July 5, 2017 Flood-stricken historic town mulls federal buyouts again Under Federal Emergency Management Agency rules, the four-person town council will vote soon on which of three options to offer homeowners: elevate homes, repair damaged homes or let FEMA acquire the homes of people who want out.
July 5, 2017 Wannabe weatherman set fire to gain Facebook views, police say A wannabe weatherman was jailed for arson after admitting he started a wildfire to draw attention to his selfie videos on Facebook, his town's police chief said Friday.
July 5, 2017 Wildfires create smokey haze across southern states, prompting health warning Wildfires burning across the South have created a smoky haze over metro Atlanta and prompted a public health advisory in Kentucky — and the forests are expected to continue burning for days as flaming leaves fall to the ground and spread the fire, authorities said Wednesday.
July 5, 2017 North Carolina braces for additional flooding in downstream towns A state trooper shot and killed an armed man during a search for flood victims in a tense and dispirited North Carolina, and thousands more people were ordered to evacuate as high water from Hurricane Matthew pushed downstream Tuesday, two days after the storm blew out to sea.
July 5, 2017 Hurricane Matthew's punch still delivers pain to North Carolina With floodwaters from Hurricane Matthew on the rise, at least one North Carolina city appeared near chaos Monday, its police station shuttered and sporadic gunfire in the air, and authorities worried that more communities could end up the same way.
July 5, 2017 Pipeline expected to restart after leak triggered surging gas prices in South A main gas line is expected to restart Wednesday with a temporary bypass after a leak and spill in Alabama led to surging fuel prices and some gas shortages across the South, a company official said Tuesday.
July 5, 2017 Maker of gun used in Newtown school massacre asks judge to drop families' suit A gun manufacturer should be held accountable for selling the public semi-automatic rifles that were designed as military killing machines, a lawyer for families of some victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre told a judge Monday.
July 5, 2017 Georgia expands state of emergency after tornadoes; 20 dead across Southeast Georgia ramped up its state of emergency Monday as crews organizing the cleanup from the weekend's deadly storms begged for additional aid.
July 5, 2017 Winter blast hits eastern US, triggers hundreds of crashes in North Carolina A blast of winter weather slammed a big chunk of the U.S. on Saturday, triggering hundreds of crashes in North Carolina while dumping snow from New England as far south as parts of Georgia.
July 5, 2017 Officer's 14-year-old son dies in the hospital after found shot in the head Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department are investigating after a 14-year-old was found shot in the head in a vehicle in east Charlotte Monday night.
