A murderer recently released from prison was arrested for allegedly raping a North Carolina woman who’d been sheltering him from Hurricane Florence, authorities said. Freeman Scott Ireland, 37, was charged with second-degree forcible rape, Southern Pines police said in a statement on Tuesday. The victim called police at 11:08 p.m. on Monday to report the assault […]
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Chick-fil-A locations are usually closed on Sundays, but a North Carolina franchise decided to break tradition by opening up shop to feed those displaced by Hurricane Florence. Donovan and Nikki Carless, who own a Chick-fil-A franchise in Garner, North Carolina, wanted to do something to help, WTVD-TV reported. Staff members were behind the idea, so the […]
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Duke Energy said Friday that a dam containing a large lake at Wilmington, North Carolina, power plant has been breached by floodwaters from Florence, and it’s possible coal ash from an adjacent dump is flowing into the Cape Fear River. Duke spokeswoman Paige Sheehan said Friday that floodwaters continue to overtop an earthen dike at […]
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The American Red Cross is sending people from across the country to help with recovery efforts for Hurricane Florence. Some of the volunteers and workers are coming from Riverside County. Hurricane Florence has affected 80,000 homes and forced people out of their neighborhoods by the masses. “We know that this was a very large and […]
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Eager to show heart in a moment of crisis, President Donald Trump handed out hot dogs, hugs and comforting words in the Carolinas on Wednesday as he surveyed the wreckage left by Hurricane Florence. With residents still recovering from torrential rains that left widespread destruction and injury, Trump sought to strike a balance between comforter […]
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President Donald Trump promised Wednesday that he and Congress would expeditiously provide all the federal funding needed for Hurricane Florence recovery. “We’re ready and they’re ready,” Trump said during a press conference at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in Havelock, N.C. “Unfortunately, the money will be a lot, but it’s going to come as […]
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A North Carolina 1-year-old boy was found dead Monday after being swept away by rushing floodwaters from Florence when his mother lost her grip on the child. The body of Kaiden Lee-Welch was discovered by police Monday morning after search and rescue teams spent hours searching for him overnight. “The only thing I care about […]
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When two volunteer rescuers responding to Florence in North Carolina helped free six dogs from a crate submerged in floodwaters on Sunday, they didn’t do it for attention, but attention is what they got — a lot of it. The two volunteers, Ryan Nichols and David Rebollar, along with journalist Marcus DiPaola, were helping people […]
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