As Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica with its powerful winds and heavy rainfall, some people along the Grand Strand constantly tracked the storm and checked in with family still on the island.

By the time Melissa made landfall midday on Tuesday along the southwest coast of Jamaica, the storm was the most intense hurricane I have seen make landfall in my decades of watching the Atlantic tro...

The floodwaters had cut off a principal route connecting the capital Havana in western Cuba with the eastern cities of Santiago, Bayamo and Guantanamo, forcing motorists and rescue workers to seek al...