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CHARLOTTE, NC (FOX 46 WJZY) – Bee Young grew up in Charlotte and found herself back in the Queen City with her son last week to avoid Hurricane Florence. She’s a hair stylist in Wilmington at Dalisay Salon & Bridal Suite. Young has been out of work since she evacuated. “I knew that work wasn’t going to be available anytime soon until I got back to the salon in Wilmington. But I needed to do something…

The Carolina Panthers and their new owner David Tepper are donating close to $1.5 million to aid Hurricane Florence disaster relief efforts. The franchise announced Thursday that the two foundations — The David Tepper Charitable Foundation, Inc. and the Carolina Panthers Charities — are donating $1 million to the American Red Cross’ financial assistance program and $450,000 to regional food banks. Tepper said the donation isn’t a one-time event. “This will be an ongoing process…

After devastating storms like Florence, financial assistance from traditional organizations like the Red Cross and the Federal Emergency Management Agency can take awhile. The process can also be complicated — and that’s if you’re even eligible. In one Rock Hill mother’s case, financial aid isn’t coming. So she — like many others — is turning to another a source for help that’s becoming more popular: GoFundMe. It was 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 14, one of…

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Hurricane Florence victims in Lumberton told NBC Charlotte Thursday they waited in line for an hour at Hyde Park Baptist Church for a hot meal. The line went on for miles.         

Tony Thompson stepped into the wreckage of his mobile home and showed how Hurricane Florence peeled off his roof, ripped off his walls and scattered everything he owned into the furious night. He recalled ducking under boards to escape his living room in Newport while glass windows exploded around his head. He fled through knee-deep water to his sister’s mobile home nearby, only to have a pine tree snap and fall on its roof. And…

South Carolina’s estimated financial losses from Florence are at more than $1.2 billion, according to Gov. Henry McMaster. He provided the preliminary financial impact and the federal recovery fund estimates Thursday in a letter to the state’s Congressional Delegation. The breakdown included an estimated $125 million hit to South Carolina’s agriculture industry and $80 million to the state’s small businesses, among others. McMaster said the estimates are based on information gathered from Hurricane Matthew damage…

(FOX 46 WJZY) – At least 16 tornadoes associated with Hurricane Florence have been confirmed, according to the National Weather Service. Of the 16 confirmed so far, half occurred in North Carolina.  Storm surveys are continuing and the NWS says it is likely that additional tornadoes will be confirmed during the next several days. So far 16 tornadoes associated with #Florence have been confirmed. Storm surveys are continuing and it is likely that additional tornadoes…

Flag and Banner has offered to donate a new American Flag to Frying Pan after millions of people watched Hurricane Florence batter Old Glory.         

In the photograph that delivered his face onto phone screens and into living rooms across the nation, Robert Simmons Jr. wears a look of anguish. He is riding in a jon boat out of his neighborhood in New Bern, the neighborhood where generations of his family have lived in the same house off of Garden Street. His great-grandfather built that house. Floodwater from Hurricane Florence surrounds the boat. Simmons is hunched over. He looks weighed…

The Mobile Relief Diner will work with local officials and disaster relief organizations, as well as local franchisees and store operators to identify the areas most in need.         

CHARLOTTE, NC (FOX 46 WJZY) – A UHaul full of supplies will leave Plaza Midwood Thursday morning and head to Wilmington.  The truck is full of water, non-perishable foods, hygiene products and other life-saving donations.  Charlotte based company, Phillips Management, is located in the Plaza Midwood Neighborhood. They spearheaded the donation drive. Workers already had the truck nearly full with $10,000 worth of supplies mainly from their company’s on budget. They wanted to give their community the…