Community groups help homeless cats weather disasters
KINSTON, N.C. – The abandoned motel outside Kinston, North Carolina, stands as a grave reminder that this small town on […]
Panama City man struggles with the mental toll of the storm
PANAMA CITY, Fla. – The 80-foot pine tree stood on the edge of Greg Dossie’s Panama City, Florida, property his […]
The fish bowl in Dillon, S.C.
DILLON, S.C. — In the late 1800s, businessman John W. Dillon negotiated a deal with a railroad company to lay […]
Rural San Diegans plan for next wildfire — and horse evacuation
ESCONDIDO, Calif. — Strung together by a spindly four-mile road, Elfin Forest Harmony Grove has one main route in and […]
How one pet shop became a fish sanctuary after an ice storm
LANSING, Mich. — He’s been living in pet shops his entire life, including the one he owns now. Preuss Pets, […]
Small businesses take a big hit after Maryland town floods twice
ELLICOTT CITY, Md. — These were the first things Dave Carney said when he called his wife during the 2016 […]
What Hurricane Katrina taught Louisiana about foster care
NEW ORLEANS – Among the more than 450,000 people living in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina struck, at least 2,000 […]
Wildfire-vulnerable communities adapt to ever-present threat
PINETOP-LAKESIDE, Ariz. — Learning to live fire-wise is a cause for celebration in wildfire-vulnerable areas. Especially in Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona, which […]
One woman, two natural disasters
FLAT ROCK, Mich. – Patricia Buffone wakes up every morning and thanks God for being alive. “I am who I […]
After Hurricane María, Centro Esperanza became Loíza’s hope
LOÍZA, Puerto Rico — For Sister Cecilia Serrano Guzmán, director of Centro Esperanza in Loíza, on the north coast of […]