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Biden pledges to aid relief from Hurricane Helene's devastation
President Joe Biden addressed widespread destruction across the southeast part of the United States in the wake of Hurricane Helene, as well as his plans to visit impacted areas. “I’ve beee told that it would be disruptive if I did it right now,” the president said Monday. “We will not do that at the risk of diverting any of the...
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Helene death toll tops 100 as isolated communities await help
Desperate residents isolated by washed-out roads and the lack of power and cellular service in western North Carolina lined up Monday for fresh water and a chance to message loved ones
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Biden hopes to visit Helene-impacted areas this week
President Joe Biden says he will visit Hurricane Helene-impacted areas this week as long as it does not disrupt rescue and recovery operations.
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‘Something like we've never seen': Helene destruction overwhelms southern Appalachia
Floodwaters pushed by remnants of Hurricane Helene have left North Carolina’s largest mountain city isolated by damaged roads and a lack of power and cellphone service.
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‘I should've listened': Tampa man takes refuge in a kayak after Helene flooded home
Matthew Heller went live on TikTok as water started rushing in. At one point, 30,000 people joined, and the video garnered more than 3 million likes.
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A veteran firefighter and a 4-year-old girl are among the dead from Helene
“We’re all better for having known him,” the police chief of Blackshear, Georgia, said of firefighter Vernon Leon Davis. “He would do anything for anybody.”
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More than 50 people stranded on roof of Tennessee hospital flooded by Helene
A rescue operation was underway Friday to help people stranded on the roof of a Tennessee hospital after severe flooding from tropical storm Helene.
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Man and dog stranded in sea amid Hurricane Helene rescued by US Coast Guard
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a man and his dog during Hurricane Helene after their sailboat became disabled and began taking on water.
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Helene continues path of destruction into Georgia
Residents in Florida and Georgia are awakening to the devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene.
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WATCH: Videos show Hurricane Helene's high winds hitting Florida
Florida is facing dangerous extreme weather as Hurricane Helene approaches the coast.
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Helene makes landfall in Florida
Helene, a powerful Category 4 hurricane, made landfall in Florida on late Thursday night
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Officials' grim request for those riding out Helene in Florida: Mark your bodies so we can ID you
“I’ve lived here my whole life, and I’ve never been worried about a storm. I am worried about this storm,” Taylor County Sheriff Wayne Padgett said.
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Biden on Hurricane Helene: ‘Take this seriously'
President Joe Biden urged citizens to take the warnings of local officials seriously as Hurricane Helene heads toward the southeast of the U.S.
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NASA shares view of Hurricane Helene from space
Cameras installed on the International Space Station showed Hurricane Helene.
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‘We're sweating it': Hurricane Helene causes flight cancellations at DCA
As Hurricane Helene strengthens in Florida, there were already eight flights canceled at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport with more to come. News4’s Megan McGrath talks to travelers about how the hurricane is impacting their plans for the next couple of days.
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Local first responders head to Florida, Georgia to help with Hurricane Helene
Virginia Task Force 1, Maryland Task Force 1 and PEPCO are headed to Florida and Georgia to help out with Hurricane Helene. Gov. Glenn Youngkin has also issued a state of emergency in preparation of heavy rain as remnants of the storm come into Virginia on Friday. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.
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Hurricane John strikes Mexico's southern Pacific coast with ‘life-threatening' flood potential
Hurricane John struck Mexico’s southern Pacific coast Monday night with fierce winds and heavy rainfall after strengthening from a tropical storm to major hurricane in a matter of hours.
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Francine moves inland with heavy rainfall after lashing Louisiana
At the peak of the storm, 450,000 people in Louisiana were without power, based on numbers reported by the Public Service Commission.
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An ER nurse says it was ‘second nature' to rescue a man trapped in hurricane floodwaters
A man whose pickup truck got trapped in rushing floodwaters unleashed by rains from Hurricane Francine was saved by a Good Samaritan who also happened to be an emergency room nurse.
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Good Samaritan rescues man from submerged truck in New Orleans on live TV
A driver was saved from a submerged vehicle on Wednesday in New Orleans after Francine made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 1 hurricane. The drama unfolded on live television.