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The Union County Sheriff’s Office confirmed deputies have located the body of the missing 1-year-old, who was swept away in rushing waters Sunday night as Florence dumped rain across North Carolina. Search activities resumed Monday after crews spent several hours searching for Kaiden Lee-Welch on the ground and in the nearby creek, authorities confirmed to WSOC-TV. Union County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Tony Underwood said a woman and her child were on their way to visit…

As Tropical Storm Florence brings heavy, life-threatening floods, more than 472,000 are without power.As of 11 a.m., Monday, the statewide power outage total was 472,698. VIEW THE OUTAGE MAP BELOW. More outage information here Most of the outages are in Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus Craven, Duplin, New Hanover, Robeson, Sampson, Wake, Wayne, Pamlico, Pender and Onslow counties near the coast. RELATED: What to do if you lose power/Si no tiene electricidad después de una…

Tammy and Olen Gill had decided to take their baby, Kade, from their mobile home in northern Gaston County to their daughter’s brick home in Kings Mountain Sunday. But the waves of rain and gusts of wind were mild enough that they wondered if they were overreacting, 21-year-old daughter Autumn Gill said Monday. She ate lunch before coming to get them. By the time she pulled in, her 3-month-old baby brother was fatally injured and…

By Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor Durham, N.C. — While apologizing for the inconvenience and potential danger to students and staff, Durham Public Schools officials defended the decision to hold classes Monday as flooding from Hurricane Florence intensified across the Triangle. “Although we made the best decision we could with the information we had this morning, we are sorry to our families and staff for the difficulties that came from our decision to open…

For Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera, T-shirts have always been a way of supporting the charities most important to him and his team. In the past, that has meant shirts supporting everything from congenital heart conditions (through tight end Greg Olsen’s foundation) to animal adoption. But in the wake of Hurricane Florence, which blew through the Carolinas weekend while the team was off playing in Atlanta, Rivera unveiled a new T-shirt Monday to support storm…

“The crisis in North Carolina continues,” Governor Roy Cooper said during a news conference Monday. “Catastrophic flooding and tornadoes are still claiming lives and property. My most important message is first: For many parts of North Carolina, the danger is still immediate.”Florence is still a dangerous storm and is dumping excessive rainfall on wide areas of North Carolina, South Carolina and beyond, causing historic flooding. Downloading the ABC11 app is the best way to stay…

Duke Energy’s Brunswick nuclear plant, about 30 miles south of Wilmington, has declared a state of emergency as the 1,200-acre complex remains cut off by flood waters and and is inaccessible to outside personnel. The plant has declared an “unusual event,” the lowest level of nuclear emergency, as required by Nuclear Regulatory Commission, said NRC spokesman Joey Ledford. The twin-reactor nuclear plant, located 4 miles inland, is stable and poses no threat to public safety,…

Flooding and downed trees from Hurricane Florence are blocking dozens of roads in and around Wilmington Monday, leaving the city largely cut off from the rest of the state. The North Carolina Department of Transportation on Monday morning tweeted that the city is “inaccessible by land,” warning: “Don’t travel, let responders work.” Jim Trogdon, the N.C. Transportation Secretary, clarified in a press conference Monday afternoon that one road to Wilmington is open. But he didn’t…

As Tropical Storm Florence brings heavy, life-threatening floods, more than 483,000 are without power.As of 11 a.m., Monday, the statewide power outage total was 483,694. VIEW THE OUTAGE MAP BELOW. More outage information here Most of the outages are in Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus Craven, Duplin, New Hanover, Robeson, Sampson, Wake, Wayne, Pamlico, Pender and Onslow counties near the coast. RELATED: What to do if you lose power/Si no tiene electricidad después de una…

Seventeen deaths have been confirmed in North Carolina and six in South Carolina as a result of Florence. On Sunday night, the body of a 1-year-old was found in Union County after he was swept away by floodwaters, authorities confirmed WSOC. This comes after the North Carolina Department of Public Safety released a break-down of deaths per county. On Sunday afternoon, Gaston County commissioner Tracy Philbeck said a 3-month-old child was killed when a tree…

The death toll from Hurricane Florence has risen to 19 in North Carolina and 6 in South Carolina, including two bodies recovered Monday morning in Union County, N.C. The dead include people who drowned, were electrocuted, crushed by trees, “thrown by the wind” or had carbon monoxide poisoning, media outlets and government agencies report. The death toll rose Monday morning when an unidentified man’s body was found in the flood waters in Union County, N.C….

Headlines: Officials say at least 19 people in the Carolinas have been killed in the storm, including 13 in North Carolina and six in South Carolina, according to the Associated Press. Two tornadoes were confirmed in central North Carolina in Wayne and Wilson counties. Authorities have shifted to body recovery mode in the search for a 1-year-old swept away Sunday night by floodwaters in Union County. A large portion of Interstate 95, from Johnston County…

James Smith, the S.C. Democratic nominee for governor, was released from his National Guard duties on Monday, helping deal with Hurricane Florence, and resumed his campaign. “It was important to pause the campaign and set politics aside and work together as one South Carolina to keep each other safe,” Smith said in an emailed statement. “It was a privilege to serve again in response to a threat facing our state.” Smith and Republican nominee Gov….

North Carolina’s chief lawyer says he’s looking into accusations that retailers are bilking customers through exorbitant prices as Hurricane Florence and the storm’s remnants have crossed the state. Attorney General Josh Stein said Sunday his office has received 500 complaints so far alleging price-gouging for essentials like gas and water, as well as excessive hotel prices for evacuees. Stein says investigations of gas stations have already begun. The price-gouging law took effect when Cooper declared…