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Severe weather contributing to home insurance hikes on the NC coast

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Severe weather contributing to home insurance hikes on the NC coast

3 minutes ago WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — For yet another year, home insurance rates are on the rise  Starting in June, North Carolina will see a baseline increase of 7% this year. Homes in coastal areas will see an increase of 10%, and homes on or near the beach will see an increase of 16%.  National Insurance Inspection Services President Curtis Goldsboro said as severe weather like hurricanes become stronger and more unpredictable, insurance companies…

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'Out of control' wildfire burning in McDowell County

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'Out of control' wildfire burning in McDowell County

The 80-acre fire has 0% containment as winds continue to gust near 30 mph. OLD FORT, N.C. — An “out of control” wildfire burning near Old Fort is forcing evacuations, according to the McDowell County Emergency Management Administration. The 80-acre fire has 0% containment, according to the North Carolina Forest Service. Residents living between the 3000 and 4500 block of Bat Cave Road, Pine Cove Road, Juliet Drive, and Roy Moore Road should evacuate until…

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'Out of control' wildfire burning in McDowell County

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'Out of control' wildfire burning in McDowell County

The 80-acre fire has 0% containment as winds continue to gust near 30 mph. OLD FORT, N.C. — An “out of control” wildfire burning near Old Fort is forcing evacuations, according to the McDowell County Emergency Management Administration. The 80-acre fire has 0% containment, according to the North Carolina Forest Service. Residents living between the 3000 and 4500 block of Bat Cave Road, Pine Cove Road, Juliet Drive, and Roy Moore Road should evacuate until…

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'Out of control' wildfire burning in McDowell Conty

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'Out of control' wildfire burning in McDowell Conty

The 50-acre fire has 0% containment as winds continue to gust near 30 mph. OLD FORT, N.C. — An “out of control” wildfire burning near Old Fort is forcing evacuations, according to the McDowell County Emergency Management Administration. The 50-acre fire has 0% containment, according to the North Carolina Forest Service. Residents living in the 3000-4500 block of Bat Cave Road, Pine Cove Road, Juliet Drive, and Roy Moore Road – including all side roads…

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'Out of control' wildfire burning in McDowell Conty

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'Out of control' wildfire burning in McDowell Conty

The 50-acre fire has 0% containment as winds continue to gust near 30 mph. OLD FORT, N.C. — An “out of control” wildfire burning near Old Fort is forcing evacuations, according to the McDowell County Emergency Management Administration. The 50-acre fire has 0% containment, according to the North Carolina Forest Service. Residents living in the 3000-4500 block of Bat Cave Road, Pine Cove Road, Juliet Drive, and Roy Moore Road – including all side roads…

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Officials warn North Carolinians to prepare for wildfires, more than 75% of state in a drought

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The N.C. Forest Service is warning North Carolinians to be prepared for wildfires and take the necessary steps to help prevent any natural disasters. “Even though we’re still a few weeks from the official start of spring wildfire season, now is the time for homeowners to be thinking about simple steps they can take to reduce risk in the home ignition zone by creating a defensible space,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “Wildfires that occur…

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Water floods Hillsborough Street intersection in Raleigh Wednesday morning after water main break

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A water main break has flooded the intersection at Hillsborough Street and W. Morgan Street in Raleigh Wednesday morning. The intersection remains closed as crews work to repair the massive hole caused by the break. (Water main break Hillsborough Street) The city initially said the repairs would be completed by 4 a.m., but water is still gushing out as of 4:45 a.m. The city has provided a detour for all traffic traveling east on Hillsborough Street….

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Rain douses wildfires in Southern California without causing serious mudslides

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Rain douses wildfires in Southern California without causing serious mudslides

7 minutes ago Jae C. Hong – staff, AP LOS ANGELES (AP) — The first significant storm of the season brought snow and downpours to Southern California that doused wildfires and caused some ash and mud to flow across streets in the Los Angeles area on Monday. More than an inch (2.5 centimeters) of rain fell in many areas, loosening Los Angeles hillsides burned bare by the recent blaze near the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, where crews cleared…

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Hurricanes building street hockey rinks in Apex

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Hurricanes building street hockey rinks in Apex

Apex, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes are working to grow hockey in the Triangle. The team and the NHL are building two street hockey rinks at Apex Community Park. Construction is underway. The project is a culmination of work between the team and the NHL’s Industry Growth Fund, through which $550,000 was provided to fund the project. “Participation in hockey is growing exponentially in the Triangle and across North Carolina,” said Hurricanes president Doug Warf….

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Duke Energy funding $500K to aid nonprofits in NC's post-Hurricane Helene efforts

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Duke Energy funding $500K to aid nonprofits in NC's post-Hurricane Helene efforts

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. — Duke Energy is launching a new grant to provide a total of $500,000 to support organizations that are championing long-term recovery efforts in western North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene. Western North Carolina-based nonprofit organizations working on these recovery efforts can apply for grants up to $25,000 from the Duke Energy Foundation. Duke Energy said this effort builds on its previous commitment of  more than $2.2 million to support…

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Duke Energy funding $500K to aid nonprofits in NC's post-Hurricane Helene efforts

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Duke Energy funding $500K to aid nonprofits in NC's post-Hurricane Helene efforts

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. — Duke Energy is launching a new grant to provide a total of $500,000 to support organizations that are championing long-term recovery efforts in western North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene. Western North Carolina-based nonprofit organizations working on these recovery efforts can apply for grants up to $25,000 from the Duke Energy Foundation. Duke Energy said this effort builds on its previous commitment of  more than $2.2 million to support…

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Family with North Carolina connections lose their home in California wildfires

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Family with North Carolina connections lose their home in California wildfires

Southern California is bracing for rain, which is expected to help firefighters combat the multiple wildfires ravaging the region. As these fires continue to devastate communities, one family is struggling to rebuild after losing everything. Frederick and Frances Caple, originally from the Carolinas, spent 58 years calling Altadena, California, home. That is, until January 7th, when wildfires forced them to leave everything behind. “Well I just couldn’t believe it,” Frederick Caple said. “If anybody had…

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Major storm lashes Ireland and Scotland as hurricane-force winds down power lines and ground flights

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Major storm lashes Ireland and Scotland as hurricane-force winds down power lines and ground flights

17 seconds ago Credit: Cropped Daniel Vorndran / CC BY-SA 4.0 / MGN LONDON (AP) — Millions of people in Ireland and northern parts of the U.K. heeded the advice of authorities to stay at home Friday in the face of hurricane-force winds that disabled power networks and brought widespread travel disruptions. Forecasters had issued a rare “red” weather warning, meaning danger to life, across the whole island of Ireland and central and southwest Scotland….

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The Latest: Trump greets Newsom in Los Angeles before touring wildfire damage

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The Latest: Trump greets Newsom in Los Angeles before touring wildfire damage

President Donald Trump is in the fifth day of his second term in office, striving to remake the traditional boundaries of Washington by asserting unprecedented executive power. The president also took his first trip of his second administration on Friday, touring areas where politics has clouded the response to deadly disasters. He first traveled to hurricane-battered western North Carolina, where he described FEMA as “a very big disappointment.” Later Friday, Trump arrived in wildfire-ravaged Los…

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Cracks emerge in House GOP after speaker's threat to saddle California wildfire aid with conditions

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Cracks emerge in House GOP after speaker's threat to saddle California wildfire aid with conditions

In an interview aired Wednesday night, Trump said he may withhold aid to California until the state adjusts how it manages its scarce water resources. WASHINGTON — California Republicans are pushing back against suggestions by President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans that federal disaster aid for victims of wildfires that ravaged Southern California should come with strings attached, possibly jeopardizing the president’s policy agenda in a deeply divided Congress at the outset…

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