By Gilbert Baez, WRAL reporter Fayetteville, N.C. — Christmas came early for two families forced from their homes by Hurricanes Matthew and Florence. Family members turned the keys and walked into their new homes at the Fayetteville Habitat for Humanity dedication Friday. This is an exciting day for Sharron Thompson who just got keys to her new Habitat home. For the past three years, the mother of five has been moving from place to place after…

As Rose Strayhorn-Bell stepped inside the Disaster Recovery Food Pantry on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, she peeled a yellow school visitor sticker off her blouse. Hurricane Florence’s floodwaters caused severe … Click to Continue »

Andrei Svechnikov scored in the shootout, Petr Mrazek stopped San Jose cold in the tiebreaker and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Sharks 3-2 on Thursday night. Svechnikov had a goal … Click to Continue »

The turnover was glaring, leading to the Boston Bruins’ first goal, to what would be the winning goal in a hard-fought game not decided until the final minutes Tuesday. Carolina … Click to Continue »

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) — The Hurricanes spread out around the Triangle on one of many community days the team does throughout the year. Some players got the chance to help students from the Durham Nativity School spend $500 in gifts for their families. The players each pitched in $250 and the Canes matched with another $250 per student. This is Sue. 2nd bought with lung cancer. Battling stage 3 and going through chemo today. She’s…

By Jessica Patrick, WRAL digital journalist Ocracoke, N.C. — Kinston chef and PBS star Vivian Howard has started a T-shirt fundraiser to help restaurants on Ocracoke Island recover from Hurricane Dorian. Howard began selling shirts in September after Dorian ravaged Ocracoke, an island 26 miles off North Carolina’s coast. The storm skirted along the coast with winds of up to 105 mph before making landfall Sept. 6 around 9:30 a.m. at Cape Hatteras. Dorian brought…

RALEIGH (WTVD) — Some Carolina Hurricanes players will meet up with Durham students to do a little Christmas shopping on Wednesday. The players will link up with kids from Durham Nativity School to help them buy gifts for their families. They’ll go to Target at North Hills in Raleigh. Other players will visit area hospitals to give out gifts and Hurricanes-related items to patients. They’ll also sign autographs. The Hurricanes fell to Boston 2-0 on…

Businesses in several Kentucky counties have a few more weeks to apply for loans to help with losses from severe storms and flooding earlier this year. Low-interest disaster loans are … Click to Continue »

Crowded into a Mexican restaurant in Okatie Tuesday afternoon to meet Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, 13 Latino community leaders and activists questioned him about immigration issues, racism and Hurricane … Click to Continue »

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Tuesday that North Carolina will be allocated an additional $206.1 million in Hurricane Florence recovery funds, causing Gov. Roy Cooper to … Click to Continue »

By Alfred Charles, WRAL.com managing editor Raleigh, N.C. — Hurricane season for 2019 is officially over and North Carolina — for the most part — was spared from widespread damage this time. The Atlantic hurricane season ended on Nov. 30, spawning 18 named storms and included six hurricanes of which three were “major,” according to a statement on the website of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA forecasters predicted at the start of the…

Nobody ever really liked Bill Peters during his four seasons with the Carolina Hurricanes, which in itself is neither surprising nor notable. Coaches have successfully motivated teams to championships through … Click to Continue »

In his past four games, Pekka Rinne of the Nashville Predators had looked like a goalie getting old, perhaps showing his age. Against the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday, he looked … Click to Continue »

Saturday marks the end of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, and it was another rough year for the Carolinas. There were 18 named storms and six hurricanes — three of … Click to Continue »

By JIM SALTER, Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After a year that has seen some of the worst flooding ever in parts of the Midwest, concern is already rising that the spring of 2020 may bring more high water to places that still haven’t fully recovered. Flooding ravaged much of the Missouri and Mississippi River basins and their tributaries earlier this year, reaching record levels and overwhelming levees in many places. Eight months later,…

OCRACOKE, N.C. (WTVD) — Months after Hurricane Dorian swept up the North Carolina coast, many families still have a lot on their plate. With the effects of the storm still lingering throughout the area, some still don’t have homes and are dealing with limited resources. That’s why it was important for those struggling to bounce back from the natural disaster to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving. They were able to thanks to a religious organization and…

By Richard Adkins, WRAL reporter Raleigh, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes delivered 1,050 turkeys to local families in time for Thanksgiving, according to Don Waddell, President and General Manager of the Carolina Hurricanes. The team distributed turkeys to the following organizations: ·         Urban Ministries of Wake County ·         Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina ·         Raleigh Rescue Mission ·         Helping Hand Mission ·         Inter-Faith Food Shuttle ·        …

The biggest winner in the aftermath of Stephen F. Austin’s shocking upset of No. 1 Duke might be the fundraising effort for the family of the player who hit the game-winning layup. A two-month old GoFundMe page set up to help guard Nathan Bain’s family rebuild from Hurricane Dorian damage had raised $46,186 , and counting, at 11:50 a.m. EST Wednesday – a massive spike from the roughly $2,000 it had raised before Tuesday night’s…

By STEFANIE DAZIO and JOHN ANTCZAK, Associated Press GOLETA, Calif. — Firefighters are hoping rainy weather will douse a wildfire that threatens thousands of homes in the coastal foothills north of Los Angeles. The wind-whipped fire that erupted Monday raged through tinder-dry brushy canyons in the same area where a 1990 blaze destroyed more than 400 homes. No homes had burned as of Tuesday night but about 2,400 homes and other buildings in the Goleta…

Dorian will likely be remembered as the storm of the year, but other systems like Barry and Imelda also made their mark.

By TOM ODULA, Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya — Heavy rains in Kenya unleashed a deluge that killed five people overnight in the Rift Valley, raising the death toll from weekend flooding to 65, officials said Monday. The five were returning home after attending a wedding in Tanzania when their car was washed away, said Daudi Loronyokwe, a police chief in Kajiado Central community. The victims included three children, he said. Governor John Lonyang’apuo said between…

It all started with a donation of 600 pounds of chicken. That was the impetus behind the Ocracoke Strong Kitchen, now serving or coordinating a community lunch every day on … Click to Continue »

James Reimer made 19 saves to earn his 22nd career shutout as Carolina beat the Detroit Red Wings 2-0 on Sunday night. Reimer had to make 11 saves in the … Click to Continue »