Is Hurricane Melissa a harbinger of superstorms to come? What it could mean for SC’s future.

When Hurricane Melissa roared ashore in Jamaica on Oct. 28, it brought 185-mph sustained winds and tied the record for the strongest Atlantic storm to make landfall. Two factors are contributing to Melissa’s catastrophic intensity, factors that...

Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica as one of the most powerful on record

Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica’s southwestern coast Tuesday as one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the Atlantic, beginning what forecasters warned could be a slow path of devastation with catastrophic winds, prolonged rains and...

Florida players excited to face Denzel Aberdeen, who was ‘key part of the national championship’

Denzel Aberdeen rounded what was the most talented backcourt in all of college basketball last season. As the first guard off the bench for Todd Golden‘s Florida Gators, Aberdeen provided a jolt of athleticism in his 19.8 minutes per game off the...

Baltimore medical waste incinerator still pollutes, burning trash from as far away as Florida

To the far South Baltimore residents who have been contending with the medical waste incinerator on Hawkins Point Road for the last 35 years, the facility has been a chronic pollution juggernaut. Despite pleading guilty last year to more than 40...

South Florida gears up for college football's biggest games as excitement builds for national championship

The countdown is on as South Florida prepares to host the biggest games in college football — the College Football Playoff semifinal in December and the national championship game in January, both at Hard Rock Stadium. Joining CBS News Miami's...

Florida Everblades fans fill Hertz Arena for home opener

The Florida Everblades are back on the ice at Hertz Arena. Southwest Florida's favorite hockey team played its first home game of the season on Saturday, marking a long-awaited return for fans. The five-month offseason felt like an eternity for...

Webinar Q&A: How living shorelines are holding up along Florida's coast

In August, Stormwater Solutions hosted a webinar called “How Living Shorelines Are Holding Up Along Florida’s Coast.” The webinar covered coastal erosion Greg Corning and Will Mather from WSP in the U.S., shared lessons learned from their work...

Five and a half feet under

Rosehill Cemetery groundskeeper Sara De La O Credit: Kirk Williamson Rosehill’s gothic entrance gate off Ravenswood Avenue casts a puzzle-piece shadow onto the pavement and grass. The sky is all blue, and the sun is already too hot on this late...

Proposed SC gas plant’s pollution could affect 2 million people

A proposed gas plant in Colleton County would emit more than 164 tons of fine particle pollution each year, posing serious health risks across a wide swath of South Carolina and beyond, new Harvard University research found. Commissioned by the...

Alabama's DeBoer 'definitely evolving' as win streak grows, and it's contagious

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama's seven-game winning streak has revealed a new side of coach Kalen DeBoer. And it could set the tone for the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide as they move closer to securing spots in the Southeastern Conference...

NextEra and Google to Restart Iowa Nuclear Plant

Nuclear Power Deal Highlights Data Center Energy Demands A deal between NextEra Energy and Google will restart a nuclear power plant in Iowa that has been shut down for five years. The move underscores the growing energy demand from data centers...

Florida State football sinks to new low with shock Stanford loss as team’s remarkable collapse continues

FLORIDA State sank to a fourth defeat in a row with another shock loss Saturday night. The Seminoles were stunned by Stanford 20-13 to continue their alarming slide. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! Florida State was beaten by Stanford...

Bondi Sushi to Expand its South Florida Footprint

Bondi Sushi, the New York–founded concept celebrated for its high quality fish, craveable sushi, and laid-back Japanese dining style, is set to make its highly anticipated Broward County debut on October 29th with the opening of its largest...

Trump slaps new sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. UP NEXT New information on security lapses in Louvre heist 00:54 New details on clashes over Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration 01:54 Two people injured...

There’s ‘going to be suffering’: Florida TSA workers brace for hardship from working without pay

WEST PALM BEACH — Transportation Security Administration employees on Wednesday described in detail their financial hardships — bracing for not getting their much-needed paychecks by the end of this workweek. They shared their stories as...

Benson Boone Will Bring Moonbeam Ice Cream Energy to a Performance at the Kennedy Space Center By Daniela Avila

NEED TO KNOW Benson Boone will perform at the Kennedy Space Center's Rocket Garden on Nov. 29 "This show is going to be so insanely sick and one I’ll remember forever," he said in a press release The show will be live streamed to fans around the...

Alabama man set for nitrogen gas execution begs…

An Alabama death row inmate is set to become the seventh man executed in the state with the controversial method of nitrogen hypoxia. Anthony Todd Boyd, 54, is being executed on Thursday, Oct. 23, for the 1993 murder of a man named Gregory...

Rising Sea Levels are Changing Florida’s Gulf Coast

Since her childhood, Susan Cerulean has explored the natural wildlife and terrain of Florida’s northern Gulf Coast islands. In her book Coming to Pass (University of George Press, 2015); she contrasts her experiences as a youth to the rapidly...

Duke Energy’s CIO On Powering Digital And AI Transformation

Duke Energy headquarters in Charlotte, NC Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Richard Donaldson has spent nearly twenty-five years at Duke Energy. Roughly nine months into his tenure as senior vice president and chief...

There’s ‘going to be suffering’: South Florida TSA workers brace for hardship from working without pay

WEST PALM BEACH — Transportation Security Administration employees on Wednesday described in detail their financial hardships — bracing for not getting their much-needed paychecks by the end of this workweek. They shared their stories as...