State and Regional News

Volunteers bring solar power to Hurricane Helene’s disaster zone

Volunteers bring solar power to Hurricane Helene’s disaster zone

By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA Associated Press BAKERSVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Nearly two weeks after Hurricane Helene downed power lines and washed out roads all over North Carolina’s mountains, the constant din of a gas-powered generator…

Legislative majorities giving one party all the power are in play in several states

Legislative majorities giving one party all the power are in play in several states

By JOHN HANNA and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) — After introducing herself at their front doors, Vanessa Vaughn West began her pitch to voters with a question: What issues are important…

Determination to rebuild follows Florida’s hurricanes with acceptance that storms will come again

Determination to rebuild follows Florida’s hurricanes with acceptance that storms will come again

By RUSS BYNUM, BRENDAN FARRINGTON and TY O’NEIL Associated Press VENICE, Fla. (AP) — No sooner had residents of the Bahia Vista Gulf condominium complex dug out and from Hurricane Helene than they were faced…

Floridians cleaning up from Hurricane Milton are hampered by a widespread fuel shortage

Floridians cleaning up from Hurricane Milton are hampered by a widespread fuel shortage

By RUSS BYNUM, BRENDAN FARRINGTON and TY ONEIL Associated Press CORTEZ, Fla. (AP) — Floridians recovering from Hurricane Milton, many of whom were journeying home after fleeing hundreds of miles to escape the storm, spent much…

Far from where Hurricane Milton hit, tornadoes wrought unexpected damage

Far from where Hurricane Milton hit, tornadoes wrought unexpected damage

WELLINGTON, Fla. (AP) — Tony Brazzale, a diving boat captain who has lived for 10 years in his Wellington home in southeastern Florida, wasn’t worried about Hurricane Milton. The storm’s center was forecast to make landfall…

Residents repair their homes and clean up after Hurricane Milton tore through Florida

Residents repair their homes and clean up after Hurricane Milton tore through Florida

By CHRIS O’MEARA, BRENDAN FARRINGTON and TY O’NEIL Associated Press LITHIA, Fla. (AP) — Florida residents slogged through flooded streets, gathered up scattered debris and assessed damage to their homes on Friday after Hurricane Milton…