Hurricane Dorian Means 4th Evacuation in 4 Years for Many Southeast Residents September 4, 2019 By Cody Jackson and Jeffrey Collins It’s become a hurricane-season ritual in the Southeast: When a storm threatens, coastal residents board up homes, load up SUVs...
Sponsor of S.C. Bill Requiring Lighted Uber Signs Say Just First Safety Step April 12, 2019 By Jeffrey Collins A lawmaker sponsoring a bill in South Carolina requiring Uber, Lyft and other ride sharing drivers to have a lighted...
Storm-Lashed South Carolina Reassesses Role of Global Warming March 7, 2019 By Jeffrey Collins When he took the job 15 years ago, Horry County Emergency Manager Randy Webster figured his biggest disasters would be...
South Carolina Gov Creates Commission to Tackle State Flooding Problems December 28, 2018 By Jeffrey Collins Gov. Henry McMaster isn’t taking three once-in-a-lifetime floods in South Carolina in four years lightly. He created a commission of...
How Michael Could Affect Florence Recovery in Storm-Weary Carolinas October 12, 2018 By Jonathan Drew and Jeffrey Collins In the storm-weary Carolinas, Hurricane Michael’s approach stoked fresh fears among homeowners who still have tarps on their roofs or...
Flooding Forecast in Some South Carolina Communities Not as Dire as First Feared September 28, 2018 By Meg Kinnard and Jeffrey Collins The last community in the way of Hurricane Florence’s floodwaters as they slowly flow to the sea got some good...
More Rain Expected in Already Soggy South Carolina September 26, 2018 By Jeffrey Collins The soggy remnants of Florence keep causing chaos in coastal South Carolina long after the hurricane swirled ashore, with rivers...
The Longest Week: Carolinas Worn Out by Florence September 21, 2018 By Claire Galofaro and Jeffrey Collins Hurricane Florence is still wearing out the Carolinas, where residents have endured an agonizing week of violent winds, torrential rain,...
Drought Committee Address Dryness in Western Carolinas as Floods Subside October 28, 2016 By Jeffrey Collins As the last river finally falls below major flood stage near the coast, a rapidly worsening drought is killing crops...
South Carolina Nursing Home Accused of Negligence After Resident Drowns in Puddle October 19, 2016 By Jeffrey Collins David Outlaw was a survivor, so much so that his brother can’t believe how he died, drowning in a puddle,...