Vice President Kamala Harris chastised Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for “playing political games,” following reports that DeSantis did not take the vice president’s calls regarding hurricane relief. “You know, moments of crisis, if nothing else, should really be the moment that anyone who calls themselves a leader says they’re gonna …
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As Florida residents are still recovering from the devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene less than two weeks ago, those on the Gulf Coast are scrambling to prepare and evacuate before the arrival of Hurricane Milton, a Category 5 that is expected to come ashore Wednesday in theTampa Bayregion. The …
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Florida officials continue to implore residents to evacuate as Hurricane Milton nears landfall Wednesday, with Gov. Ron DeSantis saying on Tuesday that “time is running out” for residents to protect themselves from the deadly storm. “You have time today. Time is running out,” DeSantis said Tuesday, as NBC News reports. …
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Luke Combs and Eric Church look utterly exhausted. Beginning at 6:30 a.m. this morning, the North Carolina natives and country music stars have been sitting side-by-side in the Nashville office of Church’s management company doing a string of live TV hits, from CNN to Fox & Friends, to promote “Concert …
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Florida is bracing as Hurricane Milton is set to reach landfall in the state by Wednesday evening, but as the storm continues its approach, an astronaut captured a devastatingly astonishing time-lapse of the hurricane live from the window of a spacecraft on Tuesday. NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick, who is currently …
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Converge have released an 18-track live album, Live in Orlando, FL 03.14.22, to help raise funds for Hurricane Helen relief efforts. The LP was recorded on March 14, 2022 at the Abbey in Orlando by Zach Rippy and mixed by Kurt Ballou. All proceeds from the album, available on the …
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The first major benefit concert to support North Carolina storm relief has been announced. Luke Combs, Eric Church, Billy Strings, and James Taylor will headline “Concert for Carolina” on Oct. 26 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. All proceeds from the concert will be split between Combs and Church …
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First responders and government agencies mobilizing against the devastation of Hurricane Helene have battled collapsed infrastructure and communications outages to reach survivors of the deadly storm. More than a week since Helene ravaged the southeastern United States, a completely man-made phenomenon is hurting rescue and recovery efforts: lies and misinformation. …
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Normally, Darren Nicholson would have a mandolin in his hands. But on this day, he’s gripping a chainsaw. High up on Utah Mountain in Haywood County, North Carolina — overlooking the Jonathan Creek valley with the Great Smoky Mountains in the distance — Nicholson is cutting through large trees that …
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There has been no shortage of gut-wrenching photographs from communities in the southeast devastated by Hurricane Helene, which caused extreme flooding and killed at least 215 people—pictures of houses destroyed, families trapped on rooftops, wreckage from mudslides and roads washed out by torrential rains. But rather than focus on the …
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