Wilmington North Carolina News

One of the Coast Guard helicopters that landed at Air Wilmington to assist with hurricane relief. (Source: WECT) WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – A WECT crew got a first hand look at the tarmac at Air Wilmington Tuesday. Air Wilmington is where response helicopters and other aircraft have been arriving to bring supplies for hurricane relief to those in Southeastern NC. Tony Wright, the General Manager for Air Wilmington said they had about 80 aircraft fly…

Sun Journal Staff Tuesday Sep 18, 2018 at 12:12 PM Sep 18, 2018 at 12:12 PM President Donald Trump is scheduled to tour storm-damaged areas of North Carolina on Wednesday, and that tour is scheduled to start at Cherry Point. There is no formal itinerary yet for the presidential visit except that Air Force One is expected to arrive at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Wednesday as the president begins his tour. For more updates, return to this website.

Rivers still rising; many roads still closed; ongoing rescue efforts PENDER COUNTY — Much of Southeastern North Carolina remains under water and isolated, officials said during a press conferences Tuesday morning. “We still encourage people who left the area to stay where you are,” New Hanover County Commissioners Chairman Woody White said. “We love you. We miss you. But access to Wilmington is still limited and is not improving.” “This is going to be a…

Rocky Mount Mills will accept donations and raise funds for Hurricane Florence relief.

Emergency rooms, urgent care centers and doctor’s offices are seeing an increase in the number of patients who are suffering from hurricane-associated injuries and diseases.

By Cammie Bellamy StarNews Staff Tuesday Sep 18, 2018 at 10:38 AM Sep 18, 2018 at 10:41 AM ‘We are thankful for the food blessing and we’re still alive — thank God’ WILMINGTON — Half an hour before a food and water distribution site was set to open in downtown Wilmington, lines of cars stretched down Front and Third streets. Residents — even a few tree-clearing crews — from all over central Wilmington were waiting for bottles of water and boxes of meals ready-to-eat (MREs),…

9/18/18– The sun is out–and folks are starting the clean-up process–but officials want residents to remember–flooding threats remain in the wake of Hurricane Florence. The Northeast Cape Fear River is expected to crest Thursday at 24 point 2 feet. Leaders expect the most significant flooding the southeastern part of the state has ever seen.

(Photo: Basil John/WWAY News) WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Six people have died in Duplin County as a result of Hurricane Florence. Four deaths involved adults who washed away in flash flooding incidents at the beginning of the storm. Two more deaths involved people who suffered carbon monoxide poisoning. – Advertisement – According to Duplin County Sheriff Blake Wallace, fumes from generators on the back porch entered the house killing the victims and one of them…

SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA (WECT) – Tens of thousands of children across Southeastern North Carolina are out of school in the wake of Hurricane Florence. WECT is compiling information as it comes in from the local school districts on damage assessments and what parents can expect in terms of when students will potentially be able to return to class. This will be updated as more details are made available.  NEW HANOVER COUNTY SCHOOLS So far, preliminary…

Wrightsville Beach reopened for residents, property owners and business owners Tuesday morning. (Source: WECT) WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC (WECT) – Wrightsville Beach reopened for residents, property owners and business owners Tuesday morning. A long line of vehicles was waiting when reentry began at 9 a.m. Residents were required to have a tax decal posted on their windshield to re-enter Wrightsville Beach. More information on the reentry process can be found below. Copyright 2018 WECT. All rights reserved. 

Florence is long gone from North Carolina but hot, humid weather has returned to the Triangle.

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A long line of cars extended down Carolina Beach Road from the Snows Cut Bridge Monday afternoon. (Source: WECT/Alex Giles) CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WECT) – A long line of cars extended down Carolina Beach Road from the Snows Cut Bridge Monday afternoon. Dozens of people wanted to get across the bridge and check on their properties after a weekend of heavy wind and rain courtesy of Hurricane Florence. Law enforcement officers manned a checkpoint where…

UNCW men’s tennis team helping helping those affected by Hurricane Florence (Source: WECT) WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – The UNCW men’s tennis team isn’t on campus, but still trying to give back to those affected by Hurricane Florence. The Seahawks were answering phones at a Red Cross fundraiser at NBC affiliate WCNC in Charlotte. “We have been working the phones to help take donations for the Hurricanes Florence,” said UNCW freshman Dillon Gooch. The Seahawks stayed…

A look at how local residents and emergency management officials fared during the storm CAROLINA BEACH — Ritchie Hertzel leaned against the back of a backup truck Monday, shirtless and tanned, with a beer in-hand and in-koozie. Hertzel spent Hurricane Florence at a one-story home at Hamlet Avenue and Fifth Street. He brought along some Budweiser, prepared to ride out the storm. When it brought some of its worst winds and rains to Carolina Beach, Hertzel…