As Tropical Storm Florence continues to crawl across the Carolinas, customers affected will get free calling, texting and data services from major cell phone carriers. Verizon Wireless is making unlimited domestic Talk, Text & Data available to postpaid and prepaid customers from Sep. 14 – 17. AT&T will issue credits and waive additional charges to provide unlimited talk, text, and data access from Sep. 11 – 25. T-Mobile is extending its offer to those not…

As Hurricane Florence brings heavy, life-threatening floods to the coast, over 800,00 have been left in the dark by the storm.As of 8:30 a.m. Saturday, 813,519 people were without power. 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…

From his seat on the back of small jon boat, Robert Simmons Jr. surveyed the floodwater in his neighborhood in northwest New Bern. The water, which spilled over from the Neuse River during Hurricane Florence, turned streets into canals, divided by rooftops. It was waist deep on some of those streets, and deeper still on others. All around, street signs and trees poked through the water, offering landmarks to a terrain that even longtime residents…

Dane Suarez and Kerriann Otano call Topsail Beach their favorite place on earth. It’s where Otano’s family has been coming to for decades, the site of their proposal, even where her grandmother’s ashes were scattered. “It’s like a second home,” Otano said in an interview Friday. And for two years, this is where the California couple planned to stage their dream wedding. Hurricane Florence crashed the party. But in just 12 hours, a backup wedding…

Hurricane Florence causes roof collapse in New Bern The roof of the Surf Wind and Fire shop on Middle Street in downtown New Bern, N.C. collapsed on Friday, September 14, 2018 as rain, wind and storm surge from Hurricane Florence moved in the historic Craven County town on Friday, September 14, 2018.

Hurricane Florence is leaving a path of destruction all over North and South Carolina. When the storm has passed insurance agents will be available to assess your damages and help you file claims. The N&O reported Friday that the N.C. Department of Insurance will also assist in processing claims. The agency plans to set up Consumer Assistance Centers in shopping centers and other public places, to be announced at a later date. The locations will…

NORTH CAROLINA (WTVD) — As Tropical Storm Florence lingers, there are a lot of questions regarding how bad it will get in the Triangle and Sandhills.However, residents in those areas should still be prepared for major flooding. FULL HURRICANE FLORENCE COVERAGE As of right now, most counties have seen at least a few inches of rain, but how much more will they see? How much rain has fallen according to the National Weather Service How…

There have now been seven deaths in North Carlolina linked to Hurricane Florence. On Saturday morning, Carteret County Emergency Services confirmed that two people died in the county. Five people died on Friday, including a mother and baby who died in Wilmington. Wilmington Police reported on Twitter that a tree fell on a house on Mercer Avenue, killing the pair around 9:30 a.m. The father was pulled from the home and transported to a local…