property tax revenue, the main funding source for local government services including schools, roads and law enforcement. Continue reading
Aug 05 ‘We are no less American.’ Deaths pile up on Texas border By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press The U.S. failure to contain the pandemic has been laid bare in the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas. Continue reading
Jul 26 New battlegrounds emerge 100 days before elections By Jeff Greenfield A hundred days from now, Americans will vote for the next president. The latest polls show that President Trump is trailing former Vice President Joe Biden, the Senate is up for grabs and the pandemic will play a major role… Continue reading
Jul 26 Tropical Storm Hanna drenches South Texas amid virus crisis By John L. Mone, Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press A day after roaring ashore as a hurricane, Hanna lashed the Texas Gulf Coast on Sunday with high winds and drenching rains that destroyed boats, flooded streets and knocked out power across a region already reeling from a surge in… Continue reading
Jul 25 Virus-weary Texas braces as Hurricane Hanna arrives By Juan A. Lozano, John L. Mone, Associated Press Hurricane Hanna made landfall on Texas’ Padre Island on Saturday afternoon. The storm made landfall about 15 miles (24 miles) north of Port Mansfield, Texas, with maximum winds of 90 mph (145 kph), the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in… Continue reading