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Emergency crews are working to contain a wildfire in Western North Carolina on Wednesday night. McDowell County Emergency Management said that the wildfire in Old Fort is currently 15% contained, but evacuation orders remain in place. The wildfire, burning in the Crooked Creek community, is estimated to cover 250 acres. Evacuation orders will continue overnight for residents in the 3000-4500 block of Bat Cave Rd., Pine Cove Rd., Cherry Springs Rd., Roy Moore Rd., Julia…

Apex, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes are working to grow hockey in the Triangle. The team and the NHL are building two street hockey rinks at Apex Community Park. Construction is underway. The project is a culmination of work between the team and the NHL’s Industry Growth Fund, through which $550,000 was provided to fund the project. “Participation in hockey is growing exponentially in the Triangle and across North Carolina,” said Hurricanes president Doug Warf….

Southern California is bracing for rain, which is expected to help firefighters combat the multiple wildfires ravaging the region. As these fires continue to devastate communities, one family is struggling to rebuild after losing everything. Frederick and Frances Caple, originally from the Carolinas, spent 58 years calling Altadena, California, home. That is, until January 7th, when wildfires forced them to leave everything behind. “Well I just couldn’t believe it,” Frederick Caple said. “If anybody had…

President Donald Trump is in the fifth day of his second term in office, striving to remake the traditional boundaries of Washington by asserting unprecedented executive power. The president also took his first trip of his second administration on Friday, touring areas where politics has clouded the response to deadly disasters. He first traveled to hurricane-battered western North Carolina, where he described FEMA as “a very big disappointment.” Later Friday, Trump arrived in wildfire-ravaged Los…

With more than 200 dead — 104 in North Carolina — Hurricane Helene is the deadliest U.S. hurricane in decades. Helene also is responsible for the most inland flooding deaths since 1972 and the most U.S. wind deaths since at least 1963, Dr. Michael Brenna, director of the National Hurricane Center, told a conference of meteorologists this week. The September 2024 storm is estimated to have done almost $80 billion in damage to people and…

Friday night’s Hurricanes game will go on despite the weather, and dedicated fans are ready to cheer on their team. If you’re planning to attend, don’t forget to bring a snow brush or ice scraper for your car. Otherwise, you might end up using your sleeve to clear your windshield after the game. While many fans aren’t fazed by the cold, the bigger concern is the hazardous driving conditions expected after the game. By 4:30…

A local Red Cross volunteer is going to California to assist with relief efforts for those affected by massive wildfires. Zonia Quero-Ziada said on Friday that it wasn’t her first time going to the state to assist with relief efforts. She went last year to assist after flooding in the San Francisco area. Quero-Ziada estimates she has been on around 40 Red Cross assignments in her time with the organization.  A Red Cross volunteer for almost…

For former North Carolinians now living in Los Angeles, the ongoing wildfires are a jarring experience. Fire trucks fill the streets, evacuation orders are issued, and the air is thick with smoke. Cameron Merritt, who lives in Los Angeles, shared his firsthand account with WRAL News.  “Air quality is real bad, super high winds, pretty much what’s going on around here,” Merritt said. Merritt, a Raleigh native, shared how close the fires are to his…

By STEFAN STEVENSON, Associated Press DALLAS — DALLAS (AP) — Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick said members of his family were among those in Southern California forced to evacuate their homes on Tuesday due to a wildfire that was being whipped by strong winds around Los Angeles. The fire swept through a Los Angeles hillside where Redick lives alongside other celebrities, burning homes in Pacific Palisades and prompting evacuation orders for tens of thousands….

Federal leaders have granted North Carolina an extension for Hurricane Helene disaster survivors to apply for government assistance. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) granted the extension until Feb. 6, 2025. Homeowners and renters in Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Forsyth, Gaston, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Iredell, Jackson, Lee, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Nash, Polk, Rowan, Rutherford, Stanly, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Union, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin and Yancey counties…

As the year comes to a close, WRAL looks back at some of the most-read stories of 2024.  Most viewed stories on WRAL.com in 2024  When tech giant Google announced its annual Year in Search trends, early voting — the how, where and when, and the April solar eclipse showed up at the top of the list.  WRAL data shows 2024 total eclipse: Where, when and what we’ll see in North Carolina was the  story viewed most…

By BOB SUTTON, Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jackson Blake scored a power-play goal with 9:17 remaining to give Carolina the lead, and Jack Roslovic scored twice as the Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Saturday night. Dmitry Orlov and Sebastian Aho also scored in Carolina’s four-goal third period. Dustin Tokarski had 21 saves to help the Hurricanes forge a split of the home-and-home on consecutive nights. Paul Cotter…

This Christmas is a challenging one for communities still recovering from Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. As recovery continues, people across the state are stepping up to keep the spirit alive.  On a street that looks like a ghost town in downtown Hot Springs, one storefront will catch your eye. The owners of Iron Horse Station, Karen Howard-Goss and Gary Goss, said they organized an event to bring people together to celebrate the holiday. “This…