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Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter PHOTO: MGN PHOTO RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Because of disruptions caused by Hurricane Florence, North Carolina health officials are giving families longer to obtain required school and daycare immunizations. The News & Observer reports an order this week by the state’s health director means all students have until Dec. 1 to provide the required documentation. Typically, students must show they have received the required vaccines by the 30th day of school….

‘It didn’t just defy a model, it defied history’ WILMINGTON — If history was any indication, Hurricane Florence should have never reached the Cape Fear region. Two weeks after the devastating storm, meteorologists and climatologists are still studying Florence to understand what made it such a unique storm that left forecasters to rely on other resources to predict it approach. “It didn’t just defy a model, it defied history,” said Steven Pfaff, warning coordination meteorologist with the…

Officials warn that storm recovery will be a long process LELAND — Entire neighborhoods decimated. Residents without homes or basic supplies. Washed out roads that limit accessibility. It’s a scene being played out in many North Carolina towns but one that Leland hasn’t experienced before. Nevertheless, the town is doing its best to meet residents’ needs for both short- and long-term recovery from Florence’s ravages. “We’ve made a good start but have a long way…

Two so-called “500-year storms” have hit North Carolina in less than two years, and Hurricane Matthew and Hurricane Florence have created unprecedented complications for homeowners.

By Hunter Ingram StarNews Staff Friday Sep 28, 2018 at 6:00 PM The StarNews staff is moving into offices on 1st and 2nd floors of the Harrelson Building. WILMINGTON – Displaced during Hurricane Florence, the StarNews began moving this past week into new temporary offices in the heart of downtown. The newspaper’s home since 1970 at 1003 South 17th St. suffered significant damage during the storm and its aftermath. Since then, the reporting and editorial staffs have found temporary work spaces at the Hampton…

The International Folk Festival kicked off Friday in Fayetteville after crews worked hard to clear Festival Park which had been under water after Hurricane Florence.

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter RALEIGH, NC (WFMY) — Hurricane Florence has claimed the lives of 48 people in three states — 37 of them in North Carolina. State officials say an 85-year-old man died Tuesday in New Hanover County. He was clearing storm debris from his home when he received a cut and his wound became infected. – Advertisement – Gov. Roy Cooper says the majority of deaths related to the storm have…

A tree removal service was the cause of Friday’s action WILMINGTON — A New Hanover County complaint has resulted in the first Hurricane Florence-related price-gouging action taken by the N.C. Attorney General’s office. According to the complaint, A1 Tree and Storm Damage Relief — which also does business as Big Al and Sons Tree Service — visited a New Hanover County home, quoted the resident a price of $4,000 for three trees, later quoted $7,000…

Sean Eames, CPA W. Greene, PLLC WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Hurricane Florence brought more than just floods of water, it also brought floods of donations. The next consideration for many donors is determining if their kindness needs to be reported to the IRS.  Those receiving aid also wonder if they will be taxed on their gifts. – Advertisement – Sean Eames, a CPA at W. Greene, PLLC, says you can only claim your donations if…

During Wilmington visit, Cooper said many people need temporary shelter WILMINGTON — During a visit Friday meant to highlight that downtown Wilmington businesses were open two weeks after Hurricane Florence hit the region, Gov. Roy Cooper said finding housing for people affected by the storm remains his administration’s highest priority. “We’ve got to find places for people to live,” Cooper said. “There are some people who right now can’t even get back to their homes…

Lawmakers return to Raleigh yet again next week, this time to address recovery needs in the wake of Hurricane Florence.

Rouzer: Federal funds would allow state flexibility to respond to Florence damage SOUTHEASTERN N.C. — A bill that would provide $1.6 billion in emergency federal funds for North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Florence is just the first step in what will be a long-term federal response, said U.S. Rep. David Rouzer, R-N.C. “This is the first package among more to come,” Rouzer said in a phone call from his Washington office after the…

Mental health experts working throughout region after the storm Many watched horrified as pictures and videos of Hurricane Florence’s wrath trickled out of Southeastern North Carolina. Chadwick Roberts saw the destruction happen in real time, from inside his doomed home. With rains and wind lashing the house as tornado warnings blew up his phone one night, Roberts got out of bed to walk to the bathroom. At that moment, a tree cut diagonally through his one-story, 85-year-old…

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter LELAND, NC (WWAY) — FEMA has been hard at work in the Cape Fear after Hurricane Florence. This morning, Darrell Habisch with FEMA was in the studio on Good Morning Carolina to talk about current efforts and how you can get help. – Advertisement – Habisch said FEMA has teams around the area helping people who are now homeless from the storm. He said FEMA does not have trailers set…

Neighbors clearing the home of their belongings. (Andrew James/WWAY) NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) —  North New Hanover County was devastated with unprecedented flooding after Florence hit. In a WWAY follow up, we met with neighbors of one neighborhood devastated by flooding. Along one street in Glen Ridge, multiple families were displaced. At the same time, multiple neighbors stepped up to give what they could.  Even if it meant giving a spare room. – Advertisement…