An estimated eight people were killed in North Carolina and three were killed in South Carolina.   UPDATED: Monday, Oct. 10, 8:25 AM EST:  Hurricane Matthew rampaged across four Southeastern states, killing eight people in North Carolina and three in South Carolina, bringing the storm’s death toll in the U.S. to 19, reports NBC News. Destruction […]

Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday morning urged people to “get out, don’t take a chance. Time is running out,” writes CNN.   Residents and tourists on Thursday were ordered to evacuate the coastal areas of southeast Florida and South Carolina as Hurricane Matthew surged toward the U.S. after battering the Bahamas, Haiti, and other parts of […]

Walt Disney World announced it will close its gates 5:00 p.m. Thursday and remain closed through Friday, Oct. 7 thanks to Hurricane Matthew. The company’s official website posted the announcement, which marks only the fifth time the resort’s theme parks  will be closed since the resort opened on October 1, 1971. Three of the four […]