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CHARLOTTE, NC (FOX 46 WJZY/AP) – President Donald Trump is expected to come to North Carolina Wednesday to visit areas that have been affected by then-hurricane Florence.  North Carolina officials said even though the sun is shining in parts of the state, major flooding is continuing in the aftermath of Florence and is expected to worsen in some areas. Gov. Roy Cooper said 16 rivers are at major flood stage Tuesday with an additional three forecast…

Hornets Chairman Michael Jordan is donating $2 million to organizations aiding in the relief and recovery efforts, as part of the Hornets’ ongoing effort to assist residents who have suffered due to the devastation caused by Florence.  Jordan is contributing $1 million each to the American Red Cross and the Foundation For The Carolinas’ Hurricane Florence Response Fund. The American Red Cross is providing food and shelter to thousands of people who have been displaced by…

Under sunny skies Tuesday, North Carolina towns watched, with dread, as rivers continued to rise a day after Florence finally exited the state. The National Weather Service said Tuesday that the radar-estimated total rainfall from the storm was 8.04 trillion gallons, a record deluge in places. That water was responsible for some of the 26 confirmed deaths because of the storm. About 2,200 people have had to be rescued, according to Gov. Roy Cooper. Major…

On one side of a two-lane country road a little ways south of Kinston, a man was walking through thigh-high water carrying loads of plastic boxes, packed to the top with clothes and other belongings that he salvaged from his flooded house. On the other side of the same road, another man surveyed the receding water, thankful that things weren’t worse for him. It was Sunday, two days after Hurricane Florence slowly churned through southeastern…

Fox Carolina called it the Carolinas’ “post-hurricane horror.” Huge numbers of fire ants were reportedly forming “rafts” to escape Hurricane Florence’s flood waters, sending them floating down neighborhood streets, into yards. “I don’t think this is real,” one person commented on Facebook, seeming to echo what many others were saying about the stories. “Locally, haven’t heard a word.” Experts at the North Carolina Museum of Natural History beg to differ, however. Not only are floating…

WASHINGTON ― In the wake of Hurricane Florence, the Internal Revenue Service is reminding taxpayers that criminals and scammers try to take advantage of the generosity of taxpayers who want to help victims of major disasters. Fraudulent schemes normally start with unsolicited contact by telephone, social media, e-mail or in-person using a variety of tactics. •    Some impersonate charities to get money or private information from well-intentioned taxpayers. •    Bogus websites use names similar to…

By Monday afternoon, the City of Charlotte had received nearly 500 requests for workers to come out and deal with downed trees and limbs from Hurricane Florence, according to data released by the city. In a report dated 4 p.m. Monday, city officials said they could not determine how many major streets were blocked because of an “overwhelming volume of emergency tree requests.” Cleanup was well underway on Monday, Charlotte’s first sunny day after the…

Our reporters and photojournalists are in the field throughout the Carolinas reporting on the effects of Florence. Their Monday reports are here and their Sunday reports are here. You can follow them at https://twitter.com/newsobserver/lists/hurricane-mcclatchy Fayetteville, NC: Rivers still rising 7:35 a.m.: The Cape Fear River in Fayetteville was expected to crest on Tuesday, but another river in Cumberland County had already reached an all-time record. The Cape Fear in Fayetteville reached 58.89 feet as of…

CHARLOTTE, NC (FOX 46 WJZY) – Many people fled from coastal cities in North Carolina ahead of Hurricane Florence. Now that the storm is gone, getting back to their homes seems impossible. The St. Juste’s family evacuated from Wilmington last week. They aren’t sure when they’ll be able to get back to the city, that at one point, state workers said was inaccessible by land to get into or out of. “We are concerned about…

(AP/FOX 46) It’s not every day you see a boat riding down a street, but this is reality for people living up and down the North Carolina coast as historic flooding is overtaking several communities.   In Scotts Hill just outside of Wilmington, several people have been cut off, stuck for days without power or any way to get out.  “Never-ever seen it like this. I’ve been here for 18 years,” Kim Saffo said.  Her…

WILMINGTON, NC (FOX 46 WJZY) – The volunteer group known as the United Cajun Navy is in Eastern North Carolina doing what they do best and that’s rescuing people stranded by water. Men and women in the group turn their recreational boats into rescue vessels. So far, they estimate since Florence hit they have rescued more than 200 people. The need is still great. Even though the rain has stopped the flood waters continue to…

CHARLOTTE, NC (FOX 46 WJZY) – Cleanup efforts are now underway in south Charlotte after Florence pummeled parts of the area.  South Charlotte took the brunt of the storm in Mecklenburg County. The storm caused streets to flood and trees to topple over.  “They showed me the damage and I was like ‘wow’,” one young neighbor in Myers Park told FOX 46. Florence dumped nearly eight inches of rain across the Queen City– enough for…