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By Alfred Charles, online managing editor Raleigh, N.C. — Two more deaths have been linked to Hurricane Florence, raising the toll of those whose died from the monster storm that slammed into the North Carolina coast last month to 39, state officials said Tuesday. HELPFUL LINKS: Videos, images by city Get help, give help | Lives claimed by Florence Gov. Roy Cooper’s office said in a written statement that the latest fatalities were linked to…

UNC Wilmington students will have slightly extended time in all their classes when they head back to campus next week following the university’s four-week closure from Hurricane Florence. On Tuesday, the UNC Board of Governors approved a waiver of 150 to 200 minutes of lost class time. The university is making up about 450 to 500 minutes in other ways, including adding 5 minutes onto classes and canceling fall break and a pre-exam reading day….

More than two weeks after Hurricane Florence came ashore along the coast of North Carolina, the death toll from the storm continues to rise. State officials now say 39 people have died as a result of Florence, with the addition of two deaths attributed to the storm on Tuesday. Both men were killed from falls while cleaning up after the storm. A 47-year-old man was found dead from a head injury outside a home in…

.A South Carolina court extended the deadline for voters to register before November’s midterm elections after Hurricane Florence disrupted preparations for the election in many parts of the state. The court’s order would extend the voter registration deadline until the close of business on Oct. 17 throughout the state. All registration applications will need to be received or postmarked by that date. The deadline otherwise would have been this weekend. S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson…

Governor Roy Cooper said in a press release Tuesday that two more deaths have been confirmed as a result of Hurricane Florence, making the death toll 39 in North Carolina. The latest fatalities include a 47-year-old man found dead outside a Duplin County home on Sept. 21 due to a head injury sustained when he fell from a ladder while repairing storm damage and a 69-year-old man in Pender County who died on Sept. 22…

PHOENIX — Remnants of a tropical storm drenched parts of the desert Southwest Tuesday, slowing morning commute in metro Phoenix as authorities prepared for possible flash flooding in the city, central Utah and elsewhere. Rosa, a hurricane that was downgraded to a tropical storm and then to a tropical depression, reportedly claimed at least one victim in northwestern Mexico before moving north into the U.S. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for…

A question-and-answer conversation with Carolina Hurricanes majority owner Tom Dundon, who bought the team in January and has reshaped it heading into a new season: Q: In your mind, what is Rod Brind’Amour’s best quality as a head coach? Dundon: “Probably empathy. He cares. When you combine his passion and intensity with someone who truly cares about people, the organization … he has all the things that people see but when you’re with him every…

The first of several anticipated attempts by legislators to address the damage and displacement Hurricane Florence caused in North Carolina begins two weeks after the storm’s rains finally left the state. The General Assembly is reconvening Tuesday for a special session called by Gov. Roy Cooper. The legislature is expected to pass laws focusing on immediate needs of affected residents and school districts, some of which still haven’t re-opened their doors. Republican legislators also want…

A North Carolina lighthouse is going to reopen to allow a last weekend of climbing for the year after its schedule was interrupted by Hurricane Florence. The Cape Lookout Lighthouse at the southern end of the Outer Banks will reopen for climbing Oct. 5 through Oct. 8. The structure’s 207 steps are comparable to climbing a 12-story building. Ticket fees will be waived to show support and appreciation for recovery from the hurricane that hit…

Warren Foegele carried his Charlotte Checkers bag out of the visiting locker room and insisted he hadn’t yet earned an upgrade. Foegele needs a new bag now because he beat the odds and made the Carolina Hurricanes’ opening night roster with an impressive preseason. Only reigning Art Ross Trophy winner Connor McDavid and last year’s rookie of the year Mathew Barzal had more preseason assists than Foegele, the top surprise player to make an NHL…

In the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, Principal Jonathan Trinh feared the worst for his Houston high school. He took in a hundred new pupils displaced by the storm, his students’ overwhelmingly low-income families were struggling with lost jobs and other distractions, and Trinh worried this would be the year that test scores sank enough to make his Wisdom High School a target for state intervention. But when the scores came out recently, there was…

The voter registration deadline should be extended and absentee ballot requirements loosened for people from counties hit hardest by Hurricane Florence, the state NAACP said Monday. The legislature returns to Raleigh on Tuesday and is set to consider voting changes in counties hurt by the hurricane, but the changes an influential House member has outlined don’t go as far as the NAACP wants. “Given the unprecedented scale of the devastation and destruction left behind by…

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) — It’s typically pretty stressful when the big boss comes to visit but during VA Secretary Robert Wilkie’s visit; it was all smiles. The Fayetteville native returned home Monday to check in on health-care centers and hospitals affected by Hurricane Florence. “We had 17,000 appointments canceled by the storm; half of them have been rescheduled,” Wilkie said. That was nothing compared to the damage done to the Wilmington locations, which are barely…

Local celebrity chef Ashley Christensen teamed up with Emeril Lagasse to raise more than $120,000 for Hurricane Florence relief in the Carolinas. Right after the storm, Christensen reached out to Lagasse to help raise funds. Lagasse and another chef stepped up in a big way. The trio cooked a meal for 22 of Raleigh’s most generous community members. In total, they raised $124,000. (Copyright ©2018 WTVD-TV. All Rights Reserved.)

An estimated 55 homes were destroyed and more than 1,500 damaged in South Caroline by Hurricane Florence, according to new, early estimates. The S.C. Emergency Management Division said Monday preliminary assessments show 829 homes have minor damage, 704 homes have major damage and 55 homes were destroyed by Florence. In a press release, the agency said the estimates likely will change as damage assessments continue, flooded areas become accessible and officials transition to recovery operations….