Bringing The World Home To You

© 2024 WUNC North Carolina Public Radio
120 Friday Center Dr
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
919.445.9150 | 800.962.9862

Donate

Play Live Radio

Next Up:

0:00

0:00

0:00 0:00

Available On Air Stations

WUNC End of Year - Make your tax-deductible gift!

Basics in Short Supply in Fla. in Frances' Wake

NPR

By Adam Hochberg

Published September 7, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

Two days after hurricane Frances plowed through West Palm Beach, Fla., basic items such as food, ice and gasoline remain in short supply. Officials say thousands of utility wires and poles need repair, and warn the inconveniences will persist for several more days. Hear NPR's Adam Hochberg.

Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

Tags

Adam Hochberg

Based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Adam Hochberg reports on a broad range of issues in the Southeast. Since he joined NPR in 1995, Hochberg has traveled the region extensively, reporting on its changing economy, demographics, culture and politics. He also currently focuses on transportation. Hochberg covered the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, followed candidates in three Presidential elections and reported on more than a dozen hurricanes.

More Stories

This cookbook is unlike any other from India. Pass the honeycomb, please!

Diaa Hadid

In Dalit Kitchens of Marathwada, Shahu Patole pays tribute to a cuisine that has long been considered not worthy of documentation. We interviewed Patole — and are sharing some of his recipes.
Ilana Glazer appreciates how becoming a parent forced them to draw some lines

Rachel Martin

Ilana Glazer is grateful for the limits of parenthood. On Wild Card this week, Glazer opens up about how parenthood has allowed them to draw boundaries and why they increasingly love their alone time.
Trump appoints foreign policy adviser Richard Grenell as special missions envoy

The Associated Press

President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that he's picked longtime foreign policy adviser Richard Grenell to serve as an envoy for special missions, dealing with tough foreign policy decisions.
Storms across US bring heavy snow, dangerous ice and a tornado in California

The Associated Press

Inclement weather plagued areas of the U.S. in the first half of the weekend, with dangerous conditions including a major ice storm in Midwest states and unsual tornado activity in Central California.
Trump's tariffs threat is dividing business owners across the country

Scott Horsley

Businesses are divided over Trump's plan to impose sweeping tariffs. Some companies welcome the protection from foreign competition, while others worry about rising costs and retaliation.