Michael Jordan hasn’t been made headlines in quite a while. Once one of the greatest basketball players in the sport, the one-time Chicago Bulls superstar has been enjoying life as the owner of the Charlotte Hornets, an NBA team based in North Carolina. Well, Mr. Jordan is back in the news—and not for anything sports-related. […]

Coast Guard stations from up and down the East Coast sent rescue units to the Carolinas to help with people trapped or endangered by Hurricane Florence. Coast Guard units have been investigating every abandoned vehicle and every house where there might be people or pets. Anywhere a life might be saved, the Coast Guard has […]

The body of 1-year-old Kaiden Lee Welch, a boy who was swept away in floodwaters caused by Hurricane Florence, was recovered in Union County, North Carolina. The Union County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the boy died, according to a statement on Sept. 17. “Searchers have recovered the body of one year old Kaiden Lee-Welch. Our […]

Several storms or remnants of storms are persisting in the Atlantic on Sept. 17. Helene, which was once a hurricane, is slated to hit the United Kingdom, namely Wales, according to the U.K. Met Office. The storm is slated to arrive on Sept. 17 with a yellow “be aware” warning for around 9 p.m. local […]

A 1-year-old child was reportedly swept away in floodwaters caused by Hurricane Florence’s remnants. Crews are now searching for the child, after they rescued the child’s mother, who is in the hospital. The station reported that the boy is named Kaiden Lee-Welch. The Union County Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook on Sept. 17: “Search and […]

WILMINGTON, N.C. —With Wilmington cut off from the rest of North Carolina by still-rising floodwaters from Florence, officials plan to airlift food and water to a city of nearly 120,000 people as rescuers elsewhere pull inland residents from homes threatened by swollen rivers. The spreading disaster claimed additional lives Sunday, with at least 17 people […]

WILSON/WILMINGTON, N.C.—Deadly storm Florence drenched North Carolina with more downpours on Sept. 16, cutting off the city of Wilmington, damaging tens of thousands of homes, and threatening worse flooding as rivers fill to bursting point. The death toll rose to at least 15 from Florence, which crashed into the state as a hurricane on Sept. […]

WASHINGTON—In advance of Hurricane Florence making landfall, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that it beefed up its disaster loan program, which is the main source of federal assistance for small-business owners. The SBA provides low-interest disaster loans to flood-ravaged businesses and residents to help them get back on their feet. SBA usually guarantees […]

A herd of deer was captured trying to cross a flooded road in Jacksonville, North Carolina, amid flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Florence. It’s not clear when the footage was shot. Dozens of communities in the Carolinas were devastated by excessive flooding triggered by storm surge and heavy rains. It comes as officials said […]

Hurricane Florence-triggered floods forced the closure of Interstate 95 and Interstate 40 in North and South Carolina. The Post and Courier reported that I-95 was shut down in South Carolina’s Dillon County. It is shut down between exits 181 and 190, which are between Dillon and Oak Grove. Drivers have been told to use exit […]

Staff at a North Carolina news station was forced to shelter in place due to a tornado warning triggered by Florence. The news team at WWAY in North Carolina was reporting on a tornado threat in the area on Sept. 16 when they were told that it wasn’t safe to stay on set due to […]

Hurricane Florence not only brought rain and strong winds, but also alligators to some local streets in Myrtle Beach. Local media re-posted a video, shot by some South Carolina residents, showing alligators strolling on the streets on the afternoon of Sept. 14, including one in the Osprey Cove neighborhood. No one was harmed by the […]

A television reporter interrupted a live broadcast from Hurricane Florence floodwaters to help rescue a dog. Julie Wilson, an anchor for ABC affiliate WTVD, was broadcasting on Facebook Live on Sept. 15, from New Bern, North Carolina, when she jumped in to help rescue a Rottweiler. “This community’s really pulling together,” Wilson said, as she […]

Annazette Riley-Cromartie thought her family would be OK because they lived in a brick house. She was at her home in eastern North Carolina with her husband, three children, and dog as Hurricane Florence churned in the Atlantic. She watched the massive storm seemingly lose strength in the past few days as it dropped through the […]

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.—Florence already has proven deadly with its nearly nonstop rain, surging seawater, and howling winds, and the threat is days from ending as remnants of the once major hurricane slowly creep inland across the Carolinas. Some towns have received more than 2 feet of rain from Florence, and forecasters warned that drenching rains with as much […]

Duke Energy has shut down its Brunswick Nuclear Plant as it was directly in the predicted path of Hurricane Florence. Duke Energy, which supplies electricity to communities in there different states, a 1,870-megawatt facility located about 30 miles south of Wilmington on North Carolina’s southern coast, Weather.com reported. Since Florence is expected to hit with […]

A woman who traveled to Wilmington, North Carolina, to save her car from Hurricane Florence’s fury decided to turn her drive back into an animal rescue mission. According to Liz Jones, founder of the Sanctuary at Haafsville in Breiningsville, Pennsylvania, not long before Hurricane Florence made landfall near Wilmington and began its onslaught, an unnamed […]

At least 150 residents in New Bern, North Carolina, were still waiting to be rescued as Hurricane Florence made landfall, forcing a life-threatening storm surge of floodwater inland and shredding structures in its path. “We have 2 out-of-state FEMA teams here for swift water rescue. More are on the way to help us. WE ARE […]

A video showing students singing “Eye of the Storm” ahead of Hurricane Florence hitting North Carolina has gone viral, garnering over one million views. The footage showed elementary students at the Wayne Christian School in Goldsboro singing the song. Ryan Stevenson, the musician behind the song, noticed the video and was among those circulating it […]

Hurricane Florence has made landfall in North Carolina, forcing a life-threatening storm surge of floodwater inland and shredding structures in its path. More than 60 people had to be pulled from a collapsing motel at the height of the storm, and many more who defied evacuation orders were hoping to be rescued. Florence made landfall […]