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UNC-Chapel Hill has created a $2 million emergency fund to support UNC students affected by Hurricane Florence, university officials announced Thursday. Chancellor Carol Folt said the pool of money will consist of $1 million in revenue from the sale of UNC trademarked items and the rest from private fundraising. “We really want to send that clear message that we’re really here for our students,” Folt said. “We know an event like this can put stresses…

North Carolina farmers and livestock growers will suffer more than $1.1 billion in losses as a result of Hurricane Florence, the state Department of Agriculture said Wednesday. The largest losses will be among farmers who grow crops such as corn, soybeans and tobacco. The state estimates the value of damaged and destroyed row crops at nearly $987 million. Hurricane Florence came ashore just as farmers were beginning their fall harvests and lingered for several days,…

CHARLOTTE, NC (FOX 46 WJZY) – IKEA is collecting donations for victims of Hurricane Florence this weekend.  The store will be gathering personal care and toiletry items such as deodorant, body wash, soap, razors, shaving cream, and other toiletries that are in great demand, as well as donations of their iconic blue bags, which they will give away in addition to 10,000 bags they have already promised to the United Way of NC. The collection…

Tammie Hedges said she was just trying to do the right thing by sheltering dogs and cats during Hurricane Florence. But Wayne County officials arrested her. Now charges against Hedges have been dropped, the county announced in a statement Tuesday. Crazy’s Claws N’ Paws in Goldsboro turned over 27 dogs and cats on Sept. 17, after Wayne County animal services determined the group was operating an unregistered animal shelter, The (Goldsboro) News-Argus first reported. On…

The American Red Cross is defending the response to Hurricane Florence after a report it did not deliver food promised to storm victims. The relief agency has opened shelters, provided meals and health services since the deadly storm swept across the Carolinas. Florence represented a test for the Red Cross, which has faced harsh criticism from public officials following several recent natural disasters. In a press briefing Tuesday, national leaders said they had received 14…

[  ] Hide Caption [  ] Show Caption James Spencer helps a friend remove valuables from their home as floodwaters caused by Hurricane Florence rise at Aberdeen Country Club in Longs, South Carolina. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)  [  ] Hide Caption [  ] Show Caption People use boats to rescue valuables from a home inundated by floodwaters caused by Hurricane Florence near the Waccamaw River. Floodwaters are expected to continue to rise in Conway over the next two…

GASTON COUNTY, NC (FOX 46 WJZY) – Volunteers are helping get results for a local farm damaged by Florence. Whispering Hope Farm has had to put all of its public events on pause as the clean- up process from the storm continues. “We’ve been working on damage repairs for a week now,” said Whispering Hope Farm Manager Ashley Franks. “We cannot thank our volunteers enough.  We couldn’t do it without them.” The volunteers are helping spruce…

If the ocean was at the same level it was in 1970, thousands of homes could have been spared storm surge flooding from Hurricane Florence, a recent study shows. Scientists at First Street Foundation (FSF) — a technology nonprofit dedicated to increasing awareness of sea level rise — used data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Geological Survey, the National Weather Service, local governments, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Army Corps of…