By Lena Tillett, WRAL anchor/reporter Goldsboro, N.C. — John Street in Goldsboro used to be bustling with families. Now there’s a condemned house in almost every direction. “It’s damage on top of damage now,” longtime Goldsboro resident Staris Morgan said. For 33 years, her home here was her haven — the site of family gatherings and holiday parties. For the past two years, it’s been her nightmare. “Look, it’s just terrible,” she said. “It’s just…

Roberto Barriento Morales closed his popular Latino-foods store in Myrtle Beach for six days when he evacuated his home ahead of Hurricane Florence. He lost at least $15,000 by temporarily shutting down Tortilleria Hermanos on Socastee Boulevard, but he didn’t want to take any chances with the storm, he said. Morales said many Latino residents in Horry County, though, don’t heed emergency warnings about natural disasters. Now he’s urging those who live in flood-prone areas…

Hornets owner Michael Jordan and team pack food boxes for Florence victims Sep 21, 2018 Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan and the Hornets team loaded boxes with goods for Hurricane Florence victims Friday at Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina as part of Hurricane Florence relief efforts By

By MEG KINNARD and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press GALIVANTS FERRY, S.C. With muddy river water still washing over entire communities on Friday, eight days after Hurricane Florence slammed into land with nearly 3 feet of rain, new evacuation orders forced residents to flee to higher ground amid a sprawling disaster that’s beginning to feel like it will never end. At least 42 people have died, included an elderly man whose body was found in a…

WAKE FOREST, N.C. (WTVD) — Dogs from Eastern North Carolina that escaped the fury of Florence are in the Triangle and are ready for fur-ever homes.Saving Grace Animals for Adoption spent time prior to Hurricane Florence working with shelters on the coast to ensure stray animals had a safe place and future opportunity to be adopted. The dogs here were strays. Shelters needed to be cleared for fear of flooding or to make room for…

On September 23rd, the Texas-based jewelry chain Kendra Scott will donate 50 percent of all online proceeds from a 24-hour period to the North Carolina and South Carolina diaper banks to support Hurricane Florence relief efforts. Donations will help provide basic necessities, such as diapers, formula, and more to families affected by the natural disaster. “Our hearts are with those who have been impacted by Hurricane Florence,” says CEO, Philanthropist, and Designer Kendra Scott. “As…

As someone who grew up in eastern North Carolina, Carolina Panthers defensive end Julius Peppers knows firsthand the devastation a natural disaster can cause. And while Peppers was still young when Hurricane Hugo rolled through in 1989, he knows how damaging a storm can be. So last weekend, even as the Panthers traveled to Atlanta to face the Falcons, Peppers kept his eye on how Hurricane Florence was impacting not only Charlotte, but also the…

J. Cole’s inaugural Dreamville Festival, a major multi-act concert, has a new date. The new date is April 6, 2019, at Raleigh’s Dorothea Dix Park, organizers said Friday, and it will benefit hurricane victims in the Carolinas. Cole will headline the festival, as he had planned to when it was supposed to debut Saturday, Sept. 15, as the first major concert at Dix Park. The lineup of performers will be announced at a later date….