Month: October 2018

Hurricanes fall to Bruins on home ice By October 31, 2018 08:52 AM Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Dougie Hamilton, who scored one of the Canes’ two power-play goals, said even-strength problems factored into the 3-2 loss to the Boston Bruins on Oct. 30, 2018.

Scott Darling wasn’t the reason the Carolina Hurricanes lost, even if he admitted he’d like the first goal back and maybe could have done more to stop the second. From where he was last year, that’s progress. There was a lot to like in the goalie’s injury-delayed debut and just as much that was concerning. Still, Tuesday’s 3-2 loss to the Boston Bruins can be a building block for Darling, if not for the team,…

By Debra Morgan, WRAL anchor/reporter Hundreds of people are calling a national hotline to complain about being scammed as they rebuild after the recent hurricanes. A public service announcement recently released by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in eastern North Carolina aims to help people know where to turn if they think they are victims of fraud during a national disaster. As of Tuesday morning, the National Center for Disaster Fraud has received 380 complaints, including…

Brad Marchand scored the tying and go-ahead goals and the Boston Bruins continued their dominance of the Carolina Hurricanes with a 3-2 victory on Tuesday night. Marchand scored the tying goal with 18 seconds left in the second period and the eventual game-winner just over five minutes into the third period as Boston improved to 11-0-5 in its last 16 meetings with Carolina. The Hurricanes haven’t beaten the Bruins in regulation since April 2013. David…

The suspect in the Florence shooting where two law enforcement officers died and five more were killed will appear in court on Wednesday. Frederick T. Hopkins Jr. will have a preliminary hearing at 10 a.m. Halloween morning, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. The 74-year-old Hopkins has been charged with with five counts of attempted murder and two counts of murder, The State reported after his charges were amended Oct. 23, following the death…

By Janine Bowen, WRAL.com editor Raleigh, N.C. — The skies will be clear for trick-or-treaters on Wednesday, but strong storms are possible by the end of the week. Wednesday and Thursday will be warmer than usual before a line of storms that are expected to bring severe weather to the Southern Plains move into North Carolina. The rain that moves in would stick around through Friday and, although WRAL meteorologist Mike Maze said it’s too…

PANAMA CITY, Fla. — The family of a baby who spent his first night out of the hospital in a Walmart parking lot after Hurricane Michael just got a surprise baby shower. The happy event happened at a Walmart near the store where the family hunkered down in those dark days following the Category 4 storm. Wilmer Capps, his wife Lorrainda Smith and their baby Luke were surprised on Tuesday after they were told to…

Daniel Brandt found himself huddling inside an Econo Lodge Tuesday with his cats Snowball and Miss Pretty — bound to a wheelchair and technically homeless six weeks after Hurricane Florence. He took up these temporary digs on Monday after the Red Cross shelter closed in Morehead City, sending him and roughly 20 storm victims scrambling for housing. He felt grateful for a short-term roof over his head, but he stood no closer to home than…

Hurricane Florence was a catastrophe for Eastern North Carolina, and recovery is going to take years. The Avett Brothers are chipping in with a hurricane-relief show on Nov. 13 at East Carolina University’s Minges Coliseum in Greenville. While the group is from Concord, Greenville is Scott Avett’s old stomping grounds from his time at ECU, where he earned an art degree while playing in bands. Proceeds will go to organizations contributing to Hurricane Relief efforts,…