Darkness and danger spread across North Carolina on Saturday, as Florence blasted an ever-widening swath of the state with torrential rain and dangerous wind. Five North Carolinians had died from storm-related incidents as of Saturday morning, and Gov. Roy Cooper said others remained under investigation. The fatalities illustrate the scope of hazards facing people in Florence’s broad path: Two were killed by a tree falling on their home, one was electrocuted while connecting extension cords…

As our community begins to recover from Florence, the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina is here for our community right now and in the weeks to come. They have been coordinating with partner agencies across their service area and stocking their shelves with as much food as they can take. If you or anyone you know has been impacted by the storm and are in need of their assistance, please use this…

The evacuation order for the Lowcountry is lifted as Tropical Storm Florence moves out of the coast areas and into the Midlands. The office of Governor Henry McMaster ended the evacuation for Charleston, Dorchester, Berkeley, and Colleton counties on Saturday. The end of the evacuation goes into effect at noon. “Returning residents are encouraged to exercise patience and expect lengthy travel times, blocked roadways, or detours back to evacuated areas and are asked not to…

Tropical Storm Florence claimed at least one home, a roof and, possibly, a life as it made its slow march through central South Carolina Friday night and Saturday. Though the once-devastating storm had weakened significantly as it moved inland, reports of damage in Lexington County included a tree falling onto a West Columbia home Saturday morning. A person inside the house in the 700 block of Violet Street reported leg pain as a result of…

Blowing ashore with howling 90 mph winds, Hurricane Florence splintered buildings, trapped hundreds of people, and swamped entire communities along the Carolina coast Friday in what could be just the opening act in a watery, two-part, slow-motion disaster.Florence was downgraded to a Tropical Storm Friday. ABC11 is providing live, nonstop coverage of Hurricane Florence. For regular programming go to 11.2. Click here for how to find 11.2 More than 360 people had been rescued by…

As Hurricane Florence, now a tropical storm, crawls through the Carolinas, our reporters and photojournalists are on the coast. Their Friday reports from the coast are here. You can follow them at @_andrewcarter, @joshshaffer08, @MarthaQuillin. @vizjourno, , , New Bern, N.C..: A kitten, a photo, a flood 10 a.m. Both were wet. Both wore tired expressions. A photo of Robert Simmons Jr. and his kitten has gone viral — a moment that seemed to capture…

Tropical Storm Florence is continuing to drop torrential rain across the state Saturday as the system moves into South Carolina. While clean-up has started in many areas, water rescues are still underway and hundreds of people are still in survival mode. At a glance: Many North Carolina residents are dealing with flooding after Florence made landfall Thursday as a Category 1 storm Friday. Florence was downgraded to a Tropical Storm late Friday. More than 814,000…

Some roads have closed as Tropical Storm Florence makes its way through North Carolina. Here are some of the major road closures as of Saturday morning: -I-95 in Harnett County from marker 71 near Long Branch Road heading south Take Exit 138-B for US-64 West. Take US-64 West until reaching I-440 and use the right two lanes for Exit 419 to I-440 West. Continue on I-440 West for 14 miles then stay in the left…

Beaufort, N.C. — As Hurricane Florence pounded the North Carolina coast on Friday, Carteret County deputies and North Carolina National Guard soldiers responded to 128 Elnora Jones Road in the Otway community and found two people dead, authorities said. A preliminary investigation determined Pauly Lewis and his wife, Alicia Lewis, died in an apparent murder-suicide, authorities said. No other details were immediately available.

Neighbor remembers NC victims killed by Florence Sep 15, 2018 A mother and infant in North Carolina are dead after a tree fell on their home – the first two fatalities of Hurricane Florence. Adam Sparks, a neighbor, says he heard the tree crashing down, but wasn’t sure what had happened. By

Blowing ashore with howling 90 mph winds, Hurricane Florence splintered buildings, trapped hundreds of people, and swamped entire communities along the Carolina coast Friday in what could be just the opening act in a watery, two-part, slow-motion disaster.Florence was downgraded to a Tropical Storm Friday. ABC11 is providing live, nonstop coverage of Hurricane Florence. For regular programming go to 11.2. Click here for how to find 11.2 More than 360 people had been rescued by…