Mom searching for 'angel' who gave up plane seat for daughter leaving hurricane zone

A woman took to social media to find the good Samaritan who gave up her seat on a flight so her daughter could escape the hurricane zone.
North Carolina: Missing photo album reunited with its family following Helene

Shawn Vestey went up to his hometown of Boone, North Carolina, a week ago to help with the cleanup from Helene. He found so much more within the mud and debris.
1 person is dead and 12 are trapped in a former Colorado gold mine

One person is dead and 12 are trapped in a former Colorado gold mine after an elevator malfunctioned at the tourist site, sheriff says.
Fall feel on the way this weekend plus the latest on the tropics

A look at when low temperatures may drop to the 40s
Tybee Island flooding concerns at ease, beach is closed

Milton’s effects narrowly missed the island’s roadways
Why Milton's 'reverse surge' sucked water away from flood-fearing Tampa

“Reverse storm surge” is a familiar, if sometimes unremarked-upon, function of how hurricane winds move seawater as the storms hit land — in fact, it has happened in Tampa Bay before.
America’s gun conundrum: A deep dive into the data

The topic of guns is pervasive in American politics. It’s also poignant and partisan.
Worker dangles from scaffolding in Milwaukee courthouse rescue

Heavy urban rescue team races against time to save worker precariously suspended from Milwaukee County Courthouse scaffolding
Traffic Backups in Savannah: City manager responds to 52-minute train delay

A nearly hour-long train delay Thursday led to traffic backups on some of Savannah’s busiest streets.
Severe solar storm could stress power grids even more as US deals with major back-to-back hurricanes

Space forecasters say a severe solar storm is heading to Earth. It could stress power grids, and it may trigger northern lights as far south as the lower Midwest and Northern California.