More than 317,000 remain without power as crews work to restore service ABC11 Together: The community helps each other after Florence Girl, 4, named Florence helps victims of Hurricane Florence NC road closures: See where Florence has affected highways Florence updates: 33 dead, including 26 in NC

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WTVD) — Two routes to Wilmington have been confirmed by the Highway Patrol, Mayor Bill Saffo explained in a press briefing Tuesday. ROUTE ONE: I-40 East to Exit 373 then NC 903 then west to US 421. ROUTE TWO: I-40 East to Exit 385 to NC 41West to US 421 South to Wilmington “Those are the two routes determined by the Highway Patrol to be safe and they have been driving. That’s not…

Coast Guard rescues man and his dog from Cape Fear flooding Sep 18, 2018 A Coast Guard aircrew from Air Station Elizabeth City, NC, rescues a man and his dog ‘lucky’ off a rooftop after Hurricane Florence, north of the Cape Fear River Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. By

Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan thought about all the spots that made Wilmington home growing up and was moved to dramatic action. “You gotta take care of home,” Jordan told the Observer Tuesday, in an exclusive interview about his decision to contribute $2 million to relief and recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Florence. Jordan was raised in the coastal city of Wilmington before moving on to star at North Carolina and in the…

Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan, who grew up in now-hurricane ravaged Wilmington, is contributing $2 million to relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Florence. The contribution will be in the form of $1 million each to the American Red Cross and the Foundation for the Carolinas Florence Response Fund. The Red Cross is providing food and shelter to those displaced by the storm. The Foundation for the Carolinas directs funds to non-profits in North…

Florence is out of the Carolinas but left a trail of misery in its wake, killing dozens of people, flooding critical areas and destroying property. Headlines: At least 33 people have been killed in the storm and its aftermath, including 26 in North Carolina. More than 2,600 people and nearly 600 animals have been rescued across the state. Fayetteville and Lumberton are both at risk for flooding.The Cape Fear River is expected to crest at…

Thirty-three people have died as a result of Florence with 26 of those deaths in North Carolina, the Associated Press reports. On Sunday night, the body of a 1-year-old was found in Union County. His mother had escaped her car with him after the vehicle was washed away by floodwaters, but then she lost her grip and the boy was swept away, authorities said. Governor Roy Cooper confirmed all the North Carolina deaths in a…

Kathy Matthews awoke around 4:15 a.m. Monday to a tremendous crash and leapt to her window to find an 80-foot pine only feet from her face and barging into her kitchen. Six hours later, Umberto Castillo was on the other side of the window, astride the trunk, trying to figure out what to do about it with his chainsaw. It would take a crew of eight men, four trucks and a crane to get the…

Thirty-two people have died as a result of Florence with 26 of those deaths in North Carolina, the Associated Press reports. On Sunday night, the body of a 1-year-old was found in Union County. His mother had escaped her car with him after the vehicle was washed away by floodwaters, but then she lost her grip and the boy was swept away, authorities said. Governor Roy Cooper confirmed all the North Carolina deaths in a…

Sebastian Aho of the Carolina Hurricanes wants 100 or more points this season, which is ambitious and probably not what you think. It’s not 100 points for Aho, as in goals and assists. It’s 100 points for the Hurricanes, a team left out of the Stanley Cup playoffs the last nine years. “That’s my No. 1 goal,” Aho said in an interview at training camp. “I want our team to win more. I don’t want…