Hurricane Helene is expected to come ashore late Thursday as a powerful major hurricane, but officials are warning that the storm could impact a wide swath of the Southeast. (Scripps News)

Hurricane Helene is expected to come ashore late Thursday as a powerful major hurricane, but officials are warning that the storm could impact a wide swath of the Southeast. (Scripps News)

The United Cajun Navy is preparing as Hurricane Helene rapidly advances on the Gulf Coast expected to bring with it deadly storm surge and historically high winds. (Scripps News)

Hurricane Helene is expected to come ashore Thursday as a major hurricane after rapidly intensifying in the Gulf of Mexico. (Scripps News)

Hurricane Helene is expected to come ashore Thursday as a major hurricane after rapidly intensifying in the Gulf of Mexico. (Scripps News)

Extreme rainfall across the country is changing where and how many communities flood. Many areas that never flooded before are seeing devastating effects. (Scripps News)

The Gulf Coast is being urged to monitor a tropical system as models show a potential hurricane striking the region this week. (Scripps News)

Lawmakers who were already investigating the July 13 attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump said they will be looking closely into the latest incident at Trump's Florida golf course. (Scripps News)

The 2017 death of a Florida high school football player led to new heat-related legislation, but other states lack regulations. (Scripps News)

Rob Ferl will head to space on Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft, but he didn't pay his own way like others aboard. (Scripps News)

Residents in several U.S. territories are bracing for a strengthening disturbance that could become the fifth tropical storm of 2024. (Scripps News)

Navigating the process to get FEMA aid has proven difficult for people who are trying to pick up the pieces after 2022's Hurricane Ian. (Scripps News)

Georgia and South Carolina are preparing for catastrophic flooding as they expect up to 25 inches of rain from Tropical Storm Debby. (Scripps News)

Georgia and South Carolina are bracing for catastrophic flooding as they expect up to 30 inches of rain from Tropical Storm Debby. (Scripps News)

Tropical Storm Debby slammed Florida as a Category 1 hurricane earlier Monday. The storm has drenched communities in the state and is expected to bring much more rain to Georgia and South Carolina. (Scripps News)

Catastrophic flooding is expected across the Southeast from Florida’s Big Bend, to Savannah, Georgia, to Charleston, South Carolina. (Scripps News)

Hurricane Debby is expected to make landfall on the Gulf Coast of Florida as a Category 1 storm with wind gusts at 80 miles per hour. (Scripps News)

Tropical Storm Debby is supposed to hit Florida directly as a hurricane, but its worst impacts might be felt in Georgia and South Carolina. (Scripps News)

Tropical Storm Debby is supposed to hit Florida directly as a hurricane, but its worst impacts might be felt in Georgia and South Carolina. (Scripps News)

Tropical storm watches and warnings have been issued for parts of Florida as the National Hurricane Center said Potential Tropical Cyclone 4 has formed in the Caribbean. (Scripps News)

Democrats in Chicago are bringing the issue of abortion front and center this week, seeking to draw a stark contrast to the party of Donald Trump. (Scripps News)

A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule from the Federal Trade Commission that would have made it easier for employees to quit a job and work for a competitor. Here's what to know. (Scripps News)

Heat stress is one of the biggest challenges facing the nation's largest agricultural sector. Heat-stressed cows produce less milk and less meat, and it impacts reproduction. (Scripps News)

Texas' governor is requiring hospitals track the cost of care for people who are undocumented, requiring hospitals to collect immigration status for people seeking care. (Scripps News)