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LUMBERTON, N.C. (WTVD) — Cathy Johnson, an employee at the Lumberton Country Inn & Suites feels violated twice by Hurricane Florence’s impact. MORE: Full coverage of Hurricane Florence First by the storm’s fury and then by thieves. “It’s devastating,” Johnson said. Since Friday, Johnson and her husband, Lon, have been taking care of storm evacuees at her hotel after guests were flooded out of a nearby hotel. “We gave them love and nourishment. We don’t…

Quick observations from the Carolina Hurricanes’ 4-1 win at Tampa Bay on Tuesday in the first preseason game for both teams. — Rod Brind’Amour is 1-0 as a head coach. OK, unofficial, a preseason game, doesn’t count, yada, yada. But 1-0. — Andrei Svechnikov now has played against NHL competition, gotten his first good taste of what’s to come. The Russian forward, the Canes’ first-round draft pick this year, has the power and showed off…

More than 120 shelters across North Carolina opened as Hurricane Florence lashed the coast. Many have closed, some remain open. FIND A FULL LIST OF AVAILABLE SHELTERS HERE. Downloading the ABC11 app is the best way to stay up-to-date on the latest conditions from Hurricane Florence. Wake County Wake County will close its three remaining shelters on Monday, Sept. 17, since the threat of Florence has diminished. This decision comes after N.C. Emergency Management brought…

On the eve of his visit to the Carolinas to survey damage from Hurricane Florence, President Donald Trump thanked first-responders and described the storm as “nasty” in a taped message from the White House. Trump posted the video to his Twitter account, and many mocked him for appearing to say the storm was “one of the wettest we’ve ever seen from the standpoint of water.” His sentence could be read like this. “This is a…

Coast Guard rescue swimmer investigates truck in dangerous flooding Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Jordon Shevlin, a rescue swimmer from Air Station Atlantic City, NJ., gets battered and buffeted to investigate a truck caught in dangerous flooding in the wake of Hurricane Florence, Sept. 16, 2018.

Kavanaugh declines to shake Parkland parent’s hand Fred Guttenberg, the father of Jamie Guttenberg who was killed in the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Fla., left, attempts to shake hands with President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, right.

On Tuesday, the S.C. High School League voted to start its football playoffs one week later to allow teams to make up games missed because of Hurricane Florence. Que Tucker, commissioner of the N.C. High School Athletic Association, said there should be a decision in North Carolina about any possible playoff schedule changes by Oct. 1. “We’re still giving our schools enough time to access damages to let us know what they’re dealing with,” Tucker…

North Carolina State will collect donated items at its football game against Virginia as part of relief efforts to help areas affected by Hurricane Florence. The school said Tuesday it would release details on the most needed items prior to the Sept. 29 game at Carter-Finley Stadium. In addition, the team’s Midnight Madness-style “Primetime with the Pack” event to kick off the college basketball season will be a ticketed event with after-tax proceeds going to…

While residents of North and South Carolina try to recover from the devastating impacts of Hurricane Florence, the National Weather Service has produced a video of the storm and its long journey from the mid-Atlantic to landfall. The one-minute time lapse video begins on Aug. 29 and shows Florence slowly taking shape, then rushing across the Atlantic before it stalls and churns along the coast of the Carolinas. The hurricane, which reached Category 4 status…

I-40 looks more like a river than a highway north of Wilmington Interstate 40 near mile marker 387 in Pender County, N.C. is flooded as a result of Hurricane Florence, blocking one of the major routes in and out of southeastern NC . NC DOT posted this drone video Monday, Sept. 17, 2018.

Sweat dripped from Dennis Pressley’s forehead as he picked up limbs and raked leaves that fell in his yard when Hurricane Florence blustered through last weekend. “I’ve been in all kind of weather, but that was a good one,’’ Pressley said of the storm. “All anyone is doing now is cleaning up. ‘’ For the first time since last week, the sun shone brightly Tuesday in this small town of 6,000, bringing residents like Pressley…

Turnout may be tempered in the upcoming election after Hurricane Florence impaired North Carolina’s infrastructure, displaced thousands of voters and distracted from political issues as candidates jockey for favor. The deadly storm arrived just as door-knocking, campaign advertisements and fundraising started to ramp up. At stake this year are a state Supreme Court seat, congressional seats, six proposed constitutional amendments and control of North Carolina’s legislature, along with municipal races. Republicans control the legislature, and…

The pews inside Trinity United Methodist Church had been bolted down since 1981, but volunteers were loading them four at a time onto flatbed trailers Tuesday afternoon. Multiple roads to the Conway church on Long Avenue were already impassable due to rising floodwaters as members prepared to spend their Sunday mornings elsewhere for at least a month. Omar Ortiz was among the dozens of church members lending a hand either moving furniture to higher ground…

With many of Florence’s victims landlocked by floodwaters in medium to small sized towns in Eastern North Carolina, the relief effort was thwarted on the ground. Instead, much of the relief effort took to the skies on Tuesday as the long-lasting storm finally left the state. At the private aviation terminal at RDU International, dozens of volunteers were joined by the owners of small planes from all across the country for Operation Airdrop. The non-profit,…

DURHAM, N.C. — On Tuesday ABC11 Together partnered with the Red Cross for the Hurricane Florence Relief Drive. Just before 7 a.m., $10,000 was donated. RELATED: Nutrien donates $100K to ABC11 Together’s Hurricane Florence Relief Drive Then, manager Ray McKeithan from Little Washington-based company Nutrien presented the Red Cross with $100,000 for relief efforts.And just after 4 p.m,. Monty Edge with Active Threat Solutions, LLC donated $20,000. Edge’s wife is volunteering in shelters as well….