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Overnight, Hurricane Matthew dropped to Category 3 strength however, sustained winds of about 120 miles per hour are currently battering Florida’s coast. Over 700,000 residents are without power this morning, with the storm’s eye approaching within five miles of the coastline. Matthew is the most powerful Atlantic storm in years and is expected hit Georgia and the Carolinas this weekend. Officials currently put the death toll […]

Forecasters are warning residents of South Florida as the first outer bands of Hurricane Matthew approach the coast at Category 4 strength. As it pummels the Bahamas this morning, Matthew is expected to be the strongest storm in the Caribbean in nearly a decade, expected to cause catastrophic damage to property and “immense human suffering”. The storm is tracking westward closer […]

Hurricane Matthew reached landfall in Haiti early this morning.  Hundreds of thousands of Haitians, many of whom have not recovered from the damage of the devastating earthquake six years ago, were evacuated to shelters. The 145 mile per hour winds and torrential rain has already caused at least three deaths.  With it’s trajectory towards Cuba and […]

Update: 10 p.m. Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools will remain closed Wednesday as the city grapples with a crippling winter storm. Duke Energy was trying to restore power to 100,00 homes. The storm is expected to dump ice in parts of Charlotte and leave a blanket of about six inches of snow. The storm caused the cancellation […]

If you think you had it bad, check out some scenes from Atlanta.

No surprises here, but Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools join the long list of North Carolina schools closed due to a winter storm that dropped up to two inches of snow on the region. The storm turned Atlanta roads into parking lots, leaving motorists stranded Tuesday night. In Charlotte the roads are mostly wet and slick. From board of […]

VIA OldSchool100.3 Baby, it’s cold outside. Here’s how to keep warm on shivering days. Lately I’ve been on a huge mason jar kick, I don’t know if it’s…

VIA HipHop NC SHOWTIME SAYS… It’s turning out to be a really frigid winter. For many of us that means we won’t be venturing out of the house too often. That means we need to find some excitement inside the house. Netflix has added a bunch of new titles to their catalog and some of […]

VIA Hot 107.9 Philly Our good friends over at Girls Auto Clinic has some sure bet car tips for these cold and snowy times. We seem to be in for a super cold winter, so check out these tips below… 1. Warming up the car – I talked about this a few weeks ago in […]

VIA Old School 100.3 This Winter seems like it’s going to be a rough one for many people across the United States and doctors worry that frostbite could be a major health risk during the winter months. But what is Frostbite and how do I treat it?

With temperatures expected to remain well below freezing tonight, the Charlotte region is staying in a deep freeze. Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools will be opening two hours late on Wednesday. Schools throughout the western part of the state will be opening late or closed on Wednesday. The Red Cross warming center will remain open uptown until […]