Police in the Bahamas have released a Michigan man who said his wife disappeared after falling overboard from a small boat in waters off the island nation.
Brian Hooker, the husband who reported his Lenawee County wife missing after she fell overboard during a boating trip in the Bahamas, has been released from police custody, per NBC News, though authorities say he remains a suspect in the ongoing investigation.
Lynette Hooker was on a boat in the Bahamas when she went overboard and vanished. Here’s what we know about the arrest of her husband and what happened that day.
A Michigan woman was on a boat in the Bahamas when she went overboard. Now her husband has been taken into custody.
A Michigan woman with ties to Lenawee County is missing after disappearing at sea in the Bahamas, and her husband is now under arrest as investigators work to determine what happened.
Morning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day.
A search for a Lenawee County woman who disappeared in the Bahamas has turned into a recovery operation.
Bahamas sprinter Devynne Charlton matched her own world record by clocking 7.65 seconds to win the 60-meter hurdles at the World Indoors for the third straight year.
South Florida was spared a direct blow from Hurricane Melissa, but the massive storm still hit home for the millions of residents there who have deep roots in the Caribbean.
The United States is deploying several dozen disaster relief workers, including urban search and rescue teams, to Caribbean island nations as they deal with devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Melissa has begun affecting the southeastern Bahamas.
Hurricane Melissa is sustaining Category 4 strength and may get stronger while threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Haiti and Jamaica.
Authorities in the Bahamas have closed a majority of schools following mandatory evacuations for some islands in the archipelago as Tropical Storm Imelda drops heavy rain and unleashes flooding in the northern Caribbean, with two people killed in Cuba.
Tropical Storm Imelda has formed near the Bahamas and is forecast to become a hurricane curving away from the southeast U.S. seacoast early this week.
Javon Small scored five of his 31 points in overtime and Tucker DeVries added key free throws late in regulation and finished with 16 points as West Virginia beat No. 3 Gonzaga 86-78 in the Battle 4 Atlantis.
Officials are blaming illegal firearms for an increase or a record number of killings in a growing number of Caribbean islands this year.
Tropical Storm Oscar has disintegrated as it heads toward the Bahamas after making landfall in Cuba as a Category 1 hurricane, killing at least seven people.
The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to expand the arms embargo in Haiti to all types of weapons and ammunition, expressing grave concern at the extremely high levels of gang violence and criminal activities in the impoverished Caribbean nation.
Forecasters say Hurricane Kirk has strengthened into a Category 4 storm in the Atlantic Ocean and waves from the system could cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions this weekend.
Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX was sentenced to 25 years in prison after being convicted of fraud for stealing at least $10 billion from customers and investors.
Golf’s ruling bodies are changing the equipment testing to make sure the golf ball doesn't go as far for everyone from Tiger Woods to the amateur who plays public courses on the weekend.
Justin Moore scored five of his 16 points in overtime and Eric Dixon had a career-high 34 points and 10 rebounds as Villanova beat No. 14 North Carolina 83-81 on Thursday in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis.
A fishing vessel will attempt to use the high tide to pull free a Danish-owned luxury cruise ship that ran aground in northwestern Greenland with 206 people on board.
The U.S. Coast Guard says it rescued a 64-year-old man whose sailboat became disabled and who spent three days stranded on an island in the Bahamas.
Years of market pressures, lack of fisheries management and unchecked overfishing from larger commercial fishers have led to a decline in small fish such as sardines that rural coastal communities in the Philippines depend on.
A lawyer for onetime cryptocurrency darling Sam Bankman-Fried is signaling that he's challenging the validity of new charges contained in rewritten indictments released in recent weeks after his client was brought to the United States from the Bahamas in December.
Currey and Emily DeArmit were excited to take a quick trip to the Bahamas at the beginning of December. After having two babies in the last three years, the trip was going to be a break they were looking forward to.
Santiago Vescovi scored 20 points while No. 22 Tennessee locked down on third-ranked Kansas to beat the reigning national champions 64-50 in the championship game at the Battle 4 Atlantis.
Jordan King scored 17 of her 25 points after halftime while Marquette held third-ranked Texas to 31% shooting to beat the Longhorns 68-61 in Saturday’s first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis.
A Florida-bound storm has strengthened into Hurricane Nicole after pounding the Bahamas and state officials ordered evacuations that included former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club. It’s a rare November hurricane for storm-weary Florida, where only two hurricanes have made landfall since recordkeeping began in 1853 — the 1935 Yankee Hurricane and Hurricane Kate in 1985. At 6 p.m. EST, the storm was 105 miles (170 kilometers) east of West Palm Beac h, Florida, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said. Its maximum sustained winds were recorded at 75 mph (120 kph), and the system was moving west at 12 mph (19 kph).
Prince William and Kate are embarking on a tour to Central America and the Caribbean, even as some countries in the region mull cutting ties to the British monarchy.
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for 39 people missing for several days after a boat believed to be used for human smuggling capsized off Florida’s coast en route from the Bahamas.
This week's Battle 4 Atlantis men's college basketball tournament in the Bahamas headlines the list of offshore events returning to the sport amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Just like Kesha said in her hit song “Tik Tok,” well, “the party don’t start till I walk in,” and that goes for her Kesha Cruise that is setting sail in 2022.
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Tropical depression Fred is heading for a drenching of Cuba and the Bahamas on a forecast track that would carry it toward South Florida as a tropical storm by Saturday.
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The U.S. National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane warning from South Santee River, South Carolina, to Surf City, North Carolina. "We are forecasting it to become a hurricane before it reaches the coast this evening," senior hurricane specialist Daniel Brown said. Authorities were getting ready in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, ordering swimmers out of the water to avoid rough surf and strong rip currents. Were from Michigan, so we get snow and go through it all," Aliyah Owens, who arrived in Myrtle Beach for a summer vacation Sunday, told WTBW-TV. Anything that can move we tie down or bring inside, Philo told The Sun News of Myrtle Beach.
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SAN JUAN Forecasters declared a hurricane warning for parts of the Florida coast Friday as Hurricane Isaias drenched the Bahamas on a track for the U.S. East Coast. But authorities in North Carolina ordered the evacuation of Oracoke Island, which was slammed by last year's Hurricane Dorian, starting Saturday evening. The Bahamas has reported more than 570 confirmed COVID-19 cases and at least 14 deaths. Isaias was expected to produce 4 to 8 inches (10 to 20 centimeters) of rain in the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. ___Associated Press writer Dnica Coto reported this story in San Juan and AP writer Adriana Gmez Licn reported from Miami.
(CNN) - Rescuers say they found a puppy alive in the rubble of a collapsed building, one month after Hurricane Dorian ravaged parts of the Bahamas. Members of Big Dog Ranch Rescue found the dog, now named "Miracle," on Friday in Marsh Harbour using infrared detection from a drone, the organization's spokesman Chase Scott told CNN. Scott said that Miracle was nearly crushed to death after a building collapsed, trapping him under broken glass, an air conditioning unit and building debris. Hurricane Dorian struck the Bahamas in early September, killing dozens of people and leaving hundreds of others missing. So far, Big Dog Ranch Rescue has saved 139 dogs.
Water, water everywhere. Public schools in undamaged areas, such as Nassau, re-opened Sept. 9, and some private schools across the islands reopened last week for the start of their school year. At least five private schools were among the first on Grand Bahama to reopen after the storm. On South Abaco, which escaped the worst of the hurricane, Moore's Island Public School and Crossing Rocks Primary School reopened. Henfield, the first-grade teacher, has no answer for frustrated parents who want to know when public schools on the island might reopen their doors.
FLINT, Mich. - He designed a machine that makes water from the air. Now, after Hurricane Dorian, he's trying to bring it to the Bahamas. Moses West, of San Antonio, Texas, has brought water to Flint, Michigan, and Puerto Rico -- all through his Atmospheric Water Generation machines, which extract moisture from the atmosphere and turn it into water. "This is a long-term recovery for the people there, and one of the stresses that they do not need to have is a lack of clean water," West told CNN affiliate KXAN. One issue is that West currently can't afford to leave his generators where they are permanently, so going to the Bahamas means leaving Flint.
A man with a plan is going to help the Bahamas recover after Hurricane Dorian by ensuring people on the island have fresh water. The-CNN-Wire & 2019 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company. All rights reserved.
Humberto reaches hurricane strength as it churns eastward across the Atlantic. FREEPORT, Bahamas - Humberto has been upgraded to a hurricane as it moves further east into the Atlantic Ocean and away from land. The Bahamas dodged the brunt of Humberto as it passed by Saturday with sustained winds around 70 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm picked up speed as it moved away from the islands and strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane, with winds of 75 mph, Sunday night, the center said. Hurricane Humberto is about 785 miles west of Bermuda and moving northeast at 3 mph, the hurricane center said late Sunday.
NHC(CNN) - A brewing storm system is posing a new threat to the northern islands of the Bahamas hit hard by Hurricane Dorian, and meteorologists say it could likely become a tropical storm over the weekend. Tropical storm warnings have been issued for areas of the northern Bahamas, and a tropical storm watch has been issued for portions of the east coast of Florida, according to the NHC. The new storm system will likely steam toward Florida on Saturday after bringing squally winds and rain to the Bahamas. Those rain totals may be lower, with 1 to 2 inches falling across the northern Bahamas, other forecast models show. It's many days from posing any threat to the United States or the Bahamas, Van Dam said.
On this track, the system is anticipated to move across the northwestern Bahamas on Friday, and along or over the east coast of central Florida on Saturday. The disturbance is forecast to become tropical depression or a tropical storm during the next day or so. Environmental conditions are favorable for a tropical depression or tropical storm to form within the next day or two. SatelliteWatches and Warnings Changes with this advisory: The government of the Bahamas has issued a tropical storm warning for the following islands in the northwestern Bahamas the abacos, berry islands, bimini, eleuthera, grand bahama island, and new providence. Summary of watches and warnings in effect: A tropical storm warning is in effect for, * northwestern Bahamas excluding andros island A tropical storm warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area within 36 hours.
It was a group hug as Florida pre-schoolers were excited to see their little buddy. The boy, Makai, found himself trapped in the Hurricane Dorian-ravaged Bahamas for weeks along with his mom, Tekara Capron. After a really rough couple weeks, 3-year-old Makai finally returned home to Pembroke Pines, Florida, and his classmates were elated. I was like, oh my god, these kids have some kind of sense that Makai was missing and something happened and something went wrong and we need to comfort him, his mother said. RELATED STORIESVideo Shows Pelicans Being Rescued as Hurricane Dorian Slams Virginia CoastChef Jose Andres Feeds Tens of Thousands in Bahamas After Hurricane DorianHow That Red Jeep Ended Up on the Beach in Hurricane Dorian
FREEPORT, Bahamas - Some Hurricane Dorian survivors evacuated to the United States from the Bahamas are arriving with little more than their harrowing stories of the storm, the devastation of its aftermath, and the desperation of those left behind. Natasha Harvey, from Freeport on Grand Bahama, landed in Florida on Saturday aboard the cruise ship Grand Celebration. "People need help right now. Dorian, the strongest hurricane to ever hit the Bahamas, left 70,000 people homeless on Grand Bahama and the Abaco Islands. "And we need help, we need all the help.
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CNN(CNN) - A massive storm surge in the Bahamas killed about 220 dogs and 50 cats in an animal shelter during Hurricane Dorian, according to staffers at the shelter. Since recent storms didn't flood the shelter, Burrows thought they could survive Dorian. The silence meant more than 220 dogs and 50 cats had died in the flooding, according to Telfort and Burrows. The shelter staff survived. After the storm receded, a few more dogs died, leaving 75 dogs and 50 cats surviving, they said.
The UK Ministry of Defence has released aerial images of the damage from Dorian on Great Abaco, in the Bahamas. DETROIT - ClickOnDetroit Morning Briefing -- Sept. 8, 2019The death toll in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian has climbed to 43, and is expected to rise drastically. More local headlinesFor more Local News head to ClickOnDetroit.com/news/local. Submit a news tipTell us what's happening in your community -- submit a news tip to Local 4 and ClickOnDetroit right here. Tweets by Local4NewsCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.
The UK Ministry of Defence has released aerial images of the damage from Dorian on Great Abaco, in the Bahamas. (CNN) - Ravaged infrastructure slowed down search and recovery efforts in the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian left behind a mess of splintered buildings, torn-off roofs, snapped power poles and scattered vehicles. Hundreds remain missing, likely buried under rubble on Grand Bahama and the Abaco Islands by the strongest hurricane ever to hit the archipelago nation. Pat Allard, 83, of Massachusetts said she went to the Bahamas before the storm to take care of her condo. "When we were driving up, we could smell ... death," CNN's Patrick Oppmann said about Bevans Town on the island of Grand Bahama.
Hurricane warnings still in effectThe storm is still dangerous with maximum sustained winds equivalent to a hurricane. Hurricane warnings remain in effect for parts of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, the National Hurricane Center said. It's packing maximum winds near 90 mph, which are occurring mainly over water, the National Hurricane Center said. The hurricane center downgraded it from a hurricane to a post-tropical cyclone Saturday. The loss of its hurricane status means it no longer has a warm core, CNN meteorologist Gene Norman said.
"If anyone has direct contact with the persons in Hope Town please message me," read a recent comment on one Facebook group, Dorian People Search Bahamas. Eventually, frustrated with authorities and a slow trickle of information, Bootle, her sister and cousin started a WhatsApp chat group. At first, there were about 40 people in the group, Bootle said. Bootle and others would then share that information in the WhatsApp group, sending it out to an even wider audience. She wanted to provide a 'human connection'Pritchard-Ansell, who lives on the island of New Providence with her husband and 10-month-old daughter, has expanded her efforts beyond the Facebook group Bahamas People Search.
Then, she and 16 family members were able to leave the storm-ravaged Bahamas and make their way to the safety of Florida on Saturday aboard the Grand Celebration humanitarian cruise ship. "The storm was very intense," Seymour, 57, told CNN at the Port of Palm Beach, recalling sleepless nights and lots of prayers. "It was really, really dramatic. Daisy Rolle came to the port worried about her sister, Loretta Rahming, whom she has been unable to reach since shortly after the storm hit. Art Vercillo, 64, a semi-retired doctor from New York, also returned from the Bahamas on the ship.
The death toll rose to 43 and officials say that number will go up drastically as hundreds of residents remain missing, buried under the rubble. "It was like an atomic bomb went off," said Sherrie Roberts, who survived the hurricane on Abaco Islands. Search and rescue personnel who arrived on the Abaco Islands brought body bags and coolers. 'Unimaginable' death toll and human sufferingIn the neighborhoods of the wrecked islands, reminders of the disaster were everywhere. The public should prepare for "unimaginable information about the death toll and the human suffering," Health Minister Duane Sands told Guardian Radio 96.9 FM.
Pintard's wife heard jet ski engines outside on Tuesday. "My daughter capsized on a jet ski as well." Jensen Burrows and d'Sean Smith, as well as a dozen other jet skiers, were able to rescue 100 people that day. Jensen Burrows and d'Sean Smith, two friends that are part of the GB Jet Ski Club, were the men that drove their jet skis to save the minister. Pintard estimated about 150 people were saved on the island on Tuesday, many who were saved on the jet skis and the others by other means.
NOAA's forecast for Hurricane Dorian's path, as of September 6 at 5 a.m. (CNN) - Hurricane Dorian made one final US stop in southeastern Massachusetts on Saturday as it races through the Atlantic Ocean and toward the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Before hurriedly crossing the border, the Category 1 storm is unloading rain and tropical storm force winds in Massachusetts over the weekend followed by hurricane conditions in parts of Nova Scotia. Since Thursday, Dorian has flooded parts of the Carolinas and spawned a number of tornadoes, as well as lashed Virginia with winds and rain. Between 10 and 15 inches of rain fell in parts of North and South Carolina this week, the National Weather Service said.
The UK Ministry of Defence has released aerial images of the damage from Dorian on Great Abaco, in the Bahamas. (CNN) - Chermaine Smith was one of thousands of residents trapped in Hurricane Dorian's path in the northern Bahamas. Smith, who's lived almost all her life on Abaco Islands, had everything ready as the storm neared the island: "food prepared, water, everything." The next hours Smith spent crunched in her bathtub, praying to stay alive. She got inside the small room's tub and stayed put for about 10 hours, listening to the wind pound and push against the walls.
(CNN) - Tyler Perry said he'd help the Bahamas once the storm has passed, and it seems he's followed through on that promise. On the way home Perry also brought back several passengers, including a pregnant woman who needed medical attention, the outlet reported. Perry had posted on his social media accounts on Wednesday that he would help the island rebuild after the storm had passed. Tyler Perry has a history of helping othersPerry's desire to give back to others is seen in so many examples. Born Emmit Perry Jr., Perry changed his name to distance himself from his father who beat him and his mother.
Bahamas hurricane death toll rises to 30Officials in the Bahamas brought in more body bags and coolers as the death toll from Hurricane Dorian rose to 30 and hundreds remain missing. Dally in the Alley returns to Detroit's Cass Corridor for 42nd yearThe Dally in the Alley street fair returns to Detroit's Cass Corridor Saturday for the 42nd year. Metro Detroit weekend construction list: Work on I-75, I-94, I-696Take a look at the list of weekend construction around Southeast Michigan for the weekend of Sept. 6 through Sept. 8. Metro Detroit weather: Increasing clouds with a few showers todayFeels like fall, again, with a hint of rain this afternoon. Sunshine returns for the weekend, and it gets a bit warmer next week.
DETROIT - Here's what's coming up on Local 4 News at Noon (watch the episode above).Michigan State University Board of Trustees meetThis meeting comes a day after the university was fined a record $4.5 million in connection with the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal. Bahamas hurricane death toll rises to 30Officials in the Bahamas brought in more body bags and coolers as the death toll from Hurricane Dorian rose to 30 and hundreds remain missing. Dally in the Alley returns to Detroit's Cass Corridor for 42nd yearThe Dally in the Alley street fair returns to Detroit's Cass Corridor Saturday for the 42nd year. Metro Detroit weekend construction list: Work on I-75, I-94, I-696Take a look at the list of weekend construction around Southeast Michigan for the weekend of Sept. 6 through Sept. 8. Metro Detroit weather: Increasing clouds with a few showers todayFeels like fall, again, with a hint of rain this afternoon.
Bahamas hurricane death toll rises to 30Officials in the Bahamas brought in more body bags and coolers as the death toll from Hurricane Dorian rose to 30 and hundreds remain missing. Dally in the Alley returns to Detroit's Cass Corridor for 42nd yearThe Dally in the Alley street fair returns to Detroit's Cass Corridor Saturday for the 42nd year. Metro Detroit weekend construction list: Work on I-75, I-94, I-696Take a look at the list of weekend construction around Southeast Michigan for the weekend of Sept. 6 through Sept. 8. Metro Detroit weather: Increasing clouds with a few showers todayFeels like fall, again, with a hint of rain this afternoon. Sunshine returns for the weekend, and it gets a bit warmer next week.
ABACO ISLAND, Bahamas - Adrian Farrington struggled to stay afloat with his 5-year-old son after Hurricane Dorian hit their home on Abaco Island in northwestern Bahamas. After an hour of wading in the water with his fractured leg, Farrington, 38, saw fins peeking nearby, he told the Nassau Guardian. He grabbed his son and put him on top of a roof for safety, away from the dangers lurking in the water. But before he could get up to the roof to hold Adrian Farrington Jr., a gust from the hurricane dragged the boy into the surge. He jumped underwater to save his sonAs soon as the storm surge swallowed his son, Farrington pushed through debris and rushed to the other side of the roof, where Adrian had vanished into the murky waters.
Since 1944, these major storms have slowed 17%, according to a recent study by NASA and NOAA scientists. This translates to significantly more rain and flooding for those in a hurricane's path. Scientists don't know exactly why hurricanes are moving more slowly. It dumped 51 inches in parts of Texas, setting a new US record for rainfall from a single storm. Scientists are still debating whether slowing hurricanes are linked to climate change.
Residents of the Bahamas are digging out of Hurricane Dorian's destruction, only to find they must rely on each other for help as rescue workers are thwarted by mountains of debris and under water roadways. She was gingerly lowered from the back of a truck to neighbors, who then painstakingly loaded her into a car. Near the site of her rescue, another group of residents loaded people desperate for transportation into the back of a truck. The government has dispatched police, soldiers and health care workers across the devastated islands, but the going is extremely slow. RELATED STORIESHurricane Dorian Leaves a Trail of Destruction as It Winds NorthHurricane Dorian Headed Straight for Multimillion-Dollar Homes on Florida CoastEerie Video Shows Inside the Eye of Hurricane Dorian
LONDON - The destruction caused by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas has prompted several celebs to step up and offer their support. At least 7 people were killed when Dorian battered the area and many people have been rescued from devastating flooding. Barbados native Rihanna tweeted her support and said she is exploring how to help via her Clara Lionel Foundation. "It truly breaks my heart to see the complete devastation that #HurricaneDorian is having on the Bahamas," she wrote. Rapper/actor Ludacris has announced that the proceeds from his annual charity event, LudaDayWeekend, will go to help the Bahamas.
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