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Daniel Brandt found himself huddling inside an Econo Lodge Tuesday with his cats Snowball and Miss Pretty — bound to a wheelchair and technically homeless six weeks after Hurricane Florence. He took up these temporary digs on Monday after the Red Cross shelter closed in Morehead City, sending him and roughly 20 storm victims scrambling for housing. He felt grateful for a short-term roof over his head, but he stood no closer to home than…

Hurricane Florence was a catastrophe for Eastern North Carolina, and recovery is going to take years. The Avett Brothers are chipping in with a hurricane-relief show on Nov. 13 at East Carolina University’s Minges Coliseum in Greenville. While the group is from Concord, Greenville is Scott Avett’s old stomping grounds from his time at ECU, where he earned an art degree while playing in bands. Proceeds will go to organizations contributing to Hurricane Relief efforts,…

Supply, N.C. — A neighborhood has canceled trick or treating this Halloween. Lisa Hildebrand, secretary of the Lakes of Lockwood property owners association, said hundreds of trick-or-treaters typically flock to the Supply neighborhood because it is safe and well lit. After a community meeting, neighbors agreed the sinkholes pose too large a risk to allow children to trick or treat there this year. “We just don’t want any children hurt,” Hildebrand said. “We have regrets…

By Natalie Matthews, WRAL.com editor Union County, North Carolina — A Charlotte mom has been charged in the death of her 1-year-old son after she allegedly drove around a barricade before her car was overcome with floodwaters during Hurricane Florence, authorities said. HELPFUL LINKS: Videos, images by city Get help, give help | Lives claimed by Florence Dazia Ideah Lee, 20, faces one count of involuntary manslaughter and a misdemeanor charge of driving on a…

Wildfires tearing through the Western U.S. in recent years have burned whole communities to the ground, claimed countless lives and busted government firefighting budgets. The destruction looks and feels unprecedented — and compared to the last several decades, today’s fires are extremely destructive and expansive, according to satellite data and other measures cited by Utah State University researchers. But in a new study published by the American Geophysical Union journal Earth’s Future, those researchers argue…

CARY, N.C. (WTVD) — Governor Roy Cooper signed an Executive Order on Monday taking aim at the effects of climate change, and vowing to “kickstart” a statewide effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. “A strong clean energy economy combats climate change while creating good jobs and a healthy environment,” Cooper asserted at a news conference on the SAS Software Campus in Cary. “With historic storms lashing our state, we must combat climate change, make our…

UNION COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) — A mother in Union County has been charged in the drowning death of her 1-year-old son after she drove around a barricaded road during Hurricane Florence and her child was swept away in floodwaters. Dazia Ideah Lee, 20, of Charlotte has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and misdemeanor driving on a closed or unopened highway. Union County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Tony Underwood said Lee and her child, Kaiden Lee-Welch, were…

PENDER CO., N.C. (WTVD) — More than a month after Hurricane Florence devastated North Carolina, a major highway remains closed. Water from Florence turned US-421 near Wilmington into more of a river than a road. In addition to covering the pavement, the flood water caused significant damage to the area. North Carolina Department of Transportation is building a temporary bridge that will allow traffic to once again use US-421. Crews hope to open the temporary…

As Hurricane Florence charged toward the Carolinas in September, people and pets were evacuated in an effort to save their lives. Two of the dogs that safely escaped the deadly storm were supposed to return to South Carolina, but they never made it back. Whiskey and Humphrey were killed. The Blount County Sheriff’s Office said the dogs were shot and killed after they got into a fight with another dog on Oct. 19, the Knoxville…

One of the big problems for the Carolina Hurricanes under Bill Peters was that there was no Plan B. They’d pile up shots, too often from the perimeter, sometimes seemingly for the sake of piling up shots instead of actually trying to score, and then talk about how well they played. Things are different under Rod Brind’Amour. The shots are coming from more dangerous locations. The Hurricanes are getting to the net and making plays…

Nothing brings out the best in New York Islanders goalie Thomas Greiss quite like the Carolina Hurricanes — and the barrage of shots they toss his way. The Islanders beat Carolina 2-1 on Sunday night after Greiss made 38 saves in his fifth straight victory against the Hurricanes. “He seems to love this building,” teammate Anders Lee said. “He’s seen everything, and for him to come in tonight and stand on his head … he’s…

The Latest on Hurricane Oscar (all times local): 5:15 p.m. Oscar has become the eighth hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic season, but the storm is far out in the Atlantic where it poses no threat to land. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Oscar was centered Sunday afternoon about 725 miles (1,165 kilometers) southeast of Bermuda and had top sustained winds of about 75 mph (120 kph). The storm is moving to the west at…

Florida authorities have linked six more deaths to Hurricane Michael, raising the state’s death toll to 35. The storm’s overall death toll now stands at 45, with 10 deaths in other states. Florida Emergency Management Division spokesman Alberto Moscoso said in an email Saturday that two more deaths were confirmed in hard-hit coastal Bay County, raising the total there to 21. Florida’s latest update also raises the toll in Jackson County to three deaths, and…

Petr Mrazek’s one-legged fist pump after steering the final shot of the shootout wide was a novel contribution on a night the Carolina Hurricanes pushed the envelope on celebrations, and his third-period saves helped get the Hurricanes to overtime, and all of that was still the least of what he did Friday night. Scott Darling will almost certainly start Sunday, because he appears to be ready after one rehab start and because he has to…

Brock McGinn scored in regulation and had the lone shootout goal in the Carolina Hurricanes’ 4-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Friday night. Carolina outshot San Jose 23-6 from start of the second period to the midpoint of the third and finished with a 41-23 edge. It was the first time the Sharks had been outshot this season. McGinn, Teuvo Teravainen and Dougie Hamilton scored for Carolina in the second period, and Teravainen…