Curt Anderson, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

This image provided by the Naples Fire Rescue Department shows firefighters looking out at the firetruck that stands in water from the storm surge from Hurricane Ian on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022 in Naples, Fla. Hurricane Ian has made landfall in southwestern Florida as a massive Category 4 storm. (Naples Fire Department via AP)

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Hurricane swamps southwest Florida

by Curt Anderson Associated PressSeptember 28, 2022

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the U.S., swamped southwest Florida on Wednesday, flooding streets and buildings, knocking out power to over 1 million people and threatening catastrophic damage…

Eastbound traffic crowds Interstate 4 as people evacuate in preparation for Hurricane Ian approaches the western side of the state, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, in Lake Alfred, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

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Ian strikes Cuba, Fla. braces for impact

by Cristiana Mesquita Associated Press, and Curt Anderson Associated PressSeptember 27, 2022

Waves kick up under a dark sky along the shore of Batabano, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. Hurricane Ian was growing stronger as it approached the western tip of Cuba on a track to hit the west coast of Florida as a major hurricane as early as Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Hurricane nears Cuba, Fla. in its sights

by Cristiana Mesquita Associated Press, and Curt Anderson Associated PressSeptember 26, 2022

FILE - A group of manatees are pictured in a canal where discharge from a nearby Florida Power & Light plant warms the water in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Dec. 28, 2010. Fewer manatee deaths have been recorded so far this year in Florida compared to the record-setting numbers in 2021 but wildlife officials cautioned, Wednesday, July 20, 2022, that chronic starvation remains a dire and ongoing threat to the marine mammals. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

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Officials: Manatees still under threat

by Curt Anderson Associated PressJuly 20, 2022

First lady Jill Biden speaks during a remembrance event at the site of the Champlain Towers South building collapse, Friday, June 24, 2022, in Surfside, Fla. Friday marks the anniversary of the oceanfront condo building collapse that killed 98 people in Surfside, Florida. The 12-story tower came down with a thunderous roar and left a giant pile of rubble in one of the deadliest collapses in U.S. history. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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Surfside remembers condo collapse victims

by Adriana Gomez Licon The Associated Press, and Curt Anderson The Associated PressJune 24, 2022

The site where the Champlain Towers South collapsed, killing 98 people, is shown April 14 in Surfside, Fla.

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Judge OKs $1B deal in Fla. condo collapse

by Adriana Gomez Licon Associated Press, and Curt Anderson Associated PressJune 23, 2022

A variety of fluorescent and fleshy solitary stony corals are on display at the Coral Morphologic lab, Wednesday, March 2, 2022, in Miami. Coral Morphologic was founded by marine biologist Colin Foord and musician J.D. McKay to raise awareness about dying coral reefs, presenting the issue through science and art. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Under the sea, images of a world under assault

by Curt Anderson Associated Press, and Cody Jackson Associated PressMay 9, 2022

FILE - Travelers walk through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Friday, April 1, 2022 in Seattle. On Monday, April 18, 2022, a federal judge in Florida voided the national mask mandate covering airplanes and other public transportation saying it exceeded the authority of U.S. health officials. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

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US judge voids mask mandate for planes, other travel

by Curt Anderson Associated PressApril 18, 2022

FILE - This Aug. 12, 2021 file photo from video provided by the Moab, Utah, Police Department shows Brian Laundrie talking to a police officer after police pulled over the van he was traveling in with his girlfriend, Gabrielle "Gabby" Petito, near the entrance to Arches National Park in Utah. The FBI on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, identified human remains found in a Florida nature preserve as those of Laundrie, a person of interest in the death of girlfriend Gabby Petito while the couple...

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FBI: Remains found in Florida park ID’d as Brian Laundrie

by Curt Anderson Associated PressOctober 21, 2021

FILE - This Aug. 12, 2021 file photo from video provided by The Moab Police Department shows Brian Laundrie talking to a police officer after police pulled over the van he was traveling in with his girlfriend, Gabrielle "Gabby" Petito, near the entrance to Arches National Park. Laundrie, the boyfriend of Gabby Petito, whose body was found at a national park in Wyoming after a cross-country trip with him, has been charged with unauthorized use of a debit card as searchers continue...

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Items linked to Brian Laundrie, potential human remains found in Fla. park

by Curt Anderson Associated PressOctober 20, 2021