By Janine Bowen, WRAL.com editor Fayetteville, N.C. — Fayetteville police are searching for a man accused of robbing an elderly woman at a Hurricane Florence shelter. Police said Ronald Robinson Jr., 37, stole the woman’s purse after helping her walk to the bathroom at an unnamed shelter. Robinson later pawned the woman’s jewelry at an area pawn shop, police said. Robinson is charged with felony larceny, financial card theft and obtaining property by false pretenses….

Camelot Village was a hive of activity this week as owners, tenants and flooding recovery crews started ripping apart first-floor condos in nine flooded buildings. The town found that 57 of 70 condos inspected had sheetrock or electrical damage, making them uninhabitable, Chapel Hill spokeswoman Catherine Lazorko said. Other condos had damage to heating and air-conditioning units or appliances that will have to be repaired. Orange County’s Department of Social Services opened a shelter in…

Devastation from Hurricane Florence extended to North Carolina’s livestock industry which left millions of dead animals in its path. The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services reported 3.4 million chickens and turkeys and 5,500 hogs were killed in the record-shattering storm. The losses are higher than when Hurricane Matthew hit in 2016 and the numbers are expected to climb as operations are now underway to reach animals isolated by flooding. Governor Roy Cooper…

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) — Just outside the Dean Smith Center, a football equipment truck became part of an important team operation. The @TarHeelFootball program is using an equipment truck to help gather donations and help our neighbors that are in need. Bonus, folks who donate get free football tickets to Saturday’s game against Pitt (while supplies last). pic.twitter.com/YmJ2n6OMmG — Joe Mazur (@joemazurabc11) September 19, 2018 The Tar Heels Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham made the…

Fayetteville, N.C. — Following Florence, Rockfish Creek in Cumberland County spilled its banks for the second time in two years. LaShe’t Hackett has lived on Pennystone Drive for several years. She said floodwaters from Rockfish Creek kept here out of her home for more than a year following Hurricane Matthew in October 2016. But this time, the water did not get in her home. The water came close though, covering about half of her backyard….

MORRISVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) — There are roughly 250 guardsmen from out-of-state and about 100 guardsmen in the state at Morrisville Aviation waiting to be deployed to different missions. As of Tuesday night, the National Guard completed 190 missions and 225 rescues, which included five animal rescues. They have been non-stop since Sunday, flying over flooded areas looking for people in distress, surveying damage and taking supplies. The team picks up the supplies in Wilmington and…

A mystery has emerged in the telling of how the Outer Banks’ wild horses survived Hurricane Florence. Instincts dating back five centuries compel the feral mustangs to either huddle on high ground — butts to the wind — or seek refuge in the maritime forest during storms, say experts. But news has come of a Shackleford Banks horse named Merlin who was fenced in an “inundated” quarantine site during the storm, according the Foundation for…

ERWIN, N.C. (WTVD) — The Second Harvest Food Bank of Southeast NC will take their mobile pantry to Erwin on Thursday to team up with Grace Chapel Church to give away food to those impacted by Hurricane Florence. Pantry employees are planning to serve hundreds of people once they arrive in Harnett County. The event will take place in the Walmart parking lot in Erwin off Jackson Blvd. ‘This is what community looks like’: NC…

By Luke Notestine, WRAL reporter In Seven Springs, residents already reeling from Hurricane Matthew got a double whammy when Florence again flooded their community. “Matthew was catastrophic. Floyd was disaster. Now this is devastating,” said Chuck Stancil. He’s been a firefighter for the past 23 years, and he’s seen a lot of storms. “This is going to be devastating for Seven Springs, depending on how many people come back and whether this town will stay,”…

AT&T said Wednesday that it is deploying satellite COLTs, COWS (cell tower on wheels) and assistance in the field as quickly and safely as conditions allow to help those affected by Hurricane Florence. Downloading the ABC11 app is the best way to stay up-to-date on the latest conditions from Hurricane Florence. In addition to the efforts in coastal areas, AT&T has charging stations at various shelters throughout the state, including at the Friday Center on…