Not nearly finished dealing with Hurricane Florence’s destruction, S.C. emergency officials have started preparations for Hurricane Michael as that storm moves toward the Florida Panhandle. As of Monday afternoon, the Category 1 hurricane was in the Gulf of Mexico. It was forecast to make landfall along the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday, potentially bringing heavy rain and strong winds to South Carolina late Wednesday and throughout the day Thursday. The storm also could bring with it…

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WTVD) — Classes started back up for students at the University of North Carolina Wilmington Monday after Hurricane Florence tore through campus. However, one student housing unit remains closed, University Apartments, nearly a month after the hurricane. Crews are making repairs so students can move back in. Displaced students are staying at hotels or with friends. There is shuttle service for students at hotels. UNCW issued a mandatory campus evacuation for all students…

By Bryan Mims, WRAL.com reporter Fair Bluff, N.C. — After experiencing the historic flooding of Hurricane Florence, the second anniversary of Hurricane Matthew’s landfall in North Carolina brings about feelings of uncertainty for the residents of Fair Bluff. The Lumber River is a scenic selling point for the little town of Fair Bluff, but high water has wrung this town dry. Floodwaters have overwhelmed the town during both Hurricane Matthew and Hurricane Florence. “Fair Bluff…

The Latest on Tropical Storm Michael (all times local): 2 p.m. Hurricane Michael is lashing the western tip of Cuba with heavy rainfall and strong winds. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Michael’s top sustained winds were around 75 mph (120 kph). The storm was moving north around 7 mph (11 kph). The storm was centered about 20 miles (30 kilometers) off the western tip of Cuba, and about 145 miles (230 kilometers) east-northeast…

FLORENCE, S.C. — Hundreds of friends, family and fellow officers gathered in South Carolina to say goodbye to a police officer whose chief said he died trying to save three other wounded officers. The funeral for Florence Police Sgt. Terrence Carraway started Monday morning with mourners filing past his open casket at the city’s civic center. Carraway was wearing his dress police uniform with the bottom half of his casket draped in an American flag….

FAIRFAX, Okla. — The National Weather Service reports that six small tornadoes from a single storm system hit Texas and Oklahoma overnight, including one that forced the closure of a state highway in northeastern Oklahoma for more than six hours. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says minor injuries and downed power lines were reported Sunday night after a tornado struck the town of Fairfax, leading to the closing of Highway 18 until early Monday morning. Video…