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Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter ATLANTA (AP) — Delta’s stock is down after the airline said it took a $30 million hit from Hurricane Florence and is paying more for fuel. Last month’s hurricane caused at least 3,500 flight cancellations, mostly in the Carolinas. Delta did not say how many of its flights were lost. – Advertisement – Delta Air Lines Inc. said Tuesday its third-quarter revenue for every seat flown one mile rose…

Lawmakers plan to tap into a $2 billion rainy day fund, waive school make-up day requirements and take other steps to help hurricane-battered communities. RALEIGH — North Carolina’s lawmakers are convening in special session today to begin passing laws to help communities recovering from Hurricane Florence. The lawmakers gather at 10 a.m. Then at 11 a.m., a joint House and Senate budget committee is scheduled to begin considering hurricane legislation. Lawmakers plan to pass some…

Bills include $56.5 million for initial recovery funding, plus waivers for students missing lots of school.

RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — In-state rivals will add an unexpected chapter to their football history this fall after NC State and East Carolina agreed to play Dec. 1 in Raleigh. The game will replace NC State’s game against West Virginia Sept. 15 that was cancelled because of Hurricane Florence’s impact in North Carolina. East Carolina was scheduled to play at Virginia Tech that day, but that game, too, was called off because of Florence. –…

WAYNESVILLE, NC (WLOS) — Animals relocated from a Florence flood zone are now in greener pastures. Sunday night, STAR Ranch rescue took in two friends with a special bond — a blind horse and a donkey. Their special bond has already helped them adjust quickly to life on the ranch. – Advertisement – “So we give them a dignity of life here,” said Karen Owens, owner of STAR Ranch. Weeks after Florence pounded the Carolinas, there’s…

Lawmakers plan to tap into a $2 billion rainy day fund, waive school make-up day requirements and take other steps to help hurricane-battered communities. RALEIGH — North Carolina’s lawmakers are convening in special session today to begin passing laws to help communities recovering from Hurricane Florence. The lawmakers gather at 10 a.m. Then at 11 a.m., a joint House and Senate budget committee is scheduled to begin considering hurricane legislation. Lawmakers plan to pass some…

Bills include $56.5 million for initial recovery funding, plus waivers for students missing lots of school.

Lawmakers plan to tap into a $2 billion rainy day fund, waive school make-up day requirements and take other steps to help hurricane-battered communities. RALEIGH — North Carolina’s lawmakers are convening in special session today to begin passing laws to help communities recovering from Hurricane Florence. The lawmakers gather at 10 a.m. Then at 11 a.m., a joint House and Senate budget committee is scheduled to begin considering hurricane legislation. Lawmakers plan to pass some…

60 New Hanover sheriff’s deputies were displaced by storm damage SOUTHEASTERN N.C. — A sure sign that things are getting back to normal after Hurricane Florence: court is back in session. Here’s the latest on jails and courts returning to regular operations in Southeastern N.C.: New Hanover County Deputies have continuously staffed the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office and emergency base camp, according to spokesman Jerry Brewer — even though more than 60 of them…

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter The Tigers will play a benefit game at UNC Wilmington on Oct. 27. (Photo: UNCW Sports) CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson’s men’s basketball team is heading to one of the areas hit hardest by Hurricane Florence to raise money for those impacted by the storm. The Tigers will play a benefit game at UNC Wilmington on Oct. 27. Part of the net proceeds from the event will go to UNC Wilmington’s Campus Emergency…

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Dobo Hall was the building most damaged by Hurricane Florence. (Photo: Matt Bennett/WWAY) RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina university has canceled its fall break and pre-exam reading day to help make up for time lost due to Hurricane Florence. The News & Observer of Raleigh reports the UNC Board of Governors approved Tuesday a waiver of 150 to 200 minutes of lost class time for the University of…

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.

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Hurricane Florence uprooted a tree on Brooklyn Street in Navassa on Sept. 14, 2018. (Photo: Ofc. S. Solari/Navassa PD) By GARY D. ROBERTSONAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – The North Carolina legislature is back at work barely two weeks after Hurricane Florence left the state to address challenges for public schools and voters and to set aside matching money to tap into federal recovery dollars. – Advertisement – The…

Hurricane Florence on Sept. 20, 2018. (Photo: NCDOT) RALEIGH, NC (WNCN) — The death toll from Hurricane Florence has increased again, weeks after the storm hit North Carolina. Two previously unreported deaths that occurred in September have boosted the total number to 39 in North Carolina and 50 overall. – Advertisement – According to Gov. Roy Cooper’s office, a 47-year-old man was found dead outside a Duplin County residence on Sept. 21 due to a…

Lawmakers plan to tap into a $2 billion rainy day fund, waive school make-up day requirements and take other steps to help hurricane-battered communities. RALEIGH — North Carolina’s lawmakers are convening in special session today to begin passing laws to help communities recovering from Hurricane Florence. The lawmakers gather at 10 a.m. Then at 11 a.m., a joint House and Senate budget committee is scheduled to begin considering hurricane legislation. Lawmakers plan to pass some…