Month: December 2019

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…