Flooding closes Capital Boulevard in downtown Raleigh Raleigh police officers A.S. Freese and B.S. Smith set flares to funnel traffic off N. McDowell Street at West Lane St. as rain from the remnants of Hurricane Michael close Capital Boulevard in and out of downtown Raleigh, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018.

‘Shearing’ up for the NC State Fair “She is in the middle of skinny and fat,” said Maddie East, 8, of Stokes County, after preparing her Southdown sheep named Piper with high hopes for the Breeding Ewe Show on Saturday at the N.C. State Fair in Raleigh.

Capital Boulevard is closed in both directions between Wade Avenue and Lane Street due to flooding. THE LATEST: Hurricane Michael moves through North Carolina Inbound traffic is being diverted west at Wade Avenue. MAJOR CLOSURE in downtown #Raleigh: McDowell Street at Lane Street is closed due to flooding. An official tells me it’s closed until Peace Street, where there could be a water main break. There’s a major backup as folks try to leave downtown….

MIAMI, Fla. — At least six deaths were blamed on Hurricane Michael, including one in western North Carolina, four in Florida and one in Georgia. North Carolina authorities said a driver has died after a tree fell on his car as Michael’s wind and rain lashed the state. The accident happened in Iredell County, north of Charlotte, where authorities have reported strong winds and numerous roads closed by flash flooding. Kent Greene, the county’s director…

MIAMI, Fla. — At least five deaths were blamed on Hurricane Michael, including four in Florida and one in Georgia. In Florida, Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Sgt. Anglie Hightower confirmed that there were four-storm related deaths in the county. In Seminole County, Georgia, 11-year-old Sarah Radney was killed when the winds picked up a portable carport and dropped it on her home. One of the carport’s legs punctured the roof and hit her in…

Hurricane Michael slammed the Florida Panhandle with catastrophic storm surge and damaging winds, impacting countless lives. For those who are looking to help, several organizations are currently responding to areas affected by Hurricane Michael.The American Red Cross The American Red Cross has mobilized thousands of disaster workers to aid in the relief efforts around the region. You can donate to Red Cross relief efforts by also texting MICHAEL to 90999 to make a $10 donation…

By John Schwartz, New York Times Hurricane Michael was a sly storm, one that seemed almost unexceptional at first. It followed its predicted path with seeming obedience, but then burst into sudden fury as it approached the Florida Panhandle, reaching wind speeds at the cusp of Category 5 strength and leaving mud and rubble in its wake. It was, in other words, a hurricane: the product of multitudinous forces that blend heat, wind and moisture…

Man charged with threatening Wake County students and having child porn appears in court Arthur Vladimir Kochetkov, the Wake Forest man who sparked fear after being charged with threatening elementary school students appeared in court in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, October 9, 2018, on new charges of possessing child pornography.