Month: October 2018

By Sarah Krueger, WRAL reporter Durham, N.C. — A Durham woman blames the city for flooding in her home after Hurricane Florence that caused an estimated $30,000 in damage. “I get a little nauseous. Just the feeling of being here is a little uncomfortable for me,” Alicia Ellis said of going into her basement, which was swamped during Florence. “It was about 5 feet high in here and a lot of mud and debris.” The…

WAKE FOREST, N.C. (WTVD) — Triangle students are hosting a food drive to help the victims of Hurricane Florence. Wake Forest Middle School collected goods for middle schoolers and their families in Wilmington who were affected by the hurricane. Canned goods and other nonperishable goods will head to the coast. The school’s principal said they wanted to wait to help in the recovery efforts because they knew the need would be ongoing. The food drive…

Just before noon Friday, the town of Fort Mill announced a boil water advisory has been lifted after water quality tests show the water is safe to drink. Robert Willett Just before noon Friday, the town of Fort Mill announced a boil water advisory has been lifted after water quality tests show the water is safe to drink. Robert Willett

Voters in 28 counties impacted by Hurricane Florence will have more flexibility to vote using absentee ballots. Kim Strach, the executive director of the State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement, has issued an emergency order to address concerns that displaced residents could find it harder to vote this year. The order allows more time for absentee ballots to be received by county election offices. While the ballots must still be postmarked by Election Day,…

In the wake of Hurricane Florence, North Carolina’s culinary and hospitality community has raised hundreds of thousands of relief dollars through a series of meals and events. The latest aims to help North Carolina’s fishermen and shellfish growers impacted by the storm. This Saturday, “Gone Fishing” will feature more than a dozen North Carolina chefs — including several James Beard nominees and winners — from Wilmington to Pittsboro at the new Junction West in Raleigh’s…

Some of the work had started before Carolina Panthers defensive end Julius Peppers arrived. Peppers spent Tuesday, his day off from football, in Marlboro County, two hours east of Charlotte, helping United Way and Americorps volunteers muck and gut houses damaged by Hurricane Florence. The storm made landfall near Wrightsville Beach on Sept. 14, then lingered for days, dumping rain that caused widespread N.C. and S.C. flooding. It was Peppers’ second trip to an affected…

NC State player gives Clemson fan a big lift N.C. State’s Terronne Prescod (70) helps fan Beth Hadley from Greenville, SC get onto the field after Clemson’s 41-7 victory over N.C. State at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, S.C., Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018. (No Audio)

The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Willa has weakened to a tropical storm but torrential rains will continue in west-central Mexico. The meteorologists said Wednesday that Willa is moving toward the northeast at speeds near 20 mph (32 kph), movement expected to continue during the next 12 hours. The Hurricane Center added that the government of Mexico has discontinued all coastal tropical cyclone warnings for the country. Willa came ashore about 50 miles (80…