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Time of India
07-07-2025
- Climate
- Time of India
After Texas, now North Carolina is under water - several counties under flash flood warnings, thousands without power and water
North Carolina is now underwater, just days after Texas was hit by terrible floods. Tropical Depression Chantal swept through the state, leaving a trail of destruction. Several counties are in crisis mode, with emergency crews working around the clock to deal with road collapses, power outages, and tornado damage. What kind of damage did Chantal cause? The aftermath of Tropical Depression Chantal, which brought heavy rain on Sunday night and caused severe flooding throughout the region, is still affecting many people in central North Carolina, as per a report by ABC 11. Until later Monday morning, a number of counties are under Flood Advisories, Flood Watches, and Flash Flood Warnings, and many roads are closed. Following the storms, thousands of people lost power. Following multiple storms that prompted warnings, thousands of customers in central North Carolina are without power, according to the Duke Energy outage map, as per a report. Which areas were hit the hardest? Chatham, Lee, and Moore are just a few of the counties that have been given flood warnings. Moore County has declared a state of emergency, and rescue efforts are still going on. Moore County Live Events The Tropical Depression Chantal damaged a shopping center in Southern Pines and caused extensive flooding throughout Moore County. Around eight o'clock, the storm began, swiftly filling the parking lot and forcing evacuations. Due to inadequate drainage, the back lot of Southern Pines Planet Fitness turned into a wetland. A dam at the water reservoir at Longleaf Country Club failed, resulting in overflow in nearby ponds and creeks. Street signs were submerged, and a neighbour's trampoline washed away. Due to the extensive damage caused by the storm, Moore County Board of Commissioners Chair Kurt Cook proclaimed the county to be in a state of emergency until July 9. Chatham County With more than 100 roads impacted and a section of NC 902 closed as a result of heavy rain, Chatham County is currently experiencing severe flooding. Rescue personnel were overworked and are still looking for missing people, according to Sheriff Roberson. Authorities are warning locals to drive cautiously around flooded areas and to avoid doing so unless absolutely necessary. Lee County The storm's strong winds caused significant damage in Lee County, especially at the Raleigh Executive Jetport in Sanford, where two hangars and airplanes were affected by a potential tornado. A nearby mobile home park also experienced storm-related damage, including downed power lines and trees, though no residents were hurt. FAQs Which North Carolina counties are under flood warning? Chatham, Lee, and Moore counties were among the hardest hit, with Flash Flood Warnings, Advisories, and Watches in effect as of Monday morning. Is it safe to drive in central NC now? No, many roads are flooded or damaged. Authorities are urging residents to stay off the roads unless absolutely necessary and to avoid driving through standing water.
Hindustan Times
07-07-2025
- Climate
- Hindustan Times
North Carolina flash floods map: Which counties and cities are under severe threat? See list
Thousands of people lost electricity as storms from the outer edges of Tropical Depression Chantal hit parts of North Carolina. Chantal, which was a tropical storm, became a tropical depression on Sunday morning after it moved over land.(AFP) Chantal, which was a tropical storm, became a tropical depression on Sunday morning after it moved over land. Duke Energy's outage map indicate that many people in central North Carolina lost power after strong storms hit the area. While the heavy rain showers should finish by late evening, flash flooding remains a serious concern. While the heavy rain should end by late night, flash flooding is still a main concern, as per ABC 11 report. Also Read: North Carolina power outage: Thousands affected in Alamance, Orange, and Chatham counties amid flooding Lee County Lee County experienced significant wind damage due to the storm. The National Weather Service confirmed damage at Raleigh Executive Jetport in Sanford to two hangars and two aircraft, which may have been caused by a tornado. Nearby, a mobile home park was also damaged by a storm. The owner of that park told ABC11 he witnessed a tornado move through the park at around 3 p.m. that knocked down trees and power lines. The owner said no one in the park was injured. Moore County Storms also hit Moore County hard as Chantal moved through. A shopping center in Southern Pines was affected. 'It started around like eight, and I just blinked and the parking lot was full. It was crazy. It happened really fast,' said Mary Helbling, who works at Pinescone Café. Her fiancé came to get her after the center was evacuated. Southern Pines' Planet Fitness flooded in the back parking lot because there was too much rainwater to drain. At Longleaf Country Club, not far away from there, a dam broke at a reservoir and caused surrounding creeks and ponds to flood, requiring an evacuation. Jennifer Berk, who's lived in Pine Grove for three decades, told ABC11 she was shocked by the storm. 'I've never seen this. I mean, it is. It is unreal,' she said. A trampoline floated away from a neighbor's yard, and some street signs were under water. 'It's only the beginning of July, so I'm a little nervous, to be honest,' said Berk. 'We're going to be trimming some trees to make sure they're not above our gutter line.' Because of all the storm damage and flooding, Moore County Board of Commissioners Chair Kurt Cook declared a state of emergency through Wednesday, July 9. Also Read:82 dead in devastating Texas floods, Donald Trump's visit likely | 5 points Orange County In Orange County, floodwaters completely covered a gas station off I-85 after heavy rain fell for hours. Roads and businesses in the county were closed Sunday afternoon as the water continued to rise. Officials in Chapel Hill warned people to stay out of floodwaters and not to walk, drive or bike through them. Some parts of I-40 needed to be closed along the border of Orange and Alamance counties due to flash flooding. NC 902 in Chatham County also closed when flooding washed out the road. Cities under threat Flood Watches remain in place for the inland parts of North Carolina like Fayetteville and Raleigh that will last through Monday. Apart from counties, heavy rainfall could lead to flash flooding in Big Country, Concho Valley, Central Texas and again in the City of Kerrville. Weather ahead On Monday, there might be a few showers east of I-95. On Tuesday, only a slight chance for a storm, but it will be hot with heat index values above 100°F. From Wednesday to Friday, expect afternoon and evening storms. Daily highs will be in the low 90s, with very humid air. Flooding on Sunday night also led to closures around Chapel Hill. The areas affected in Chapel Hill include: 1800 E. Franklin Street (Eastgate area) Hillsborough Street from MLK Jr. Blvd. to Bolinwood Dr. 200 block of S. Estes Drive (near University Place) 200 block of S. Elliott Road Estes Dr. at Library Dr. Fordham Blvd. and Elliott Rd. Fordham Blvd. and Cleland Dr. Fordham Blvd. and Brandon Rd.
Time of India
18-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Minnesota in shock as burglar hits late Senator Melissa Hortman's home days after she and husband were killed
Just days after the tragic killing of the Minnesota state representative Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband in their Brooklyn Park home, a second disturbing event occurred as a burglar broke into their house, as per a report. Second Tragedy Strikes Grieving Minnesota According to Brooklyn Park police, the break-in occurred overnight and was reported around 8 a.m. Wednesday, reported KSTP. The home, which had been processed by investigators and sealed with plywood over the windows, showed signs of forced entry, as per the report. Police say one of the boards at the back of the house had been pried off, and the window behind it shattered, KSTP reported. The cops said, "The home was once again processed by crime scene investigators for evidence of the burglary ," quoted ABC 11 report. The Brooklyn Park police also said that, "The home appeared to have been searched by an unknown individual; however, the family has indicated that they don't believe anything is missing," as quoted in the report. While, the burglary currently remains under investigation, the police department has urged local residents to check their surveillance cameras and call the police if they have any information, as per ABC 11 report. ALSO READ: Tesla in dire straits as reports say company halts production of Cybertruck, Model Y— Where is the stock headed? Live Events Vance Boelter Killed Melissa Hortman and Her Husband This incident takes place just a few days after Vance Boelter was accused of assassinating Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, at their home in Brooklyn Park and also shooting and wounding Democratic state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, at their house in nearby Champlin early Saturday morning, reported ABC 11. FAQs What happened at Melissa Hortman's home? Someone broke into the home just days after she and her husband were tragically killed, as per reports. Was anything stolen? No, the family says nothing appears to be missing, though the home was searched, according to the police. Economic Times WhatsApp channel )
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Yahoo
Expert Issues Warning Over 'Disturbing' TSA PreCheck Scam
Summer travel season is officially at hand with long lines expected at airport security over the next several months. If you've been tempted to apply for TSA PreCheck to help beat those lines, one expert has issued a word of caution. Karin Zilberstein of Guardio, a browser extension that identifies fake websites and other malware, recently warned of a "disturbing" increase in fake TSA PreCheck sites designed to scam travelers. "We are seeing a disturbing trend of mimicking TSA-like sites," Zilberstein told ABC11. Zilberstein says Guardio has discovered several fake TSA precheck websites and that they are getting better and more realistic looking as technology gets better. "The quality of the sites, obviously, scammers are getting better, using generative AI in producing more and more realistic sites," Zilberstein said, adding that the URL of the website often looks real and "something that you can relate to it, says the words TSA pre-check-in, and there are no fishy numbers, words, or symbols." The goal of these websites is twofold. Obviously, the sites collect money from their victims who believe they are paying the fee to enroll in TSA PreCheck. Additionally, however, the scammers are also collecting personal information that could be used for identity theft or other crimes. Zilberstein also warned that these scammers are using "malvertising," so travelers cannot simply search for "TSA PreCheck" and click on the first link on their search engine. "With those scams that we're seeing specifically around TSA, it's very, very complicated because they also use malvertising, which is advertising that is bought for malicious purposes," Zilberstein said. The best way to keep yourself safe from this scam is to make sure that you are using the official TSA website which ends in .gov, and look for the lock symbol or https in your web address bar, which means that the website is secure. Expert Issues Warning Over 'Disturbing' TSA PreCheck Scam first appeared on Men's Journal on Jun 13, 2025
Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Long-running legal saga over N.C. Supreme Court race could pave way for future election challenges, critics warn
Nearly six months after the North Carolina Supreme Court election took place, the contest still hasn't been called and a winner still hasn't been certified. That's almost entirely due to a barrage of litigation from Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin, who sued for more than 65,000 ballots to be thrown out after they had been cast, triggering a sprawling legal saga that is testing some of the most solid precedents of election law. The effort, if successful, could be more than enough to swing the results of the election, as Griffin currently trails Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs by roughly 700 votes. But even if the push ultimately falls short, Griffin's critics, who include members of both parties, say it could have long-lasting consequences and pave the way for more candidates to pursue challenges — no matter how legally questionable — to the results of elections decided by narrow margins. 'This is clearly an attempt to manipulate the law and the courts into changing an election result by changing the rules after the election has been held,' said Ann Webb, a policy director with the North Carolina chapter of Common Cause, a government watchdog group. Griffin's arguments, Webb said, 'require the courts to say, 'Yes, it's OK to ask us to change the rules after the election is done.' And that is where we really see something different and something scary, because there is nothing stopping other candidates from any party in the future from using that same strategy and pointing back to this case.' In an interview, Riggs called Griffin's legal approach 'insidious' and warned that it would likely be mimicked if it is successful. 'It's a North Carolina problem today, but it's a Michigan and Arizona and Georgia problem tomorrow,' she said, referencing other closely divided battleground states. Even some North Carolina Republicans have called for Griffin to throw in the towel. 'I wanted the Republican judge to win because his philosophy more aligns with me,' former GOP Gov. Pat McCrory told local news outlet ABC11 this week. 'He was defeated.' 'You abide by the rules before the election. It's like changing a penalty call after the Super Bowl is over. You don't do that,' McCrory said, adding that voters 'voted based upon the rule set.' In addition, Republican-led groups are running ads in the state calling for Griffin to end his litigation. A spokesperson for Griffin didn't respond to questions from NBC News for this story. In an email, North Carolina GOP spokesperson Matt Mercer accused Democrats of not being able to 'make an argument on the merits of Judge Griffin's case because they know following the law is not controversial.' 'If Democrats were being truthful, they'd simply admit they don't actually care about honest elections and are only interested in partisan outcomes,' Mercer added. The North Carolina GOP partnered with Griffin in his original litigation in the state court system. Riggs, who was appointed to the state Supreme Court in 2023, emerged after Election Day last November narrowly ahead of Griffin, a state appeals court judge. A full machine recount as well as a partial hand recount of the race both showed Riggs leading Griffin by 734 votes out of 5.5 million ballots cast. Griffin subsequently filed legal challenges, backed by the North Carolina GOP, across the state, alleging that more than 65,000 people had voted illegally. The claims focused on three categories of voters: voters who Griffin's lawyers claimed didn't have driver's licenses or Social Security numbers on file in their voter registration records; overseas voters who haven't lived in North Carolina; and overseas voters who failed to provide photo identification with their ballots. A series of nuanced and complex court rulings have since followed from North Carolina state courts — including the Supreme Court, the bench that the winner of this election will join — and federal courts. (Griffin and Riggs have recused themselves from the matter when the issue came before the courts they serve on.) The latest development came Tuesday, when a federal appeals court temporarily blocked North Carolina election officials from moving forward with a period that would allow thousands of military and overseas voters to 'cure' their ballots after that had been ordered by the North Carolina Supreme Court. In that decision earlier this month, the state Supreme Court ruled that about 60,000 of the votes in question cannot be thrown out, but that others could be if minor errors were not fixed, meaning those voters would be required to prove their eligibility to election officials. Critics of Griffin's strategy say his arguments contradict several long-held precedents in election law — and regardless of whether they're successful, they could be used in future attempts to overturn close races. One such precedent is the notion that the rules of an election must be set before voting occurs, as Griffin is seeking to throw out thousands of ballots cast by voters who followed the letter of the law. Griffin's critics also note that only he is seeking to have the ballots thrown out, not any of the other Republican candidates who competed in statewide elections in November. 'Republicans are choosing to challenge voters who did nothing wrong,' North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton said on a recent call with reporters. 'If they truly believe that there's been election malpractice, then why is every Republican not challenging the same election results that Jefferson Griffin is right now?' Meanwhile, more than 200 judges, government officials, attorneys and legal professors — including some Republicans — signed a letter to Griffin last month stating, 'The arguments you have advanced ask our judicial system to change the rules in place for the 2024 election after it has run its course.' 'If you succeed, tens of thousands of voters will lose their voice after they voted,' they wrote. 'For the sake of our judicial system, we ask you to terminate your litigation now.' In one of the latest filings from Griffin's legal team in federal court, his attorneys rejected the argument that he wanted to change 'the election rules after the election.' 'That's not what the courts said. They held that the 'plain language' of the state constitution barred voters who had never resided in North Carolina from voting in state elections,' Griffin's attorneys wrote. 'And the North Carolina Supreme Court found that the state election code required overseas voters to provide photo identification with their ballots. As part of its remedy, the court provided a 30-day cure period for those voters to fix the defect.' Griffin's critics acknowledge the value of legal remedies following an election, but argue that he should have challenged the rules long before the election if he was concerned about them. 'It's important to have an escape valve in the form of post-election [legal] challenges — if there are real mistakes, or if the law has been misapplied, or there is evidence of fraud,' said Webb, of Common Cause. But in this case, she said, Republicans are 'using the escape valve to bring a challenge against parts of the law that were there and available to be challenged any time over the past several years.' This article was originally published on
