May 05 Flood threats persist as storms continue to drench the South By Jay Reeves, Associated Press Relentless wind and rain have pummeled large swaths of the South, spawning tornadoes, sparking a flash flood emergency in Alabama and damaging homes from Texas to Virginia. Continue reading
May 04 Storms spawn twisters in Mississippi, kill 3 across South By Rogelio V. Solis, Associated Press Much of the South is at risk of more severe weather Tuesday, forecasters said, after tornadoes struck parts of the region Sunday night and Monday, causing heavy damage in some parts of Mississippi and flipping trucks in Texas. Continue reading
Mar 17 Millions across Southeast bracing for potential tornadoes By Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Hundreds of schools, COVID-19 vaccination clinics, businesses and more shut down across the Deep South on Wednesday as forecasters warned of waves of severe weather including massive tornadoes, downpours and hail the size of tennis balls. Continue reading
Apr 20 Watch 2:56 News Wrap: Nova Scotia reels from Canada's deadliest ever mass shooting In our news wrap Monday, authorities are searching for answers after a gunman killed 18 people in Nova Scotia over the weekend. It was Canada’s deadliest mass shooting ever. Also, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and main rival Benny Gantz… Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch 4:52 News Wrap: February jobs report shows strongest U.S. hiring since 2016 In our news wrap Friday, the latest jobs report showed the strongest pace of hiring since 2016. The Labor Department said employers added a net 273,000 jobs in February, and the unemployment rate matched a 50-year low of 3.5 percent. Continue watching
Mar 04 Cellphone alerts helped Tennessee couple escape to basement By Teresa M. Walker, Associated Press A grim search continued Wednesday for survivors of deadly tornadoes in Tennessee, where 24 people were killed and 21 others remain missing. Some survivors credit the alerts that blared from their cellphones for saving their lives. Continue reading
Mar 03 Tornadoes kill at least 25, shred dozens of buildings around Nashville By Travis Loller, Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press The twisters that struck in the hours after midnight shredded more than 140 buildings and buried people in piles of rubble and wrecked basements. Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch 5:38 News Wrap: Impeachment witness Vindman removed from NSC post In our news wrap Friday, a key impeachment witness has lost his White House job. An attorney for Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman says the aide was fired from the National Security Council and escorted from the building. Vindman had… Continue watching
May 29 Severe weather forecasts continue as states clean up tornado destruction By Mitch Stacy, Associated Press People from Kansas to Pennsylvania picked up the pieces from a swarm of tornadoes and braced for more twisters Wednesday amid a record-breaking stretch of violent weather. Continue reading
May 29 After several quiet years, tornadoes erupt in United States By Rick Callahan, Grant Schulte, Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — After several quiet years, tornadoes have erupted in the United States over the last two weeks as a volatile mix of warm, moist air from the Southeast and persistent cold from the Rockies clashed and stalled over the… Continue reading