What began as a dream honeymoon has turned into a terrifying ordeal for Texas newlyweds Kasydee and Hunter Bishop, who are stranded in Jamaica as Category 5 storm Hurricane Melissa barrels toward the island, according to Fox 4 Dallas-Fort Worth.

Melissa is forecast to become the strongest hurricane in Jamaica’s history with sustained winds of 175 mph. Officials are warning of life-threatening flash flooding, landslides and widespread damage to nearby regions. Residents and visitors alike are being urged to take emergency precautions as the storm approaches.

The Bishops, who are staying in Montego Bay on the island’s northwest coast, arrived just before evacuation orders were issued, Fox 4 reported. Since then, the airport has been boarded up and all outgoing flights canceled, leaving many tourists stranded as the hurricane bears down, the station added.

"All we are hearing is how intense the storm is going to be, and we just really have no idea what to expect right now," Hunter said, according to the local station.

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Kasydee added that she had been praying for the hurricane to not disrupt the airport and keep them from returning home. However, the couple has since moved to a shelter as the storm moves across the country.

"We feel pretty safe here at least!!" she said in a post on TikTok Monday, adding that she feels very blessed to have a place to stay. "Just praying non stop for the protection of and and everyone here!!!"

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As Melissa pushes northeast, Cuba and surrounding nations are bracing for heavy rain, flooding, storm surges and damaging winds. Areas outside the storm’s direct path are also expected to experience severe weather.

The last time Jamaica faced a hurricane of a similar magnitude was Hurricane Gilbert in 1988, a Category 4 storm remembered as the deadliest and most destructive in the nation’s history. The storm left hundreds homeless and forced thousands into overcrowded emergency shelters, according to a report from the National Library of Jamaica. Despite its ferocity, the official death toll remained relatively low with 45 fatalities and few reported injuries, but the storm caused an estimated $800 million in damage across the island, the publication said.

Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt statues will be reinstated in Portland’s South Park Blocks after a public engagement process determined the landmarks should return.

The monuments, toppled five years ago this month during the "Indigenous Peoples Day of Rage" protests, will return following a series of public sessions where attendees expressed differing reasons for bringing them back.

The City of Roses reported that many residents were especially concerned about reinstalling Lincoln’s monument. One participant said they wanted the statues "back up because anarchists illegally took them down."

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Another resident opposed the "erasure of monuments," urging an "elevated conversation" about how the landmarks can be "contextualized for today’s audience and into the future."

Recontextualization of the history written on the statues continued to be a common theme, while others shared the idea that the tributes "may be better in other communities." 

The report also cited "unsanctioned vandalism" of the statues, with one Portland resident stating that a "mob of young, White anarchists should not dictate city policies," while advocating for the city to vote on each removed statue publicly. 

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Another respondent agreed, saying the crowd that tore down the monuments "does not represent Portland."

Another participant said, "Portland is a young city, we should preserve the limited past we have… damaged monuments should be repaired and reinstalled ASAP… criminal destruction of public monuments [and] art should not be an impetus for their reunion." 

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The voters on this matter reportedly fell into two different groups: one advocating for updated context for each statue, while the other was focused on reestablishing the historical monuments. 

Deb Elliott, a professor at Portland State University’s Regional Research Institute, told The Oregonian that one group of people wanted the monuments updated with a "complete narrative around the impact of the historical figure," while others "just wanted the monuments put back." 

Lincoln's statue is expected to be reinstalled in early 2026, with Roosevelt’s following about a year later.

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