Hurricane Harvey

NOTHSTINE: Morality and hurricane looters

September 13, 2017 Ray Nothstine

In many areas of the country, a small minority of troublemakers inevitably look to take advantage of natural disasters by helping themselves to the property of others. “Thinking about looting? Ask these guys how that […]

Trump pledges $1 million of his personal money to Harvey relief

August 31, 2017 Mollie Young

WASHINGTON, Aug 31 — President Donald Trump will pledge $1 million of his own money to relief efforts for Hurricane Harvey, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said on Thursday. “I am happy to tell you […]

NOTHSTINE: Saving Texas and America

August 29, 2017 Ray Nothstine

Many of the images from the Texas Gulf Coast and its biggest city Houston are heartbreaking and haunting. One eerie photo captured nursing home residents calmly sitting in waist deep water waiting for evacuation. Already […]

Christine T. NguyenThe North State Journal

Texas native Fedora keeping close eye on flooding in home state

August 28, 2017 Brett Friedlander

CHAPEL HILL — Larry Fedora’s focus these days is locked in on preparing his North Carolina football team for its season opening game against California on Saturday at Kenan Stadium. But like most other Americans, he […]

Crews rescue hundreds from homes and cars as Harvey floods Houston

August 27, 2017 admin

HOUSTON — Emergency crews raced to pull people from cars and homes as flood waters rose across southeast Texas on Sunday, rescuing more than 1,000 people in the Houston area as Tropical Storm Harvey pounded the region. […]

Residents flee Texas coast ahead of Hurricane Harvey landfall

August 25, 2017 admin

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Businesses closed and lines of cars streamed out of coastal Texas as officials called for residents to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Harvey, expected to arrive about midnight as the most powerful […]