The latest in a recent string of monster storms, Hurricane Florence again demonstrates the accelerating cost of climate pollution. The people of North Carolina and the executives of Duke Energy – one of the world’s largest utilities – must finally begin an open, democratic discussion about how the Charlotte-based corporation could use its enormous resources to help avert runaway climate chaos. Cheaper, clean-energy solutions are ready to replace fossil-fueled electricity, and the ticking climate clock…

Florence brought heavy, life-threatening floods to many parts of the Carolinas, leaving thousands without power.As of 9 a.m., Wednesday, the statewide power outage total was 200,330. VIEW THE OUTAGE MAP BELOW. More outage information here Most of the outages are in Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus Craven, Duplin, New Hanover, Robeson, Sampson, Wake, Wayne, Pamlico, Pender and Onslow counties near the coast. RELATED: What to do if you lose power/Si no tiene electricidad después de…

Florence brought heavy, life-threatening floods to many parts of the Carolinas, leaving thousands without power.As of 9 a.m., Wednesday, the statewide power outage total was 200,330. VIEW THE OUTAGE MAP BELOW. More outage information here Most of the outages are in Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus Craven, Duplin, New Hanover, Robeson, Sampson, Wake, Wayne, Pamlico, Pender and Onslow counties near the coast. RELATED: What to do if you lose power/Si no tiene electricidad después de…

SC Gov. Henry McMaster is getting back on the campaign trail after Hurricane Florence. McMaster’s campaign announced Wednesday morning the governor would resume campaigning for the Nov. 6 election, little more than a week after he suspended his election bid as the storm moved in on the South Carolina coast. “While leading Team South Carolina’s storm recovery effort remains Governor McMaster’s top priority, the campaign team will resume normal operations and the governor will resume…

Authorities confirm two detainees drowned when a van was swept away in rising flood waters in South Carolina. Horry County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Brooke Holden says a sheriff’s office van was carrying two detainees and two deputies from Conway to Darlington on Tuesday night when it was overtaken by flood waters. Officials say the van was traveling near the Little Pee Dee River, one of the bodies of water officials in South Carolina are watching…

Cherry Point, North Carolina — President Donald Trump will arrive in North Carolina on Wednesday morning to tour areas affected by Hurricane Florence. Air Force One is expected to land at the Marine Corps Air Station at Cherry Point in Havelock at about 10:30 a.m. From there, the president will join North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper to provide a briefing on the Hurricane Florence recovery effort. The pair is expected to tour areas impacted by…

As some rivers around the state crest and begin to slowly recede, officials warn the danger is far from over and are urging evacuees not to return home just yet. THE LATESTPresident Donald Trump is expected to visit North Carolina and tour damage in the New Bern area on Wednesday. The death toll has climbed to 37 storm-related deaths in three states, 27 of which were in North Carolina. Officials warned that false rumors have…

Thirty-seven people have died as a result of Florence with 27 of those deaths in North Carolina. In South Carolina, two detainees drowned when a van was swept away in rising floodwaters, authorities confirmed on Tuesday night. Authorities in Virginia said one person was dead after an apparent tornado, the first fatality attributed to Florence not in the Carolinas. On Sunday night, the body of a 1-year-old was found in Union County. His mother had…