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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) — Fayetteville is still recovering from Hurricane Florence and on Friday, soldiers took the day off to help the city with its clean-up efforts. Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division teamed up with Fayetteville Beautiful to help clean up the Cape Fear River Trail, downtown Fayetteville, Arnette Park, Clark Park and Mazarick Park. These areas were selected because of the large amount…

NC State Fair opens after Hurricane Michael delayed first day Oct 12, 2018 The North Carolina State Fair officially opens on Friday. The traditional opening day was canceled Thursday as the remnants of Hurricane Michael blew through North Carolina. By

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Once just wasn’t enough for Raleigh-based Delta Airlines pilot Ben Stout. Stout, using his personal single-engine plane, flew a dozen missions in eastern North Carolina for Operation Airdrop after Hurricane Florence ravaged that section of the state. Early on, when roads were flooded and hurricane victims were cut off from supplies, Operation Airdrop called on more than 100 volunteer pilots to fly supplies into small airports. Stout was gratified by the…

MIAMI, Fla. — Hurricane Michael was blamed for at least 13 deaths, including three in western North Carolina. North Carolina authorities said a driver died after a tree fell on his car as Michael’s wind and rain lashed the state on Thursday. The accident happened in Iredell County, north of Charlotte, where authorities reported strong winds. Kent Greene, the county’s director of emergency management and fire services, said the man, who was in his late…

MIAMI, Fla. — At least 13 deaths, including three in western North Carolina, were blamed on Hurricane Michael. North Carolina authorities said a driver died after a tree fell on his car as Michael’s wind and rain lashed the state on Thursday. The accident happened in Iredell County, north of Charlotte, where authorities reported strong winds. Kent Greene, the county’s director of emergency management and fire services, said the man, who was in his late…

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Friday Oct. 12 is the last day to register to vote in many NC counties, so keep that in mind if you plan on voting in the November elections but haven’t yet registered. For most NC counties, the dealine is Friday, but for those affected by Hurricane Florence, the deadline will be extended until Oct. 15. RELATED: Election 2018: North Carolina voting guide To find out if your county has an…

FAIRFIELD, Calif. — Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield is sending two U.S. Air Force Cargo planes to a Florida Air Force base damaged by Hurricane Michael. Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City suffered “widespread catastrophic damage” and will require “extensive cleanup and repairs”, said base leaders. Col. Brian Laidlaw told the 3,600 airmen stationed at the base just east of Panama City that he won’t ask them or their families to return until…

FAIRFIELD, Calif. — Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield is sending two U.S. Air Force Cargo planes to a Florida Air Force base damaged by Hurricane Michael. Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City suffered “widespread catastrophic damage” and will require “extensive cleanup and repairs”, according to a base official. Col. Brian Laidlaw told the 3,600 airmen stationed at the base just east of Panama City that he won’t ask them or their families to…

Hurricane Michael has come and gone, but for many in its destructive path, life will never be the same. The storm has been blamed for 11 deaths as of Friday morning, but FEMA officials warn that the death toll may climb. Here is what we know so far about those who were killed. FLORIDA: 4 Unidentified victims Some victims have not yet been identified. Among them are four people in Gadsden County, Florida. A sheriff’s…

More than a week after several law enforcement officers got into a deadly shootout while trying to interview a Florence County suspect, the man they were initially investigating has been charged a second time, according to a statement from investigating agency the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. Seth David Hopkins, 28, was charged with criminal sexual conduct with a minor, according to the statement. Deputies with the Florence County Sheriff’s Department were arriving for an arranged…

Country music band Parmalee on Friday released ‘Down Town’ — a new Hurricane Florence relief song inspired by the devastation caused by the storm in North Carolina and South Carolina. Watch the video below. The band’s own Matt Thomas penned the song in tribute to the Country quartet’s home state. Proceeds from the recording will be donated to Hurricane Florence victims through the Red Cross. The lyric video features footage captured by ABC11 during the…

NORTH CAROLINA (WTVD) — North Carolinians woke up Friday to storm debris left behind from Tropical Storm Michael. Drivers Friday will have to navigate roads littered with storm debris and downed trees. Click here for a list of closed roads in the Triangle. Michael, a historic Category 4 storm, hit the Florida Panhandle with winds at 155 mph. The storm weakened considerably by the time it entered the Carolinas, but its heavy rain and strong…

Football games and other Wake County high school athletic events originally scheduled for Friday will have to wait until another day. After Tropical Storm Michael left most Triangle-area schools closed on Friday, the school system tweeted Friday morning that after-school and athletic events would also be canceled. “Please check with your school about make-up information,” the tweet said. “School staff is currently addressing field conditions, safe access to facilities and scattered power failures today.” Wake…

Flooding closes Capital Boulevard in downtown Raleigh Raleigh police officers A.S. Freese and B.S. Smith set flares to funnel traffic off N. McDowell Street at West Lane St. as rain from the remnants of Hurricane Michael close Capital Boulevard in and out of downtown Raleigh, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018.

Linda Marquardt rode out Hurricane Michael with her husband at their home in Mexico Beach. When their house filled with surging ocean water, they fled upstairs. Now their home is full of mud and everywhere they look there’s utter devastation in their Florida Panhandle community: fishing boats tossed like toys, roofs lifted off of buildings and pine trees snapped like matchsticks in 155 mph winds. Row after row of beachfront homes were so obliterated by…