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The last stretch of N.C. 12 on the Outer Banks to be closed following Hurricane Florence will reopen early Friday morning, as will the ferry between Hatteras and Ocracoke islands. N.C. 12 has been shut down on Ocracoke from the Pony Pen to the north end of the island after the storm washed away the protective dune and damaged about 1.5 miles of pavement. With the road impassable, the N.C. Department of Transportation also shut…

Sept. 27, 8:10 UNC scores first, 3-0 Miami punted on its first drive. UNC drove the ball easily down field on its first drive and scored on a field goal. Junior quarterback Nathan Elliott was 3-6 for 20 yards passing. Sophomore running back Michael Carter, who is in his second game back since returning from a hand injury, had two rushes for 52 yards. UNC’s drive stalled at the five-yard line. UNC only ran the…

A new health danger is emerging after Hurricane Florence; mosquitoes. Gov. Roy Cooper is ordering $4 million to be spent on mosquito control efforts for counties under a major disaster declaration. Officials say all the standing water in is the perfect breeding ground for mosquitos. “The torrential rains of Florence have created another health threat, breeding grounds for mosquitoes. To keep people safe from illnesses, I directed state funding to counties to help them spray…

The Whale is coming back. The Carolina Hurricanes, using social media, said Thursday that they would wear throwback jerseys modeled after those of the Hartford Whalers in two NHL games this season, honoring the past and the legacy of the franchise’s days in Hartford, Conn. While no official announcement was made, the team has plans to hold a “Whalers Night” at PNC Arena for the Dec. 23 game against the Boston Bruins, wearing throwback green…

To Our Readers: In this Sunday’s paper, we will have a special section that captures the difficult, the emotional, the heroic, and the early aftermath of Hurricane Florence. While we will have important coverage for weeks and likely months to come as the affected areas and our entire region work themselves back to normal, we wanted our readers to have something that pulled together the highlights of our coverage that you could keep. We will…

The calm skies after Florence weren’t going to last long. Most of the Carolinas can expect severe weather today, as “lines and clusters of thunderstorms this afternoon across the foothills and Piedmont of the Carolinas and northeast Georgia,” according to the National Weather Service. Some of those storms could organize into severe storm systems, the weather service said. For central North Carolina east to the coast — including areas still inundated by Florence’s floodwaters —…

The Storm Prediction Center has put the entire area in a marginal risk for severe weather. So what does that mean? First the Risk:Where is this coming from? There’s a disturbance working out of the Ozarks and into our area by Friday morning. Stay on top of breaking news stories with the ABC11 News App As a piece of energy works alongside it, out of Mississippi and into our area, it will be running into…

With the floodwaters receding, the state’s attention has turned to helping people with immediate needs and beginning to develop long-term strategies that would help North Carolina prepare for the next big storm, Gov. Roy Cooper said Thursday. At the latest of what have been almost daily press conferences since Hurricane Florence hit two weeks ago, Cooper said most rivers are expected to return to their banks by early next week and that the death toll…

Most of Wake County’s 160,000 students will have a normal day of classes on Friday — instead of going home early — to help make up for time lost to Hurricane Florence. Friday was originally an early release day for most of Wake’s 187 schools, meaning students would be dismissed 2.5 hours early so that teachers can spend the afternoon getting training. But district leaders announced last week that Sept. 28 will be a regular…

Over the past week, rivers in North Carolina have broken previous flood records, many of which were set by Hurricane Matthew just two years earlier. Hurricane Florence dropped 2 to 3 feet of rain, causing major flooding along the Cape Fear, Lumberton, and Neuse rivers. The Cape Fear River alone carried more than 62,000 cubic feet of water per second — enough to overfill an Olympic swimming pool every two seconds — which destroyed property…

By Claudia Rupcich, WRAL reporter Chapel Hill, N.C. — The UNC Board of Trustees held its first regularly-scheduled meeting Thursday since the toppling of Silent Sam. More than 20 people have been arrested in several protests since the confederate statue came down in August. The Silent Sam pedestal at the university’s McCorkle Place is still empty more than a month after the statue came down, and university leaders have until mid-November to figure out the…

A horizontal line of seeds tells the story: The floodwaters brought by Hurricane Florence rose here to about chest height. Left behind on the door to a church outbuilding was the flotsam — including the seeds — that once floated on the floodwater’s surface. The seed line is the kind of telltale sign Daniel McCay and Mary Winsor are looking for. As hydrologic technicians with the U.S. Geological Survey, it’s their job to collect information…

North Carolina plays at No. 16 Miami on Thursday night with a chance to win its second consecutive game. The game will be televised at 8 p..m. on ESPN. UNC (1-2) beat Pittsburgh at home 38-35 last week and are tied at No. 1 in the ACC Coastal Division. Miami (3-1) beat FIU 31-17 at home last week. Here are 10 things to know about Miami: 1. 2018 recap The Hurricanes lost their first game…

LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigerian authorities say the death toll from large-scale flooding in recent weeks has jumped to nearly 200 people. The National Emergency Management Agency said Thursday the toll is up from the 100 reported last week. It says more than 1,000 other people have been injured, with more than 800,000 affected overall since late August. The agency says those numbers are expected to rise. A national disaster has been declared in four of…

Something magical happened for a little girl’s birthday. Now, the Harry Potter-themed gift made for the 6-year-old continues to create something special, this time to make things better for those affected by Hurricane Florence. It began when Vivienne Patsas-Nevitt told her parents she wanted a Harry Potter-themed party for her 6th birthday, WBAL-TV reported. Her parents delivered in a big way, turning the backyard of their Gambrills, Maryland home into something you’d expect to see…